The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn’t a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.
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When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Money doesn’t make u happy .. But happy makes you money.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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I would like to employ more people but I don’t want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I’m working on that.
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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
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Meditation helps everything.
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I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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