Boots Riley (Raymond Lawrence Riley) Quotes

When I was five years old, me and my cousin got into a fistfight because when "That's the Way (I Like It)" came on the radio, he said, "That's my song," and I said, "No, that's my song."

Boots Riley

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• When I was five years old, me and my cousin got into a fistfight because when "That's the Way (I Like It)" came on the radio, he said, "That's my song," and I said, "No, that's my song."

  

  Boots Riley
  • Song
  • Radio
  • Cousin