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Age don't count in the booth.

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I'm a fan of Jay-Z, from the negotiating table to the booth.

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New York is responsible for bringing that raw, that real gritty hip-hop, because we... originated it.

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When I broke up with Eric B., I went on a little hiatus. Then all I was trying do is find producers. It's real hard, man.

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Back in the day, rappers were 'bump bump bump ba bump ba bump.' They was rhyming like that, but I was like, 'bababa bump bump babum ba babump bababa bump.'

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When you're dealing with a bunch of different producers, you gotta make sure the chemistry fits.

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I'm very smart with my paper! I stopped buying things for myself a long time ago - now I just buy things for my kids or my wife.

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I can't look at TV without seeing something that's been influenced by rap. Even commercials for cereal. When I was small, I was a fan of cartoon characters - now the cartoon characters are rapping!

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There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for. Sometimes you wish people knew where a certain style of rapping came from or who was the first one to say whatever.

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You've really got to appreciate an artist that's really outspoken and feels like his music can change the world.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 28th, 1968

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