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" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "
Curtis Jackson
Dream
School
Reach
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" You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man. "
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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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" When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever. "
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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. "
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" When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. "
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Creating
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" 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.' "
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Me
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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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Culture
Hip-Hop
Mom
" 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. "
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Career
Someone
Life
" The new artist is meeting the general public before they meet the record company. They're able to put the material on YouTube and have a million views before they even meet an executive at a record company, and get the deal based on that. "
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Company
Artist
YouTube
" 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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Me
People
Perception
" A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession. "
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Always
Lived
People
" 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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Water
Change
Child
" 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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Strategy
Generals
How
" 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
" 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. "
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Most
Feelings
Feeling
" 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
" 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. "
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Artist
Where
Song
" 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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Time
Fighting
Me
" 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. "
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Find
Cool
Team
" 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 work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. "
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Never
Time
Always
" Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person. "
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Confidence
Person
Think
" 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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Culture
Music
" 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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Day
Eating
Fat
" I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing. "
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Think
Heaven
Good Intentions
" I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams. "
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Dreams
Living
Life
" People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. "
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Say
Accomplish
Goals
" I have a romantic side. "
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Romantic
Side
" 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
" 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. "
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Woman