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" I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality. "

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" Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them. "

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" My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person, human being. "

" I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment. "

" Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people. "

" I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song at a time as opposed to albums. "

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" I think governments are the cancer of civilization. "

" A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and there's the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is trying to aim to please too much. "

" You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it. "

" Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives. "

" The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments. "

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" I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons and Peter Framptons of the time. In many ways, classic rock became bigger than mainstream rock. "

" I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money. "

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