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" I've been writing way before 'X Factor,' and I've been doing shows before 'X Factor.' And everything I did on this show was me being me. Same way I acted in the show is the same way I act now as an artist. "

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" Especially today, with the Internet, you have people who have best friends that they never met, with Facebook and Twitter and stuff. If you're really friends, it doesn't matter if I'm on the other side of the world. We'll still be friends and find a way to connect. "

" No, I ain't a star - I'm just a kid from Brooklyn, living his dream. "

" Whatever woman I love... I gotta love her. She might be a hood rat, but she's gotta have respect for my mother. "

" You going to call me arrogant for believing in myself? Come on! It's a competitive sport. Rappin' is the closest thing to boxing. Jay-Z said that. You gotta fight every day. "

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" I'm just excited to see myself on billboards. I'm getting ready to be a star. "

" I write all my own songs. Everything I did on 'The X Factor' was basically original, except for some of the live shows. Everything I did was original, and I wrote it from the heart. "

" I'm a germophobe, so I don't like people talking over my food, breathing, spitting, anything. Just let me eat in peace. "

" When you think positively, you attract positive people. If I'm on a mission to be successful, and I'm positive all the time, then more positive people will come around me, and we'll help each other. If you're negative, you'll find yourself surrounded by negative people. "

" I know I'm going to be the next big hip-hop artist. I just want to save hip-hop... that's my job. "

" I want to go to Jamaica, actually. My whole family's from there, so I'd like to go there. "

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" I don't want music to be a job for me; I want it to be something I'm doing for fun. As long it's not a job, then you're straight. "

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" If it's a good movie, it's a good movie. I don't care about the genres. "

" When I say that I'm not dancing, people get it confused, like I'm not going to do anything outside of rap. It's not that. When I leave this earth, I want to be remembered as an M.C. But I'm definitely going to touch a lot of other genres, not just rapping. "

" I want people to know that I'm not just another kid M.C. I'm actually a fan of good music and hip-hop. "

" I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I'm a hip-hop artist. That's just that. You're going to have to accept me or just not be a fan, I guess. "

" It's always been fun for me to play somebody else. I did drama class when I was younger. It kind of just happened. I never said, 'I want to act.' I just auditioned for the role, I got it. I was blessed with this opportunity to be in 'Earth to Echo.' It's fun for me; it's cool to do. "

" Don't let people see when you're mad - just smile and laugh. "

" I work better under pressure. "

" I don't date girls. I date women. "

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" I don't have a desire for material things. As long as I'm happy, I'm good, man. "

" I like to keep certain stuff to myself just because I feel like technology is taking over people's lives. "

" I wasn't the cool kid in school, but I wasn't the lame one. I knew I wasn't cool, so I called myself lame, and that's what made me cool in front of the cool kids. "

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" Everybody watches Bruce Lee. That's a legend. He's the man! "

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