ASAP Rocky Quotes
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I hate the hype. When 50 Cent came out, people were saying that he was the best rapper alive: "Oh, he got shot nine times, he's better than Tupac, he's better than Biggie." That was all hype.
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I was ashamed to let anyone know that I was living in a shelter. I remember one time coming home and some kids saw me and were like, "What you doing here? This is a shelter!" But I was like, "My mom's working there." It was pretty embarrassing.
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I'm a people's person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do.
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I don't like new cars; I'm into vintage cars - there's a Jaguar E-Type in the 'Goldie' video.
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I don't even like New York rappers.
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We could fight the fuss till we get like friends, Or somebody bite the dust and we split like ends. Even in our wildest moments, girl, I'm on it cause you're worth it. Practice makes perfect, so we fightin' for a purpose.
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New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'
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Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least.
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I'm from New York and I love New York and I'm always repping New York, but what I represent is something deeper than just being a New York rapper.
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On 'Phoenix,' I talk about thoughts of suicide and my whole life. It's called 'Phoenix' because it's talking about dying - but when a phoenix dies, it's reborn from its own ashes. I related to that.
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In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.
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The thing with me is if I feel disrespected I won't hesitate to fight. But it takes a lot to make me feel disrespected.
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I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.
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At the age of eight I started getting into fashion, brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica and Ralph Lauren. But in 2005 I started wearing John Richmond jeans.
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I remember one time I went to Craigslist to find something; that's how bad I wanted it. It was a pair of Raf Simons - this was like 2010. But Raf said he was going to make them for me.
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I'm getting my respect as a video director. The fashion industry respects me and knows who I am.
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If a chick wants to know who makes my shoes, she's got to take them off my feet and look inside.
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There was a time when someone would get on a plane and request to move their seat just because the person sitting next to them was of a different ethnicity or religion or nationality. But I don't think my generation wants that. That's how it used to be.
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Sometimes I forget that I'm supposed to keep people entertained because I'm just making music for my lifestyle and for my people who live my lifestyle. We forget that there's a world waiting on us.
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People don't make albums any more. It's always about singles. I wanted to take that old-school approach.
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Probably, violent things I've done when I was younger, was probably the most despicable thing that I've ever done.
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I'm starting to find out that a lot of people that you wouldn't think listen to me really do.
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I don't have any favourite lyrics. Honestly, all of them I love 'em to death - it's the same with songs. I don't have just one favourite lyric, I love them all.
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I want to make my own path and leave behind a good legacy for myself and honestly, I just want to be innovative and always down for other people. That's what I want to be remembered by. I want to inspire.