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"My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown."
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"I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way."
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"I'm one of those guys a lot of people watch, imitate, and then make it seem like they were the ones who did it first."
"When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff."
"I go to clubs and if I notice the DJs are playing the records faster, then I'll push the beats a little on the next record I make. A lot of people don't know how to watch out for things like that."
"People always ask me how long somebody can last as long as I've been lasting and continue to keep doing it, so I figured that people didn't really know how to do that."
"We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum."
"Because I was in Atlanta, people didn't realize I'm one of the real forefathers in the game."
"All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm."
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"So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years."
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