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" If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something. "

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" Yeah, I did see where the people dissing me were coming from. But, it's like, anything that happened in the past between black and white, I can't really speak on it, because I wasn't there. I don't feel like me being born the color I am makes me any less of a person. "

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" As for my stuff, I'm just doing guest verses for other people's records. I try to stay recording, because if I don't, I get rusty. "

" Well, I'm working all the time to stay out of trouble! "

" I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it. "

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