I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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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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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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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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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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