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" Wu-Tang is a group that has a cult following. "

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" Chess is a game of stimulation. "

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" I get inspired by many different things. "

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" I would go to an aunt's house, and she would let me play music, and she had 'The Last Poets' album. At that time, albums didn't have explicit stickers on them, so some of the songs had profanity on them, and I was moved by that. I would listen to those songs, to the flow, and I'd balance it back and forth with the nursery stuff I had. "

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" One of the basic principles when you dealing with mathematics and Islam: Seek knowledge. "

" 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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" People say Wu-Tang makes you think too much. What's wrong with thinking? "

" In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story. "

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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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" Snowboarding is skateboarding without the wheels, just on snow. It's the same thing, just that one is on hard ground with the wheels, the other is on snow. You just have to know how to maneuver your board and do things you want to do. "

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" I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports. "

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" I'm a late-night person who likes to eat a lot of breakfast stuff at night. "

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