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" There's no reason for somebody who's good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They're different parts of your brain. You can develop both skills. I'm a much better writer. "

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" The way we make history exciting to learn about is by breaking down the barriers that are already set up between these people. "

" I'm fascinated with the regionality of rap music. "

" Often, the people I'm working with on music are separate from the rest of my life. "

" Oftentimes, it feels like we spend so much of our life waiting to make art, waiting for somebody to let us do something. You don't really have to do that. You can make it all the time. And 99 percent of the time, it's not going to be a big deal on a global scale. But 100 percent of the time, it's going to make you feel amazing. "

" The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers since it started. I've seen every one. I study them. Because I'm a rapper. It's what you do. "

" I have this thing. I can rap really fast. I can rap really, really fast. It's a thing I'm good at and I've trained myself to do; it's a thing I do in the Bay Area. "

" Hip-hop was indifferent to Broadway. We didn't need Broadway, but I think Broadway needed hip-hop. "

" I was so stressed, man. When I was 17, I was so worried about what the hell was going to happen. "

" Some people get a Broadway show, and that's their end game, and they want to sit there for as long as possible. And some people have other things they want to do with their life. "

" I'm an artist, so days don't start on any regular time. "

" I make the energy to go out. You can't let the Broadway schedule run you. "

" The tricky thing about fast raps is not really the delivery of them; it's the writing of them, with consonants close enough together that you don't trip up over them. "

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" If a project feels good to you, say yes. And do it with everything that you have and hope that the outcome is good. "

" The act of being nice to somebody at Starbucks is actually a huge thing. It's a real change you can effect in somebody's life every day. "

" As more doors open for me, I try to always bring people who I know through. "

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" TV is really about keeping things fresh and making sure you have the most energy possible for these very short spurts of time. "

" Learning how to get a point across is pretty useful in any situation. "

" I think it's important that your work is in conversation with artists in your community. "

" I get excited to create things that don't exist in the same world as 'Hamilton' because that world is really well done and doesn't need me to inform it anymore. "

" I love that 'Black-ish' is a pretty traditional sitcom, structurally. It functions like the sitcoms from the '80s and '90s that I grew up with. "

" Being with a bunch of people who never take a day off means that you're not taking a day off. "

" That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius. "

" The fact that rap has a strict meter and stays to a click means that you have to make your thoughts concise. "

" There's a lot of spaces that care about what kids are buying. There are a lot of spaces that care about what kids are watching. But there aren't a lot of spaces that care about what kids are saying. "

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" I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things. "