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When you come in the building with your guns don't take them off.
When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.
Once you start making money you have to put things into perspective.
I've been writing for so long I got a lot of different ways to write.
Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.
I can take a phrase that's rarely heard/Flip it - now it's a daily word
It's a bold statement but I think people need to read between the lines.
Go to the club or go to the block or go hang out and things start coming.
I know how to read music, watching my mom and listening to Mom play music.
I'm just an addict, addicted to music Maybe it's a habit...I gotta use it.
Sometimes I write from the end of the verse to the beginning of the verse.
Get your money and as long as nobody is stepping on my wad then we're good.
We need the media to know that some of us are really passionate about music.
The money from every unit being sold is what I feel every artist should see.
I don't try to go to the studio and make a single. I just do whatever I feel.
We lost the connection between the entertainment world and the neighborhoods.
I think things are gonna change. I'm gonna take the age limit off of hip hop.
I've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire.
In New York, they kind of rode with me from day one: they understand who I am.
My mother sang jazz and opera - she even performed at the Apollo on Amateur Night.
I saw a lot when I was young. The first time I got arrested I was twelve years old.
It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.
I love to see when people are real passionate about what they feel and what they say.
Back then all I cared about was rhyming and making beats. That was my trade, my hobby.
When you get to know your self, you get to know everyone and everything on the planet.
So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents
Hopefully the rappers can start to open the eyes in the neighborhoods and communities.
Keep your guns on and don't let anybody tell you how to load your guns or bust ya guns.
When I hear my first album today I hear myself reading my rhymes but I'm my worst critic.
I always went left to what everybody else was doing. I'm used to going against the grain.
I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine. But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
I love Kanye for that. Being a producer, making beats, and being a rapper. He does it all.
As a young artist, especially in rap and at that time that I came out, originality was big.
I was always a laid-back, subdued person, and I just try to let that speak through my music.
As far as our physical form, the mind is a great temple. But it has a life span and it dies.
Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, I'mma put it on a bullet...put it in your brain.
We need a few more Kanyes, people that's really passionate about hip-hop and who keep it alive.
When you're trying to please both sides of the fence at the same time you really can't do that.
I try to support my kids in what they do and, at the same time, not push them towards anything.
Timeless, so age don't count in the booth When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth
When you're dealing with a bunch of different producers, you gotta make sure the chemistry fits.
I always say a rapper is like a halfback in the NFL. You got about seven years, then it's a wrap.
It's hard to have fun and make a fun album when you know that it's something that you need to say.
I think half of our life is written out for us and things happen the way their supposed to happen.
Hip-hop has taken a lot of different routes throughout the years, man. I've been around since 1986.
I don't work out too much. I just do some pushups when I feel the right hook is getting a lil weak.
I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke, Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke.
I'm a fan of hip-hop as well. I like everybody who keeps the game on their toes and keep it pushing.
New York is responsible for bringing that raw, that real gritty hip-hop, because we... originated it.
I was an athlete in college - a quarterback, a leader - so people telling me what to do doesn't work.