"I don't sugarcoat it you'd die from diabetes if these other niggas wrote it"
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"I can be calm and reflective from time to time and other times I can have a burst of energy, that's just me."
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"We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of my life, you know? Trying my best to get around the ills and I bumped my head a few times but I think, you know, music is my savior for right now, for me and my whole group."
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"My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix."
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"I sit and talk to kids all day, because I feel like they carry the most wisdom."
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"I like to let things breathe."
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"I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon."
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"[Drizzy] ,it was dope. A great experience, especially with the topic he was talking about and to be... organic.I'm glad that it worked out the way it did where I got to tell my story, tell his story at the same time... and actually have it make sense as far as the whole concept of the album."
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"K. Dot was a kid who was trying to find himself in music, finding trends, um, bending towards - ready to bend towards what the industry was telling me to do and after you mature at a certain time in your life, you come into your own...your own niche, your own personality, not only as an artist but as a person."
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"Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me."
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"Every time I write these words they become a taboo, Making sure my punctuation curve, every letter here's true, Living my life in the margin, and that metaphor was proof."
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"When I go into the studio - it [words] has to sound the way I heard it in my head. So that's probably one of the biggest things that separates me when I'm working in the studio - just how I hear certain things."
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"You really can't categorize my music, it's human music."
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"If I can look at a 6-year-old and learn from him, that's life. That's God for me, that's inspiring."
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"Found myself screaming in a hotel room. I didn't want to self-destruct."
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"I can say is if anyone gets a chance to work with [Dr.]Dre, it's a moment you will always take with you throughout your career. And as of right now, the Compton album is the only thing to talk about."
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"It's deep-rooted, the music of being young and dumb, It's never muted, in fact, it's much louder where I'm from."
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"You grow up inside these neighborhoods and these communities, and you have friends, friends that you love, friends that you grew up with since elementary. And you have their trust, and you have their loyalty. So it brings influence. So no matter how much of a leader I thought I was, I was always under the influence, period."
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"I penetrate the hearts of good kids and criminals"
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"While you have people who are actually fronting for your needs and wants, sometimes your needs and wants may not be right for you. The people around you are just trying to keep their jobs."
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