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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.

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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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Able Being Career Focus Longest Record Sell Still Strength Think
I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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Album Collaboration Definitely Future More Plan
It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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Artist Been Bunch Consistent Far Gone Kept never Outside Seen Street Venture Want
When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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Basically Country Dead Hip Hop Music Political Say View Voice
Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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Artist Attitude Bigger Country Man Mess Pass
I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Feel Grown Hip Hop Involve Like Politics Up Way
Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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Anybody Dating Music Talk Want
The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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Curious Grow Matter Respect Subject Thing Whatever Young
Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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Artist Caught Especially Hip Hop Mainstream Older One Phenomena Worldwide
I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Business Clipping Have New Own Time
I’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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Bad Enough Morning Opportunity Put Really Smile Wake Up
All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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Daughter Fatherhood Help Important Mother Raise Single Son Very
Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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Acceptable Baby Mama Country Man Only People Person President Target Tell
No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Matter No Out Song
Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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Appreciate Make Once Point Struggle
I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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Control Know People Think

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