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I first started rapping when I heard the Sugarhill Gang in 1979, when I was 11 years old in seventh grade.
Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.
I started out in the Apollo Theater. That's where I got my start. I won Amateur Night four weeks in a row.
I dont ever try to make a song better than my last song. I just try to make it different from my last one.
I like good music, whichever lane it comes out of. As long as it's dope, that is all that matters with me.
I wanna be one of those special guys. Jimi Hendrix wasn't afraid of who he was. That's the part I emulate.
Lost in this young world, I'm just trying to navigate See the pie sliced, I'm just trying to grab a plate.
I think that men need to have a little bit of manism. You have feminism. I don't have a problem with that.
I don't even like the word politics. It implies something underhanded and I think we need less government.
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
In time, you'll see a thin line between friend and rival. Between you and me: stupidity and men's bravado.
Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? Whether our children are gonna be winners or losers
The only time you had blacks, whites, and Latinos jamming together was in hip-hop. It's an unsung history.
I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'
Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.
My people, you gotta think before you move, you gotta speak before you cry, you gotta live before you die.
When I began to rap, I wasn't taking it real serious. As I start seeing good things, it's getting serious.
Bone Thugs is one of my favorite rap groups of all time. I listened to them all the time when I was a kid.
When I check in at the Encore, they're like, 'Welcome back, sir.' I'm back home, it's like my second home.
You could love me or hate me I swear it won't make me or break me. I'm goin where ever the money takes me.
A lot of the stuff that my father told me not to do, I did it anyway and I ended up learning the hard way.
Blessed with some success, so I'mma try my best to live my life right. When I see God, he'll be impressed.
The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled Was convincing women that they looked Better in their makeup
What you base your happiness around? Material, women, and large paper? That means you inferior, not major.
Now all the bums is wondering where I be's at -if you ain't a barbie it's none of your freaking beeswax!!!
I aint gotta get a plaque, I aint gotta get awards I just walk up out the door, all the girls will applaud
I am not a girl that can ever be defined. I am not fly, I am levitation..I represent an entire generation!
Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend.
I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.
Now that Bin Laden dead, can we get our civil liberties back? That George Bush stole with the Patriot Act?
My trigger finger itching, positioned at your dome, one twitch and it's on. No remorse or second thoughts.
I have a luxury of people coming to see me whether I play for the crowd or not. I don't take that lightly.
Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.
Love is a pathway of many colors and dead ends. But when the right path is chosen, the sights are amazing.
I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others.
I actually remember celebrating National Poetry Day at school; I remember having to write and read a load.
Every trip I made to Atlanta was crucial because it was so hard to get away from family and church duties.
I feel like Black Jesus got his hands on me and guides me through life to put me where I'm supposed to be.
Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
First ship them dope, let them deal to brothers, give them guns, step back and watch them kill each other.
I don't really know how it feels to hate on somebody else or just worry about what somebody else is doing.
I used to have a real passion for writing, but not so much anymore - probably because I do too much of it.
There's no way you can win when you're the president; you've got to be the scapegoat for America's issues.
When you're a corporation, you're going to stick with what works. That's why every McDonald's is the same.
I come from a place where people get high, the grades get low, and if someone has a secret EVERYONE KNOWS.
Don't ever let a guy make you feel ugly, cause no matter what... you're beautiful with him or without him.
When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.
Keeping my family out of prison best I can. That is success to me. I created that without selling records.
You look in the mirror everyday and you see the same thing. As an entertainer, you wanna see something new.