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" My TV stays locked at 'SportsCenter.' That and 'Pardon the Interruption.' "
Freddie Gibbs
Stays
Interruption
Locked
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" We have good, neighborly people in Gary. "
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" I played wide receiver in high school; then I went to college at Ball State and played safety. "
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" I'd be quiet as a mouse if I didn't have the correct feeling about my music. I feel like I'm able to talk about it and say I'm one of the best because I think I got the music to back that up. I got the live show to back that up. That's all that matters. "
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" I'm not trying to act like I'm Superman or better than anybody else in the game. I'm just telling my story, showing my strengths and weaknesses - as a human, as a person, as a man. "
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" After I got dropped by Interscope, I knew in my heart that I had to fight back some way or not rap at all. I just took it upon myself to get myself where I needed to be. "
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" I'm just glad we get to see old records being broken. That's what sports is all about. "
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" My mom had me at a young age, like 20, and she was the oldest child. All her brothers were seven and 10, so I was like a younger brother more so than the oldest child. I was the younger brother to all my uncles, so they were going through their childhood and their teenage years, and I was right there. "
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" Lil Wayne makes good music. He's one of the best rappers. "
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" I study my competition for at least an hour a day. I get on the Internet, I look at what they doing, and then I look at ways to defeat them. I know their mixtapes track-by-track. I know some of their lyrics. "
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