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"The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized."
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"My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them."
"I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other."
"I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have."
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"I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out."
"Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question."
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"I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere."
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