Jadakiss Quotes

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Jadakiss

Profession : Rapper

Birth : May 27, 1975

We came from where people don't look like they have money anyway. We came up in an era where the dudes who had all of the money looked regular, the same way you see billionaires in some run down shoes or old jeans. You see how Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and those dudes dress. Even in our era, the dudes with the money weren't flashy.

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Your fans grow as you grow, it's best you grow together.

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You're supposed to grow as you get older.

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Having Styles and Sheek as my brothers and my partners makes it easier to work with anybody 'cause that's the bar of bars right there. Being in the sandwich of them two, you can throw me in the cage with lions and I'll feel comfortable because everyday I'm at bloodsport with them.

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My songs never really reach the ears of white America.

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I would tell a young Jadakiss, learn the game as much as you learn how to rap, as seriously you take a 16-bar verse, take every contract and every meeting and every opportunity to listen and learn, you know what I'm saying. Keep that at a parallel.

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I don't think people educate themselves enough.

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There's nothing wrong with working with no artist from any type of demographic, but you've still got to maintain what you do on whatever track it is.

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When we did the whole 'Let The Lox Go' campaign we was teenagers or in our early 20s.

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I try to make my schedule around parent-teacher conferences, school plays, and school trips.

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You know, hip hop is a big ferris wheel that goes around and you've just gotta be able to maintain yourself while it's going around.

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Things die down when you let them die down.

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Streetball ain't dead.

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I always wanted to make a song like 'Why' even before my second album. It was just something I always had in my mind. But when I got the beat from Havoc, it was like the perfect beat, I felt... I wanted to get some questions I thought everybody... felt like 'why?' to.

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I see a lot of dudes that don't take care of their families. I always said I wouldn't never be like that.

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You can be a video vixen and be snobby, or you can be a college girl and be snobby, or you can be vice versa and down-to-earth. It depends really on the personality of the individual. I don't judge.

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Being able to blend with the new kids and the youth will give you longevity and will put legs on your career.

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Some dudes get stubborn and get characterized as, you know, you getting a couple of dollars, selling a couple records, your flow is alright and the people got you gassed, and then you start putting yourself in a bubble and you don't want to blend in with the new and what's going on.

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It's a beautiful thing when the young guys grew up off you, or they embrace you and respect your craft. They always call for me like 'Kiss, this is going to solidify me to get a joint with you.' That makes you feel proud as an artist.

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You can't be a sore loser or a sore fan.

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