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" Oh, hip hop is always changing. "
Gza
Hop
Always
Changing
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" I don't like to just be simple. Even though some of my stuff can seem simple at times, I like to write in a way that, when you listen to it over and over again, you hear something new, and it requires you to think. "
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" Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why is metal a conductor of electricity, and wood is not, but you're more likely to be struck by lightning when standing under a tree? These are questions that require science to answer. "
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" Wu-Tang is looked at like the Rolling Stones of hip-hop. "
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" I had a few DJs in my neighbourhood that would play music in the streets. There was no hip-hop yet; there were just DJs that were playing disco, funk, and pop music, and we would gather round, go to the parks, and dance and enjoy ourselves. "
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Music
" We were always scientifical in our raps. "
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Our
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" I've directed all my videos throughout my whole career, 'cause that's leeway. I was granted that opportunity to be able to do that. "
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Able
" I think every being in the universe is connected somehow. "
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Think
Connected
" Education is the tool. Even if we haven't directly instructed a session, I think Wu-Tang has been an instructor of education to anyone who has been a fan, anyone who has supported our movement, whether its been from buying a Wu-Tang CD or coming to see a show. "
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" It's gonna sound so boring to most people. There have been times when I've been told, 'Oh, you're doing an album about physics? I hope it's not boring.' They don't get the idea. Because rappers are so one-dimensional, so narrow-minded, it comes off corny. "
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Sound
You
Doing
" Some of us don't respect water. We waste it and pour it out. But a lot of disastrous stuff involves water. Tsunamis. Hurricanes. "
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Waste
Respect
" Hip-hop became the voice of rebellion and the youth, as rock music did in the '60s. "
Gza
Youth
Did
Hip-Hop
" I've studied rap in every borough. "
Gza
Rap
Every
Studied
" I used to make demo tapes with cats that rocked with Russell Simmons and people like that. The history goes so far back; I've always been really focused on writing dope rhymes. "
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Cats
People
History
" Music is forever changing. "
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Changing
Music
Forever
" Emceeing has always been about making the most intellectual, most creative, wittiest rhyme as possible regardless of any subject. It was always about bringing the best out of yourself. "
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Creative
Intellectual
Yourself
" I'm always touching plants and vibing with them. "
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Always
Plants
Them
" I love nature, and I love information. "
Gza
Nature
Love
I Love
" One of the basic principles when you dealing with mathematics and Islam: Seek knowledge. "
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Knowledge
Mathematics
Principles
" I like science and mathematics. When I say mathematics, I don't mean algebra or math in that sense, but the mathematics of things. "
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Mean
Mathematics
Like
" Rap has always had a braggadocios flavour to it. That goes all the way back to 'Rapper's Delight.' "
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Always
Back
Delight
" Hip-hop is my vehicle for scientific enlightenment. It wasn't until my music career matured where I was exposed to science as an intellectual pursuit. "
Gza
Science
Enlightenment
Music
" As far as being a vegetarian, it's a moral thing, a health thing, a conscious thing - a combination of all. I think it's better to be that way. "
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Moral
Way
Think
" Some MCs don't take the time to take a beat home or just vibe with it and just figure out, 'How do I attack this track?' "
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Track
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Attack
" I never really thought I had an extensive vocabulary like that, and I'm not an avid reader. I didn't read a lot growing up - at all. "
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Growing Up
Growing
Thought
" I've seen a dude who had the Wu logo tatted on his face. I mean, his whole face was tatted, but the Wu was the biggest thing on his face. That is a statement, something that means a lot to us. "
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Face
Something
Us
" I like snowboarding, and I like to watch it. "
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Watch
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Like
" I remember the first 45 record I bought. It was called 'A Dog a Donut'; it was a breakbeat. Actually, I think I bought two at one time, and the other one was 'Dance to the Drummer's Beat.' Those are breakbeats. I paid a dollar for it, for each one. Your average producer or DJ would know who came out with those. "
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Dance
Dog
Know
" Everything is always coming from something else. Even if you create something, it has to be inspired by something else. If you think of Apple and Steve Jobs, he had to be inspired by something that launched the ideas in his head. "
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Create
Think
Ideas
" You are like a sponge when you are young. "
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You
Young
" I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports. "
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Sports
Bike
Riding