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What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I don't care about poor people,' which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.
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The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out.
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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.
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I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.
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If I'm performing with a DJ, it's all on me to draw the energy. I like the camaraderie of a band.
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If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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Life is a beautiful struggle People search through the rubble for a suitable hussle Some people using their noodle Some people using their muscle Some people put it all together make it fit like a puzzle
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You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.
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You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day.
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Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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I think its man's nature to go to war and fight.
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I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.
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At exactly which point do you start to realize, that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
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Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.
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When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
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Being called 'conscious' is a great thing to be, but it's the connotations and preconceived notions that come with the buying audience about what conscious music can be.
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My fondest memories were watching the Beastie Boys get prepped to come on stage. They had a lot of antics and they play a lot of basketball... then they were giving out cameras to the crowd, and performing from the bleachers. The most important thing I learned was that you control your crowd, not the other way around.
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Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.? If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D.
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Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible.
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You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.
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I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'
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So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent.