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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.

Nas

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’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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Been Country Music never Talk
I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Chance Collaborate Great Happen Know Something
N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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Again Become Brave Country Enough Gotta Hip Hop New Something
I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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Art Galleria Love Mean World
I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Care Country Matter never People Politics President
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
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’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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Always Going Love Matter Rap
Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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Almost Before Believe Deity Know Man Marley Mean Someone Time
I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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Based Been Conemind Mind Month Past Rhythm Start Weak Word Write
I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
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All Criticize Hip Hop How Just Pursuit Think Through Us
I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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Doing Nothing Quality Time Unless Work
When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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Faithful Girl Girlfriend Lot Loyal Meet Respect Teenager Unaware Want
I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Better Country Do Little See Want
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
Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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All Credit Give Hip Hop Survive Year
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 think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
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Country Help Hip Hop Hopper Once Own Rebuild Think
Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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Country Going May Much Nation Other Stand Through Time Up Year
Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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Bigger Country Hip Hop South
Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Anybody Artist Classical Rapper
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
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
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
Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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Conscious Do Gangsta Just Lane People Rapper Some Stomping
Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Associate Every Fulfill Generation People Power Prophecy Try Witness

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