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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

Russell Simmons

There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Culture Hollywood Missing
They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Culture Giving Hollywood
Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
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Helpful Helping People Question
No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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Circumstance Done Matter
I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I’m not the only one who says it. It’s something I adopted and I believe.
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Believe Causes Suffering
Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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Goal Positivity Promoting
If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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Faith Passionate Vision
Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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Great Leap Moving
Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Goal Simple Trying
Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Hip Hop Life Things
Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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Chances Develop Everyone People
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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Culture Rap Thinking
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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Choices Gratefulness Practice
I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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Benefits Favor Trying
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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Calling Complaining Media

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

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