My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
NASYou 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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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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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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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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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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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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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