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Everyone who raps isn't hip-hop. To be hip-hop, you've got to know the culture. You got to know the history.
I'd rather be proud of what I am, rather than desperatly try to be something I'm really not; just to fit in.
I jerk off inside books, and give life to words, leaving concepts stuck together you've probably never heard
Doubt that there could ever be...a more wicked MC. 'Cuz AIDS infested child molesters aren't sicker than me.
It would be quite wrong to hold the Soviet government responsible for the activities of American Communists.
As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.
I keep my enemies close/ I give 'em enough rope/ They put themselves in the air/ I just kick away the chair.
Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.
Either way we'll still be working [me and Sterling Simms] on something new and see where it goes from there.
Never assume people's motives. It's the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people
Man what's the point of living if I'm living for myself Lord empty out my life before I put you on the shelf
Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.
You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of.
I think positively, you can't harm me mentally, not physically, not spiritually, you'll never get rid of me.
I really want people to understand that nobody is perfect and that things happen in life beyond our control.
Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife, and take the necessary steps to try to change my life.
I don't really care about the GOPs or the Democratic Party. My point is the people, giving the people truth.
I'm a big fan of science fiction, animation, and things of that nature. Other worlds and that type of stuff.
The whole background of 'Avian' is rain. I was just playing with textures and realizing you can touch music.
I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.
I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.
I make all types of music. People wanna put me in a little box, and they get mad when I don't stay in there.
Everything used to get under my skin, and now I'll just be like, 'That's life.' I'm so much more unbothered.
Beautiful girls. They only want to do you dirt. They'll have you suicidal, suicidal when they say it's over.
I might want to open a hotel and design all the rooms. Or maybe a museum that lets me curate all the events.
I have no fear, I have only ambition, and I want mine, And I will do anything to protect and feed my family.
I'm calling for dialogue. I'm gathering attention for dialogue which is what you do in a struggle for power.
Now ain nobody tell us it would be fair no love for my father cause the coward wasn't their" {Tu Pac Shukur}
I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings.
One day I'm gonna bust, blow up on this society, why did you lie to me, I couldn't find a trace of humanity.
I keep telling myself that I don't miss you and that I don't love you hoping that someday I will believe it.
I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
I'm one of those cats who could listen to Public Enemy and then pop that out and throw an NWA tape in there.
To put it in a nutshell, I'm known for basically killin' the rhymes, you know what I'm sayin,' goin' for it.
The first CD said exactly what it was. I was just in the streets hustling. I come from a family of hustlers.
For a Punjabi singer to find acceptance down South is a tall task. I'm glad I earned their love and respect.
I was looking online; many singers have sung songs for the elections, but I am not doing anything like that.
For a long time I heard rap without paying attention, but it is still a way of life, even when you're a kid.
I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
I don't freestyle, but when I'm writing and thinking, sometimes things pop up - that's basically a freestyle.
There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global.
Top Boy' isn't the type of programme that is trying to be righteous and have a happy ending, it is just real.
When I rap, it's just an extension of how I speak, and that's how I talk. If you don't like it, don't listen.
Tell ya mama to stop flirtin' boy, I'm not a good step-pop. I interrupt your little session...and wreck shop.
I feel like people, when it comes to music, whatever genre, they relate to the story more than just the song.
Coachella is a melting pot of cultures, vibes, style, and, of course, music. I look forward to it every year.
I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.
When I got shot I wasn't like 'yes' I got shot, now I can say that in my raps, when I got shot I said 'ouch'.
People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals.