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" Documentaries sometimes can be shot over 10 years. You plan to stop in two, but you still gotta catch more. "

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" I think, as an artist, the overall goal is to teach and educate no matter what the song is about. Somewhere where a listener can get something out of it, something that can give them help to move forward, help them learn something, analyze something in a different way, or think about something. "

" I've studied rap in every borough. "

" Rappers should sit down and construct quality lines. "

" Rap has always had a braggadocios flavour to it. That goes all the way back to 'Rapper's Delight.' "

" I wasn't raised a vegetarian. I wish I was, though. I mean, that's really the best way to go. I just learned at a young age and stopped eating some things. "

" My favorite subjects was science and math. But as I got older, I was hanging out cutting class, going to hooky parties. "

" I'm just really, really laid-back-slash-lazy. Last minute with everything. "

" It's always been about shelf life. Long-term parking, not short-term. That's why I take the time that I do when I write. "

" Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning. "

" Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning. "

" I love Indian food and Thai food; those are, like, my favorites. I also like Japanese and some Italian. "

" Hip-hop became the voice of rebellion and the youth, as rock music did in the '60s. "

" I had a few DJs in my neighbourhood that would play music in the streets. There was no hip-hop yet; there were just DJs that were playing disco, funk, and pop music, and we would gather round, go to the parks, and dance and enjoy ourselves. "

" I played on a 10'x10' chessboard at a hotel in Miami. The pieces were heavy, and I got tired just making a move. Not cool with that. "

" Chess is a game of stimulation. "

" Music is forever changing. "

" I am honored that 'Liquid Swords,' the song and album, have been so widely embraced for so long. "

" Most people associate Wu Tang with Staten Island or Shaolin, but actually, I'm a native of Brooklyn. I was born in Crown Heights, raised in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, and Bushwick. "

" I just listen to a lot of stuff. Sometimes I play music; a lot of times, it will be stuff from back in the day. Sometimes I scan through the radio. Not the average stations that play the everyday thing. "

" Some MCs don't take the time to take a beat home or just vibe with it and just figure out, 'How do I attack this track?' "

" I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports. "

" I just have certain interests in different things, and they inspire me to write. I would encourage aspiring artists or MCs or rappers to be able to grab from many different sources to create your story. "

" I would go to an aunt's house, and she would let me play music, and she had 'The Last Poets' album. At that time, albums didn't have explicit stickers on them, so some of the songs had profanity on them, and I was moved by that. I would listen to those songs, to the flow, and I'd balance it back and forth with the nursery stuff I had. "

" Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me. "

" I'm always touching plants and vibing with them. "

" Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles. To me, that's good music. "

" I've seen a dude who had the Wu logo tatted on his face. I mean, his whole face was tatted, but the Wu was the biggest thing on his face. That is a statement, something that means a lot to us. "

" I'm a scientist by nature and not by trade. "

" I think all artists want that plaque, whether it's Gold or Platinum or multi-platinum. I think we all look forward to getting a plaque and hanging it on your wall and having something to show for the music that you've created. "

" I could write about a pencil if I wanted to. You just take it back deep enough, all the way back to the tree it came from. "