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" It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs. "
Kanye West
Never
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Against
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" In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28. "
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" My message isn't perfectly defined. I have, as a human being, fallen to peer pressure. "
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" I have decided in 2020 to run for president. "
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" The risk for me would be in not taking one - that's the only thing that's really risky for me. "
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" People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way, and in no way am I that. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone. I want to defend people. I want to help people. "
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" I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food. "
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