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" Puffy's contribution to hip-hop culture was the remix. He offered us the music that his mom played in front of him, with newer drums and younger artists. That worked, and will consistently be there. The remix comes right after the original record, that's something Puffy did to influence the culture. "

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" 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 had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams. "

" Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? "

" Chris Lighty was a huge portion of my actual career. It's difficult to adjust to not have someone around that's in your life, in your life. "

" I like to sort through music and see whatever pops out to me or inspires me. If I could have a production team going and kind of mix records with me, that would be cool; to take the records and have them sound the way I want them to sound. But I'd rather sort though music to find them things. "

" I don't display emotions. I have every feeling that everyone else has, but I've developed ways to suppress them. Anger is one of my most comfortable feelings. "

" 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. "

" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "

" 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. "

" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "

" 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. "

Curtis Jackson

Time

Fighting

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Curtis Jackson

People

Perception

" I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his name, that impressed me, with things he said on a song like 'Novacane.' "

Curtis Jackson

Name

Song

" 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. "

" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "

" I have a romantic side. "

Curtis Jackson

Romantic

Side

" 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. "

Curtis Jackson

Life

Cool

" 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. "

" It's difficult for me to trust a woman. Men are attracted to beautiful women. Women are attracted to men who offer security - financial security. And if you have money and you're famous, women find that sexy. "

" 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. "

" Since I did the SK Project and I partner with the United Nations World Food Program, I got a lot of different feedback from people online. Through social networks and through the Twitter. I read the comments and see 'em saying, 'People hungry here, Fif.' "

" When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format. "

" If you're familiar with my man Uncle Sam, you understand the only way you can actually feel better about what he's gonna take, come the end of the year, is lifestyle. Only thing you can do is spend some of it. "

" In my neighborhood... they view the police as someone who comes to take their loved ones away. "

" Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout. "

" 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. "