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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.

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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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Change Game Gona Knew Many People Respect Side
Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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Album Bring Career Circle Come Debit Everything First Full Hip Hop Illmatic Out Rebirth Stillmatic
You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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Hear Know Like Rap Right Slave Sort Talk
I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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Call Conscious Everything Gangsta Rap
I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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Head Life Look Problem Someone Talk Think Through
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
I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Country Grimy Grind Hustler Rapper See Sound Street
I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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Channel Discovery Good Grew Had History Love Pbs Say Up
I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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According Change Life Regret Some Tattoo
My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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Beg Company Filminm Music Project Record Stop Video
When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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Daughter Out Protect Seen Thing
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
I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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Beat Go Instrument Like Marry Rhythm Sound Start Voice Want Word
I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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Change Country Life never Person President Stood Vote
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
You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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Crazy Everybody Out Please Some Take Thing Time Try Yourself

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