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The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you sleeping?' because they know my brain will not shut down.

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There are so many things I want to do, so many things I have to say.

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I wanted to be Langston Hughes.

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Rap music was and is, for me, everything.

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I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album that stands out the most.

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I read 'The Young Landlords' and felt almost a chemical change. What I realized while reading that book was that I could write in my voice, use my tongue, my language, my style, and write a story.

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I write about six to seven hours a day, five days a week, unless I'm traveling.

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The truths are universal: Every kid knows fear. Every kid knows family and friendship. Loss, love, laughter. Everything else is just detail.

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I am a consummate metaphor addict.

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' wasn't about me.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: December 6th, 1983

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