Ask any rapper or singer what artist they are an expert on. What artist are they looking to emulate, and really, what artist is the one person they are an expert on? You see, if you want any kind of longevity, if you want any kind of legacy, you need to know what ancestral line you are from.
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My theory is that hip-hop is the most advanced version of civilisation on earth, and we are here to usher the rest of humanity into the Age of Aquarius.
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I flew everywhere for the first 10 years of my career, and I started to not like commercial transport. I just don't feel safe.
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The Temple of Hip-Hop makes sure that we don't just approach hip-hop just through music or through rap. We approach the totality of hip-hop.
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If the radio ever played my music, I would sue them. And they know it, which is why they don't play my music.
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I came from the heart of the ghetto - there ain't no suburbia in me.
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