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I never get starstruck.
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When I'm in the studio, I stay in the studio, like, sometimes 20 hours out the day.
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Jay Z wasn't great when 2pac and Biggie was alive.
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My kids gotta understand: they gotta make a sacrifice, having a superstar dad.
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My career choice is my career choice. Just stepping out of that zone, to be able to be a provider. I understand my position as a provider and my role as a dad also... Just being able to be comfortable with it.
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If you behind me, I'm not going to look back and try and figure out what you're doing behind me.
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My fashion sense is relatable but stands out because it's my own.
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For just being a black artist in rock n' roll and be able to step outside and create, and make great music. And just be different. Just a different breed. And that's what I love about Jimi Hendrix's music - the way he plays the guitar is so different. He's just an icon all around.
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I'm an entrepreneur. This is my life. This my career. This the way I eat.
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The music I make, I'm different.
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I want to keep doing what I'm doing and see how far I can go. See when it stops. See what the end is like. I want to make this moment last as long as I can make it. If I miss a day, I'm afraid I'll miss out on a smash record.
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I'm not for the publicity stunts. Leave my son out of the publicity stunts.
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You gotta catch the sauce. Move with me... I'm dripping sauce.
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I'm not trying to feed off of a concept that another artist had - that's not what I do.
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My music is like a diary. I use every experience.
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When I first used Auto-Tune, I never used it to sing. I wasn't using it the way T-Pain was. I used it to rap because it makes my voice sound grittier.
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Quality is everything to me, and I perfect everything I do.
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It don't matter who I'm working with. I just feel like I want to make the best record possible.
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You don't question magic.
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I try to look cool. I strategize. Sometimes it's like - that's part of the strategizing, to make it seem like I don't think about it.
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I have a crazy work ethic. I'll do 20 songs a day. I love music that much.
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When you grow up in something, you don't even know if it's bad or good. You just know that's how it is.
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I ain't giving up on myself, so if you give up on me, I ain't got nothing else to say for you.
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It's hard to get burned out or uninspired, man.