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

Good Intentions

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" My grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power's an aphrodisiac. "

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

" 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. "

" Hip-hop - it's the safari: it allows people who aren't under those circumstances to come closer to inner-city life, to explore it without actually being in danger. It's something kids in middle America indulge in to be rebellious. "

" 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. "

" Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me. "

" 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. "

" Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when you're acquiring financing, you make adjustments. He's made those adjustments. It's his choice. For me, it's not a necessity. "

" The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport. "

" 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. "

" Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person. "

" You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man. "