"I'm sure that in 1985, plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955, it's a little hard to come by."
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"Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one"
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"I think everybody wants to be the best at what they do and for me I was never really there, plus it was in a time that just preceded the insanity of internet promotion around 2005 and 2006. Obviously through the digital revolution things have moved very quickly and a lot of artists got left behind."
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"Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that's tough for everyone. If you're just naturally funny it's a hell of a lot easier."
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"Breaking up monotony is key to life and it doesn't matter whether I'm stacking shelves or writing songs, if I was doing the same thing every day I just couldn't take it."
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"I don't have the desire to be the best standup in the UK but I do have the desire to be the best at everything else I do in terms of writing and acting."
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"I'd always written rhymes but I was scared to share them. They stayed on paper or in my head, until I started going to watch battles and eventually thought to myself, "I'm definitely as good as some of these guys, and maybe even better than them"."
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"The future's unwritten. It's what we make of it."
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"With this kind of camera-phone madness we have got, moments are diluted into self-contained edited experiences."
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"While I was rapping I was always involved in youth work - I ran music workshops for teenagers and young offenders all the time and also ran a charity for refugee kids for a time."
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"If you are successful because of Hip Hop, which I am, then you have to recognize that Hip Hop is nothing if not a product of the street, therefore you have to give something back."
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"I think I would just get bored to be honest. Ask any human being if they want to stay in exactly the same job for thirty years they say "No!" The ultimate cliché, 'Variety is the spice of life', is sadly true."
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"I try not to make social consciousness a massive part of my music or comedy because I prefer to be an entertainer first and foremost, then do actual grassroots work when I can."
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"I try not to be influenced when it comes to being creative, just in order to sustain my own voice and character. However, I do have many inspirations from the worlds of literature, music, comedy and film."
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"When I slid into comedy, naturally the first thing I said was, "hello, I am a washed up rapper.""
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"There is only one thing that could make me near homicidal. Yeah - this is called My Proper Tea."
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"I'm proud of most of the stuff I've put out and I hope my kids will look at it long after I'm gone and go, "hey, Daddy was cool once!""
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"I got into music via the competitions; the first time I ever performed was in a kind of rap battle, competing for money."
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"My shows will always be inspired by hip hop culture and my upbringing within it."
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"In terms of a comedy plan I don't really have a list of what I want accomplish. I'm just riding the wave! I think I will always come back to stand-up and comedy in all its forms. I just don't think it will ever be the one sole thing I do."
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