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" 'Empire' was already given its green light. I was like, 'Alright, this makes perfect sense. They wouldn't be going this hard on me if I didn't have it.' So it was last minute when I learned, you know, it's a business decision. That was my fault. "

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" 'Power' came in August. February 2014, 'Empire' ended. That whole time, I was like, 'You know what, let me just take a break from this and focus on music' so in that time period, I did my whole EP. Got the single 'Lotto.' "

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" I got 'Power' on my own through my agent and my team. I didn't know 50 until I got on the show. Because my character is so close to his, we spent a lot of time as friends. But even in that, I didn't really bring up music to him because I saw how everybody else was bringing up music to him. "

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" In my field, you either want to be great or you shouldn't be doing it. "

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" I don't just sing R&B: I'm able to sing pop and play with other sounds, but it's all real soulful. "

" Season 1 of 'Power' was a hit. Everyone was talking about the series and how I should watch it. The show was well written, and it had a great cast. "

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" There's never been an entertainer that can take two warring parties and have both presidents stand on the stage and hold hands. "