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" Being on stage, I know my function. I just do the thing. "

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" The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers since it started. I've seen every one. I study them. Because I'm a rapper. It's what you do. "

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" I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things. "

" Everybody from the Bay has a superiority complex because we're dope. "

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" I have a recognizable silhouette. "

" My parents are not together, but they were both always around. "

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" I love that 'Black-ish' is a pretty traditional sitcom, structurally. It functions like the sitcoms from the '80s and '90s that I grew up with. "

" There's no reason for somebody who's good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They're different parts of your brain. You can develop both skills. I'm a much better writer. "

" As more doors open for me, I try to always bring people who I know through. "

" Using something that is really painful, generally, as the percussive element for a beat, I think is cool. "

" What writing a poem really does - and what figuring how to perform effectively really does - is forces people to listen to you. It frames your thoughts in such a way that grabs people's attentions and forces them to hear the things that you're actually saying. "

" I'm fascinated with the regionality of rap music. "

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" I think this idea of a big break is a lie. "

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" I went to Hebrew school but opted out of a bar mitzvah. "

" I have this thing. I can rap really fast. I can rap really, really fast. It's a thing I'm good at and I've trained myself to do; it's a thing I do in the Bay Area. "

" I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or tempo of the audience. "

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" As a kid, I was very shy. "

" I'm aware that not everybody gets that feeling of ease walking through the world that I have. "