Black Star Quotes
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When you shine bright, some won't enjoy the shadow you cast.
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I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?
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I support the idea that artists have to make a stand. I'm with that - you're putting the discussion on the table and you're letting people know. You're being brave as an artist and responsible to the community.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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I feel like I have way more resources, way more experience. I'm better. But my fans romanticize the earlier stuff, and I don't think it's just like a nostalgia thing of "He's not as good" - I think it's because that earlier stuff was aggressively marketed as a lifestyle to them.
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People don't like the music that's out now, that's on their radio stations, and they want to hear something different, but they're just the audience. You know, people will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that. [But] they are really looking for something that's gonna speak to the world that they're living in. That's what people are looking for, but they're not finding it.
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We get high on all types of drugs when, all you really need is Love
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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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The thing is, allies is people who are friends, people you can rely on in the struggle. You're not always going to agree with your allies. For instance, Stevie Wonder I feel like is my ally when it comes to this Florida situation, but I don't agree with his strategy. That doesn't mean he isn't an ally.
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I was always rhyming and doing it for the love before I found out I was gonna have children and when I found out, doing it for the love wasn't enough.
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Fortunately, artists can live off their works, if you're creative at how you do it. If you just depend on the videos and the radio, you're at a loss.
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Love is blind, you just see bright light
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We blasted holes in the night until she bled sunshine
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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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I was kind of just too lazy to take my money out of the bank until I saw how Citi Bank responded to Occupy Wall Street.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.