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" My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell. "
Curtis Jackson
You
Life
Music
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" I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults... When you're fighting all the time, it gives you the ability to fight without getting angry. "
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" A big mistake people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they stop eating. They'll eat salads once a day and then their body starts trying to protect itself and holds onto the fat. "
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" I'll have long, straight hair, like down to my back, when I go to Heaven. And I'm not even going to work out, but I'll be in shape. It's a whole new program up there. "
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" I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person. "
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People
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" I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally. "
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" My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. "
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Time
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" Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when you're acquiring financing, you make adjustments. He's made those adjustments. It's his choice. For me, it's not a necessity. "
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Choice
Me
Politicians
" My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool. "
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Me
Life
Cool
" A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession. "
Curtis Jackson
Always
Lived
People
" You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man. "
Curtis Jackson
Best
Hip-Hop
You
" I like the story writing process. I usually use someone who has been trained for structure to take the story that I actually want, place those elements in the right places. "
Curtis Jackson
Process
Place
Someone
" I just feel really good about my accomplishments. I haven't had, like, a party because a deal goes through or something like that. I don't know. I need to develop that - I need to have something that I do when things go right. "
Curtis Jackson
Know
Party
Good
" I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me. "
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Only
Mother
Me
" You learn a lot about yourself when you have success for a while. Like, a lot of things that you think are really important aren't. But you need that process. "
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Success
Think
You
" STREET by 50 is all about giving our fans the finest music experience we possibly can. The response to the limited edition colors so far speaks for itself - the fans want the opportunity to match their headphones to their personal style, and we definitely want to make sure to give them what they want. "
Curtis Jackson
Opportunity
Music
Colors
" The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport. "
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Boxing
Culture
Music
" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "
Curtis Jackson
Think
Heaven
Good Intentions
" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "
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Music
Music Business
Business
" I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that. "
Curtis Jackson
Writing
Love
Pain
" Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing. "
Curtis Jackson
Progress
Work
Past
" It's Fifty, not Fiddy. "
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" There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it. "
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Money
Small
Group
" Every morning I wake up in a home where Mike Tyson previously laid in the bed and he earned over $500 million his career. It makes me conscious. "
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Home
Career
" My grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.' "
Curtis Jackson
Church
Lost
Bad
" I wanted to do something as an extension of my passion for music. My aim for the STREET by 50 On-Ear Wired Headphone range is to present music as it's meant to be heard, in studio-mastered sound. "
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Street
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" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "
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School
Reach
" Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person. "
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Confidence
Person
Think
" Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal. "
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People
You
Me
" I have a romantic side. "
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Romantic
Side
" Every day, families in Africa go without food and water, never knowing when their next meal might be; but we can change that if we all work together. In order to make a difference, every purchase of my new energy shot, Street King, will provide a meal for a child in need. "
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