The Beastie Boys on why you can (and should) keep them humble: Neglected for now, but yo, it gots to be accepted That what? That life is hectic. But shorty’s running wild, smoking sess, drinking beer And ain’t trying to hear what I’m kicking in his ear. “Leave it up to me while I be living proof To kick the truth to the young black youth. The Wu Tang Clan on imparting simple truths: “Remind yourself: Nobody built like you, you designed yourself.” - “A Dream” And I don’t know what he did for dough But he’d send me back to school with a new wardrobe.” - “Champion” ‘Cause every summer he’d get some brand new harebrained scheme to get rich from.
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In the movie - I ain’t talking ’bout the rich ones. And I ain’t saying we was from the projects But every time I wanna layaway or deposit My dad’d say, ‘When you see clothes, close your eyelids.’ We was sort of like Will Smith and his son. “I don’t know I just want it better for my kids. Stay far from timid, Only make moves when your heart’s in it, And live the phrase ‘Sky’s the limit'” - “Sky’s The Limit” “While we out here, say the Hustler’s Prayer: If the game shakes me or breaks me I hope it makes me a better man, Take a better stand, Put money in my mom’s hand, Get my daughter this college plan so she don’t need no man. Just do everyone a favor and don’t try to rap them yourself. Instead of censoring hip hop from your kids, fire up these tunes and let the legends spit knowledge. You know the one - black and white, big capital letters, “Parental Advisory.” Looking back, those stickers really should have said “Parental Advice,” because hip hop taught you everything you needed to know about being a dad. Learn life, before life learn you.Your introduction to hip hop probably involved a CD (remember CDs?) with a “Tipper Sticker” on it. Whatever it is that you care about, make sure you use your voice.
I encourage everyone to pay attention to the issues that matter to you, from jobs and the economy, to education and our schools, to criminal justice reform. Speak the truth even if your voice shakes. ICE CUBEĭamn right I like the life I live because I went from negative to positive. DREĭoing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful. When the ideas are coming, I don’t stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn’t come along all the time. I’m my own competition, I’m competing with myself. Sky is the limit… and you know that you can have what you want, be what you want. I’m too loyal and too focused to be losing and be hopeless. We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still. You might not have a car or big gold chain, stay true to yourself and things will change. My making it is a combination of grinding, grinding, grinding, and being lucky enough to finally get a shot. CHANCE THE RAPPER ( more Chance the Rapper quotes) But if you just keep trying, good stuff comes to you in an ordained way.
It’s a decision you make a million times a day. Something I try to instill in others is to just be a good person. Remind yourself, nobody’s built like you. If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down. Take the first chance that you get, because you may never get another one.
The question isn’t do he love ya the question is, do ya love yourself? You give the best advice to your friends and not take it for yourself. My strength is mental, physical and spiritual. Before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity. That’s the universe giving you a hint of who you should embrace and who you should keep away from. Pay attention to whom your energy increases and decreases around. People will love you and support you when it’s beneficial. Living well eliminates the need for revenge. Never forget where you from someone will remind you. Never become so involved with something that it blinds you. Next time you see a brother down, stop and pick him up, Cause you might be the next one stuck. But you gotta get up and go and think of better things. They’re gonna try to tell you no, shatter all your dreams. You’ve got enemies? Good, that means you actually stood up for something.