I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they couldn't speak to me. I've seen the music break the language barrier.
Curtis JacksonI feel like you can will yourself into a good space. Things that are meant to happen, will. If you believe in yourself enough, you can help yourself learn. You can inspire yourself in ways to discipline yourself to a point where you CAN become good enough.
Curtis JacksonThe more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.
Curtis JacksonChris Lighty was a huge portion of my actual career. It's difficult to adjust to not have someone around that's in your life, in your life.
Curtis JacksonWhen I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I'm gonna die and they're not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.
Curtis JacksonConcentrate on your money. Try to hold your paper. It takes money to make money, so save your money, opportunites come.
Curtis JacksonThe importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.
Curtis JacksonBe prepared to do whatever you have to do. If you get put in a situation where your back is up against the wall let your gun go off.
Curtis JacksonMy grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.'
Curtis JacksonI'm the diamond in the dirt, that ain't been found. I'm the underground king and I ain't been crowned.
Curtis JacksonTrue hustlers are prepared to get hustled and know when to change positions and move to something different and aren't afraid.
Curtis JacksonGod's the seamtress that tailor-fitted my pain yo I got scriptures in my brain I can spit at yo dane straight the good book, look, niggas is shook 50 fear no man, warrior swing swords like conana
Curtis JacksonI think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person.
Curtis JacksonSome people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.
Curtis JacksonAnybody who says that money don't change you - they only say that because they don't make enough.
Curtis JacksonNegative energy that comes at you in some form is energy that can be turned around - to defeat an opponent and lift you up.
Curtis JacksonI think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.
Curtis JacksonWhen I fell in love with hip-hop, there was a terminology at the time called "battling." All that was just battling with other artists, but after Tupac and those incidents when it spilled into the street and turned into a negative situation, battling turned into a beef. A whole new dynamic.
Curtis Jackson"Get Rich or Die Tryin". That's the universal struggle. When I say it it might seem a bit negative but if a working class person says it it means they're determined.
Curtis JacksonI think everyone should be happy. I think a fool is going to go against same sex marriage at this point. Look how long it took him [Obama] to say he was for same sex marriages. You understand? I'm up for it. If everyone else is for it, then hey, to each his own. I don't have personal feelings towards it because I'm not involved in that lifestyle. I want people to be happy. It makes for everything to be better
Curtis JacksonPeople who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.
Curtis JacksonI never had working papers. I never had a job. I sold crack until I got in the music, so this is the best thing that happened to me and I do it excessively.
Curtis JacksonI've made so many mistakes, so many corrections. I'm so far from perfect so many imperfections. But I'm a go getta I get up and go get it, so if you preaching prosperity, i wanna hit it.
Curtis JacksonI think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that.
Curtis JacksonIt was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.
Curtis JacksonWhen Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I'm here, its not all about 50 Cent, but it was all about Elvis.
Curtis JacksonMy description of fun would be to sit on someone's couch and watch TV. Regular cable TV. When I'm in a hotel, on-demand is the same. I watch the TV in another language, trying to figure out what they're saying.
Curtis JacksonI was born alone and I will die alone. I've got to do what's right for me and not live my life the way anybody else wants it.
Curtis JacksonMy son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me.
Curtis JacksonActions may make you appear to be someone else, when people actually find out what you're doing.
Curtis JacksonMost people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder why they're unhappy.
Curtis JacksonI'll break your face, have your ass mumbling to the jay, you going against me dawg you makin a mistake. I'll split your wig and leave you open like a mickeal jackson jacket with all them zippers.
Curtis JacksonWhen I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. If you're listening to a record and it's really hot, then you'll be looking for something that feels like that, or that has a version of it.
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