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I'm not one of those pop guys. That's for wimps like Vanilla Ice.

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There's something about being any kind of entertainer that is acting. You have to put on a show. Things you wouldn't do in your life, you do on stage. You have to let go. And that's extra hard for rappers. We have a tendency to, quote unquote, keep it real. As an actor, you have to be able to humiliate yourself. Do whatever it takes.

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I was in California the first time I heard Michael Jackson wanted to record with me. I was, like, 'Nah, no way, he's too big, it can't be true.' Then I got a call from Michael's people at my hotel telling me he was interested. But I still wasn't believing it - I thought they were setting me up for a TV practical jokes show.

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His name is Michael Jackson, not Super Michael Jackson. He makes mistakes just like all of us.

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I started young. My first record came out when I was - what? 18? So I was in the studio when I was 15, 16.

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The hardest thing for an artist to do is to let go. I don't wanna be the dude - if you come to my house, there are no pictures circa '86 in my house.

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As an artist, there were different levels in my career that brought me to a realization that I am what you would call a pure artist. And I don't say that with any type of vanity.

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Reggae was always a passion of mine. I used to say in interviews that I would love to do a reggae album. But it consumed my life being a hip-hop artist and being Heavy D, which I'm happy and proud of.

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I aim my music at the hip black hip-hop audience.

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Biography

Nationality: Jamaican

Type: Musician

Born: May 24th, 1967

Died: November 8th, 2011

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