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When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through.
There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.
When I play a villain, I usually get home and sleep straight through the night. It's physically and emotionally draining.
In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on.
I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad, I had no focus, had no real interest in anything, and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.
I'm at my best when I'm being genuine and sincere, and reading my material straight up to an audience that wants to listen.
When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper.
I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
People ask me if I think Anne Boleyn was a feminist... but she wasn't striking out on behalf of women, and she wasn't particularly keen on them.