ASAP Rocky Quotes
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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 want to be] Something that really touched you - and as far as image and change goes, I just really want a lot of people to respect my music and treat me... [as] inspiration.
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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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The worst thing a good girl could do to you is break your heart.
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I'm not a gay rights activist.
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For instance, one big issue in hip hop is the gay thing. It's 2013, and it's a shame that, to this day, that topic still gets people all excited. It's crazy. And it makes me upset that this topic even matters when it comes to hip hop, because it makes it seem like everybody in hip hop is small-minded or stupid - and that's not the case.
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I want to inspire people to really open up their minds and not be one-sided or biased or hypocritical.
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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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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'm getting my respect as a video director. The fashion industry respects me and knows who I am.
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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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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 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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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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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 really want to do the unexpected, and I think that's what I did when I executed 'Long.Live.A$AP.' I wanted people to really see the message and that I'm an artist who not only has the capability of rapping, but of composing great music both for people of my generation and for people with different backgrounds.
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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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A lot of energy and excitement - that's what a lot of my shows are, energy and excitement.
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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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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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I just want my fans to grow up and enjoy the music first, I don't want to change the world that's not what my music is about.
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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 strive for perfection, but Im not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.
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My real name's Rakim - my parents named me after the god MC himself.