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" I've always been totally enamored by hip-hop. I wouldn't say I liked it exclusively growing up. It was, like, that and alt-rock. But I always preferred it. It set a tone for everything I wanted to do in life. "

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" If we're evaluating cool to the way other rappers appear to be cool, then I'm not cool at all. "

" I care most about what rappers think about me as a rapper, and I've gotten a lot of praise. I think rappers understand I'm a really good rapper, and that means more to me than a random person, you know, 'cause they know what goes into making rap music. "

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Good

Music

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" I was lucky enough to be in the studio with Drake and Kanye before I put 'Freaky Friday' out. I showed them the video before I put it out. "

" I love rap, and part of hip-hop culture is being excessive and absurd, and I can't be excessive and absurd without sounding corny. So I have to do it in a very truthful, weird way. "

" The thing is, I was never really a comedian - a comedian would scoff at the notion of me as a comedian because I've never done anything, really. I've always just been some guy who's funny. "

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Done

Never

" It is crazy how people can't understand the concept of comedy and music. It's like they have to be mutually exclusive. "

" I remember, in fifth grade, doing a report on the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as a rap. It was just an easy way to get an A back then because everyone was turning in boring stuff. "

" Obviously, my aspirations are to be considered one of the best. Like, anyone rapping should have that mindset. "

" It's not that I'm playing a rapper. I definitely feel like I'm a legitimate rapper. I just think that, who I am, there's more to me than just being a rapper. "

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Think

" LeBron James - I'm such a big basketball fan, and to be in his body for a day and be able to just dunk at will, have that level of court awareness and size, oh my goodness, that would be a treat. "

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" Usually, I think of the song, and then the video plays out in my head as I'm writing the song. I started rapping to become a comedian, so I'm certainly thinking about the visual component of things beyond just the music most of the time. "

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" I wanted to explain that just because I'm rapping in this funny way doesn't mean that I'm not worthy of actually being evaluated as a rapper. "

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" I think people just have to realize that music grows, and hip-hop evolves. I mean, everything evolves. "

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" It's impressive to the girl that I'm texting that I have my own emojis. It adds to my charm as a man seeking love. "

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" I'm a relatively cheap person who, to me, it's not cool to overspend; it's cool to get a great deal. "

" There just hasn't been a voice for that normal dude when it comes to rap. "

" By putting this music out, I think I genuinely eliminated 80 percent of the previous jobs I was qualified for. "