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" I think the best rappers practice concept albums in their work. "
Jay IDK
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" I try to take the foundations of what music is and add some type of twist to it. "
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" 'The Empty Bank' talks about really specific instances where I kind of make the wrong moves based off of money, and it also details instances where I was acting like I had money when I really didn't have that much money. "
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" Growing up, I wouldn't say I was poor. But my parents, although we lived in a nice, middle-class home, they had their struggles. "
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" Working with BJ The Chicago Kid was amazing. "
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" I wanna be the most successful socially aware artist: Grammys, number one singles, albums, overseas and internationally-known household name, all that. "
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" There are a lot of things that money can't buy, and once you realize that is how you break free. "
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" The reason I can achieve so many different feelings is because the people I listen to have always been so diverse. "
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" At first, I thought I could go to school and do music on the side and be successful, but the more I began to understand the industry, the more I fell in love with it. "
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" There's peer pressure of not being respected of having a certain amount of money, but if you know who you are, then you see that and look past it. "
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" I'm from the DMV, which is D.C.-Maryland-Virginia - Prince George's County in Maryland, to be specific. "
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" I'm going to be the first rapper to win the Nobel Peace Prize. I don't know exactly what it would be for, specifically, but I want it to be a change I make in the world with my music. "
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