"Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain and be prosperous, though we live dangerous."
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"Mind's in another world thinking how can we exist through the facts"
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"When I write a story, I just wanna tell you what's in my head. It can come from real life and then turn into fantasy, stuff just rhyming. And write about what you know. I just like to tell stories that have not been told or [told] from my perspective."
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"Act your age don't pretend to be older than you are give yourself time to grow"
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"I'm over dey heads like a bulemic on a seesaw"
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"Read more learn more, change the globe"
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"I'm the young city bandit, hold myself down singlehanded For murder raps, I kick my thoughts alone, get remanded Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne I'm deep by sound alone, caved inside in a thousand miles from home"
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"With rap music, because it's all so on the street, you get treated like a street cat: "All right, you've been eatin' enough, you're fat, get out of the way now and let somebody else come by.""
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"I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did."
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"When you're a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls - you want to get the most girls. You don't know anything about respect; you don't know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend."
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"I've been lucky enough to reach a place where I can speak what's in my heart, and people know that it comes from a real place; I don't have to worry about doing what someone's not doing - I can do me."
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"God gushed me out his nuts, the devil swallowed me up and I burnt a hole in his guts"
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"Business, endorsements and things of that nature, I got into it kinda naturally. Those ventures materialised as a direct result of things that I was actually doing; all the partnerships have been organic and not necessarily etched out plans for monetary gain."
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"The Chinamen built the railroad, the Indians saved the Pilgrim, And in return, the Pilgrim killed 'em. They call it it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday 'hell-day.'"
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"Street's disciple, my raps are trifle. I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle."
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"There's really nothing better than music to bring people together and to have amazing music being not just created inside walls but then decimating and activating is going to be special."
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"Failure is not an option, and I always felt like I'm a man who doesn't have regrets, and I don't live with excuses. I can't take excuses."
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"...Shorty's laugh was cold-blooded as he spoke so foul, Only twelve tryin to tell me that he liked my style. Then I rose, wiping the blunt's ash from my clothes, Then froze, only to blow the herb smoke through my nose."
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"Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist."
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"Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you're happy... Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest."
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