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" I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his name, that impressed me, with things he said on a song like 'Novacane.' "
Curtis Jackson
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Song
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" My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. "
Curtis Jackson
Never
Time
Always
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Opportunity
Music
Colors
" 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
People
You
Me
" 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
Me
People
Perception
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Writing
Love
Pain
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Beautiful
Women
Woman
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Wake Up
Home
Career
" I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults... When you're fighting all the time, it gives you the ability to fight without getting angry. "
Curtis Jackson
Time
Fighting
Me
" 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.' "
Curtis Jackson
Church
Lost
Bad
" I have a romantic side. "
Curtis Jackson
Romantic
Side
" I like the story writing process. I usually use someone who has been trained for structure to take the story that I actually want, place those elements in the right places. "
Curtis Jackson
Process
Place
Someone
" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "
Curtis Jackson
Dream
School
Reach
" In my neighborhood... they view the police as someone who comes to take their loved ones away. "
Curtis Jackson
Police
Loved Ones
View
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
You
Life
Music
" A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power's an aphrodisiac. "
Curtis Jackson
He
Woman
Successful
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Day
Eating
Fat
" I read all of the stories that people write about me. The ones that are really interesting are the ones where they actually write their take on me as opposed to just printing what I said, because they're asking similar questions so often, sometimes it just sounds like I'm answering the questions different intentionally. "
Curtis Jackson
Questions
People
Said
" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "
Curtis Jackson
Music
Music Business
Business
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Progress
Work
Past
" Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when you're acquiring financing, you make adjustments. He's made those adjustments. It's his choice. For me, it's not a necessity. "
Curtis Jackson
Choice
Me
Politicians
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
You
End
Feel
" People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. "
Curtis Jackson
Say
Accomplish
Goals
" I don't display emotions. I have every feeling that everyone else has, but I've developed ways to suppress them. Anger is one of my most comfortable feelings. "
Curtis Jackson
Most
Feelings
Feeling
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Know
Party
Good
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Strategy
Generals
How
" 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.' "
Curtis Jackson
Saying
Partner
World
" Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes. "
Curtis Jackson
People
Choices
Born
" I wanted to do something as an extension of my passion for music. My aim for the STREET by 50 On-Ear Wired Headphone range is to present music as it's meant to be heard, in studio-mastered sound. "
Curtis Jackson
Aim
Street
Present
" 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. "
Curtis Jackson
Back
Hair
Heaven
" The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport. "
Curtis Jackson
Boxing
Culture
Music