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" In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not. "

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" I believe in reincarnation, and I believe I've lived quite a few lives. "

" I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something. "

" In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from. "

" I've gotten my personal life all the way intact and made sure that it's straight. Without that, you have no foundation. Your building is going to crumble. "

" The difference between the headphones and making music, it's like, okay, I have a new business here that I'm proud of, but my soul still remains in the music-making process. "

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" I have tons of music stashed. "

" The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of the song. "

" The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS. "

" I have a high tolerance for pain - both physical and mental. "

" You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen. "

" I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life. "

" I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again. "

" It's always weird when people approach me to make an investment. I tell them, 'I don't need any more money. I'm good.' Then I wait for their expression. That part is entertaining, because people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't need any more money. Who says that? "

" I don't take any shorts. I don't say, 'Okay, it's good enough.' I try to get exactly what I'm hearing in my head to the tape, and I won't let it move until then. "

" I can take a three-year-old and make a hit record. "

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" I'm so secluded, and I'm so private. "

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