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" I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do. "

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" I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work. "

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" I've always loved rhyming. I love language. "

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" I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind. "

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" I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life. "

" That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension. "

" In the early '90s, when I really started to find my voice, I was reading a lot of books, and I was moved by the writers, like Chinua Achebe, and I wanted to be able to write rhymes that were as potent as what I was reading. "

" I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice. "

" If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing. "

" I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this. "

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" And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone. "