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Yes, it's still a man's world, unfortunately, and we have a long way to go in this country and all countries - but there's something to be said for just feeling the spirit of a true man, and I think that's what 'Classic Man' speaks to.

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The trick of Afrobeats is it doesn't just move your upper body, it moves your hips as well, and I think that's what people have been missing in popular music for a while. I think that's what people need around the world.

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I feel like we haven't dealt with the ghosts of America's past, and the way to deal with it is to confront it, so every time people see me, I want them to be reminded and to confront that ghost.

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I was born in Wisconsin, but I quickly moved to Nigeria as a toddler.

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I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.

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California was special. It's a place where I learned how to be adventurous, both in style and fashion, but also in terms of the way I think.

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I think hard-core capitalism tends to commercialize everything.

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Jesus' birthday is commercialized, so of course, Black History Month is commercialized.

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Does Martin Luther King really want his birthday commercialized?

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I've always been dabbling in suits, but like a lot of people in the neighborhoods I grew up in, I had my snapback; I had my v-neck. I still got them in the closet. I got my J's, my Forces; it was standard.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 4th, 1985

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