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" A good villain exudes charisma and power. He has principles, though; that just gives him a level of dimension. It makes him seem to be a bit unpredictable, because he's usually deemed as some type of evil, ruthless person, and then he shows you his principles, and you don't know what to think of it. "
Good
Villain
Think
" Allen Iverson is, like, my all-time hero. "
Like
Hero
All-Time
" As a writer, you're always trying to say the best thing. You're always thinking about what's the best thing to say, and what's the hardest way to say it, and what's the best line? Sometimes the best line is the simplest line. Sometimes the best line is the line that evokes more feeling than actual wordsmithing. "
Trying
Best
Feeling
" Biggie is my favorite rapper, for sure. No other artist has impacted me that much. "
Artist
Favorite
Rapper
" By now, you should know what you're getting with Pusha T. I've been in this game since 2002, and my name says it all. You know I'm only moved by a certain style of rap. Not that many other styles move me. You have to really be a rapper's rapper for me to like it. "
Know
Style
Name
" 'Darkest Before Dawn,' the short film, is basically the film of a man who faces the darkness when his back is against the wall and just about how miracles come in all forms, and even in your darkest times, it comes. "
Darkness
Man
Film
" G.O.O.D. Music is on top because G.O.O.D. Music is the culture. When you think of, you know, just every aspect from music, influence, fashion, art level. If it's not G.O.O.D Music, then it's somebody who was influenced heavily by G.O.O.D. Music. "
Fashion
You
Think
" I caught the U.S. Open a couple of times, but, man, I would love to catch Wimbledon and watch Nadal - he is the king of all kings. "
Love
Kings
Watch
" I don't even know how to think about running out of things to talk about. Certain things are inescapable to me. I'm connected by the hip with so many things in the streets. "
Me
Connected
Think
" I feel like, as far as streetwear goes, man, Play Cloths sits at a top-tier of quality, and your idea of luxury should not stop where you feel like you're at the obvious. "
Feel
Luxury
Man
" I feel like I'm the last rap superhero. I really do. I feel like everybody else, they seem to be a bit victimized, and I don't feel like that's me. "
Rap
Me
Like
" I feel like my lyrics are just dark and scathing. I feel like the lyrics on 'Darkest Before Dawn' are uncompromised hip-hop and really speaking to my core fan base. Basically what's been known in my discography the entire time. "
Dawn
Feel
Time
" I felt like when I got with Kanye, and we discussed me being on G.O.O.D. Music, he just really took me to a place in regards to music that I love and music that I had made previously. We had a clear understanding of what I wanted to make, and he just seemed like he was an advocate for hardcore, uncompromising hip-hop. "
Me
Love
Understanding
" I got two stores, two streetwear stores, at home. Have to tend to those. Play Cloths. Have to tend to that business. "
Play
Business
Got
" I had a really successful 2013, '14, '15. Touring, just doing my thing. Super - I mean, can't complain about nothing. And my road manager got killed. And it ruined everything. Now, I tell people - I don't know if this is a word. But I tell people that that re-sensitized me. "
Know
Road
People
" I just look at capitalizing on everything that I feel like G.O.O.D. Music brings to the music industry, our following, and the culture. First of all, we have incredible artists. It's definitely about getting those albums out in a very manicured fashion. "
Culture
Look
Feel
" I just start my day really early. Everything happens in the morning time. Writing. Just everything. I can't - I don't know how to work late. "
Work
Writing
Day
" I make a timeless music. I think I've made my mark as a lyricist and as an innovator and as a tastemaker. "
Make
Mark
Timeless
" I never understood why movies don't have to be as responsible, or the responsibility stops with Rated R. I feel like music, you gotta - you put the sticker on it, you make the clean version, then you're explaining yourself, and then you have to do charities to offset what you just said. No one else has to do this! "
Responsibility
Music
Movies
" I see people doing things in their Blackberrys, and I need paper. Lines. Alphabets. I need to see it. It's so elementary, man. "
Need
Paper
Man
" I tell people that the Clipse were the first Internet rap darlings. "
First
Rap
People
" I think about nothing but business the whole time. Even when I go out to my after-parties, people are like, 'You're drinking water?' I'm like, 'Yeah I am.' "
Business
You
People
" I think adidas really understands that it's cool to be in business with the right people. It really feels like a bunch of creative minds rather than some rap guys stamping their names on a sneaker. We're arguing over shoes, ideas, and everything - it's like a tug of war. "
War
People
Business
" I try to do records sometimes that have a different bounce - maybe it's a Southern bounce or something. "
Sometimes
Bounce
Different
" I've always had some level of having to be independent outside of music because the music wasn't a smooth ride. We lost a lot in the mix: Everybody that I came in the music game with - friends I brought in with me - are all doing 10-34 years in jail. That's why if you want to get the real, you gotta get it from me. "
Friends
Ride
Music
" I've been going to Europe for some time on the festival circuit, and once you get in that element and see others reacting to it, it's easier to understand. You get trapped in the wave. The beats are driving and super-aggressive - like, so hard. I was curious. "
Wave
Time
See
" I've got my travelling, my packing, my after-show activities all down to a science. I used to not work out on tour; now I take a trainer with me. I do things to make sure that I can give the crowd my all, because that's what I'm all about. "
Me
I Can
Down
" I've never been - I don't think I'm, like, a great A&R by any means. I don't even know production lingo, in all honesty. "
Never
Great
Honesty
" Me tweeting sometimes, it's like, I don't even remember what I say. It's just coming off how it's coming off. "
Say
Sometimes
Me
" More than anything, Play Cloths has taken risks in regards to the pieces of clothing that we're even creating. We started out as straight T-shirts. It was just T-shirts and a couple cool things. Now, it's leisure pants, it's all types of clothing. We're evolving even with fashion trends on a super high level. "
Play
Risks
Cool
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