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“ I know that there are obstacles; I know that there are hills to climb, I know there were people before me that made my journey easier and there are people behind me that I have made the journey easier for. ”

“ I love music. Its freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration. ”

“ Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren't about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that. ”

“ I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen. ”

“ Everybody that wants to be successful should always be careful of what you wish for. A lot of artists and entertainers want to put the genie back in the bottle and wish they could go back to being what they were. ”

“ 'Boyz-n-the-Hood' was actually supposed to be written for Eazy's group. He had a group out in New York called Home Boys Only, HBO ... So when I wrote it, it was too West Coast for them. ”

“ I know kids cuss...I tell my kids, ”

“ For me, rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them. ”

“ People associate clothes with actual behavior... It's not the clothes. It's always the people. ”

“ There's a whole lotta money out there. All I gotta do is put my name on it. ”