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I don't think you're selling out by allowing the masses to love your art. The only curse is that, when you get so big, sometimes people forget to look at the music. ”
I love collaborating with other really smart, incredible people. ”
If you really love someone, you push them. ”
I've had an amazing run in my career. It could end tomorrow. I have artists who love me, and I love them, but they could call me tomorrow and say, 'I don't wanna work with you.' ”
To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love. ”
Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the incredible skills, that they needed to turn one of the most vicious governments the world has known into a democracy. And they did it in a total devotion to non-violence. ”
I love going into a dive where they have no idea who I am or haven't heard my music and try to win them over. ”
m not saying I would never do acting again, because I love it, but there really is nothing compared to getting up in front of people and singing your music. ”
Nas always been my favorite rapper, but 50 Cent, he changed my way of thinking about music 'cause he was so detailed in his music, I knew that wasn't lying. I never felt Tupac that way; I never felt Biggie that way. I love Nas music, but I never felt and believed like, 'This is for real.' 'Cause I grew up that gangsta lifestyle. ”
I had a totally normal relationship with my body. ”