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" I just feel really good about my accomplishments. I haven't had, like, a party because a deal goes through or something like that. I don't know. I need to develop that - I need to have something that I do when things go right. "

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" There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it. "

Curtis Jackson

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" People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else. "

" You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man. "

" My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool. "

Curtis Jackson

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" People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. "

" Every morning I wake up in a home where Mike Tyson previously laid in the bed and he earned over $500 million his career. It makes me conscious. "

" Puffy's contribution to hip-hop culture was the remix. He offered us the music that his mom played in front of him, with newer drums and younger artists. That worked, and will consistently be there. The remix comes right after the original record, that's something Puffy did to influence the culture. "

" My grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.' "

" I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that. "

" I'll have long, straight hair, like down to my back, when I go to Heaven. And I'm not even going to work out, but I'll be in shape. It's a whole new program up there. "

" I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person. "

Curtis Jackson

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" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "

" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "

" Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing. "

" Chris Lighty was a huge portion of my actual career. It's difficult to adjust to not have someone around that's in your life, in your life. "

" When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. "

" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "

" Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal. "

Curtis Jackson

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" Since I did the SK Project and I partner with the United Nations World Food Program, I got a lot of different feedback from people online. Through social networks and through the Twitter. I read the comments and see 'em saying, 'People hungry here, Fif.' "

" If you're familiar with my man Uncle Sam, you understand the only way you can actually feel better about what he's gonna take, come the end of the year, is lifestyle. Only thing you can do is spend some of it. "

" I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams. "

" It's difficult for me to trust a woman. Men are attracted to beautiful women. Women are attracted to men who offer security - financial security. And if you have money and you're famous, women find that sexy. "

" You learn a lot about yourself when you have success for a while. Like, a lot of things that you think are really important aren't. But you need that process. "

" I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally. "

" A big mistake people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they stop eating. They'll eat salads once a day and then their body starts trying to protect itself and holds onto the fat. "

" Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? "

" Hip-hop - it's the safari: it allows people who aren't under those circumstances to come closer to inner-city life, to explore it without actually being in danger. It's something kids in middle America indulge in to be rebellious. "

" My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell. "

" STREET by 50 is all about giving our fans the finest music experience we possibly can. The response to the limited edition colors so far speaks for itself - the fans want the opportunity to match their headphones to their personal style, and we definitely want to make sure to give them what they want. "

" Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout. "