I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for. by Wale

I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.

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I like David Beckham just because of his lifestyle. He don't ever need to score another goal again. How many times has he been on the cover of GQ?

lifestyle goal needs

You niggas so-so like a seamstress. by Wale

You niggas so-so like a seamstress.

rap

Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictur... by Wale

Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.

painting emotional artist

Some interviewers aren't even interested. They're just doing it because they gotta do it. Life is nothing without passion. Whatever you're doing, at least be passionate about it because I'm passionate about what I'm doing. I'm passionate about the words I'm saying right now. Just be passionate. When the interviews is passionate, it's more conversational and we're not covering the same ground.

covering interviews passion

I'm just trying to make the best music I can possibly make and represent the new class or whatever. Myself and Cudi and Asher and B.o.B. That's all I can do at this point.

can-do class trying

Sometimes I'm just a little bit too honest. There was some things that were going on behind the scenes that I didn't like because it's not what hip-hop is about. Hip-hop is about honesty and it's about being real to the people, and I kinda felt like there's some instances where some artists aren't 100% honest with the people. Their integrity is lacking sometimes. And sometimes it comes out.

honesty real integrity

No days off. I'm a workaholic. by Wale

No days off. I'm a workaholic.

workaholic days-off

I could have easily got T-Pain or anybody like that, but let me just get somebody very left. That'll wake them up. Gaga. She's never done a rap record before. Pay attention. It's a method to my madness.

rap pain attention

I don't want to be one of those guys that you see who made $4 million, invested $3.5 million, and now you work at Wendy's.

guy made want

I just wanna affect the culture and wanna be able to support young people with goals that aren't just limited to rapping and producing.

rap goal people

I'd love a super human memory. My memory has never been good. by Wale

I'd love a super human memory. My memory has never been good.

humans memories

You're the artist - you make the music that you want to make. by Wale

You're the artist - you make the music that you want to make.

artist want

When you're just reading a note card but when you're just reading a note card and it doesn't even feel real, it's difficult at times. But I have no problem doing interviews. So I have absolutely no problem doing interviews.

real reading cards

I want people to be like, 'Your album's just as good as Kendrick [Lamar]'s or Esperanza Spalding or Beck. I work just as hard as them.

albums want people

I understand that in the industry, a lot of it isn't real. Which is a difficult thing. Where I come from a lot of people are straightforward and I've had to learn how to not say exactly what I feel. Sometimes it gets frustrating being a person who says what he feels and what his heart is telling him. Every once in a while I fall into letting the industry get the best of me and not just saying exactly what I feel.

real heart fall

You never wanna see yourself there. Like, ever. I'd rather go to jail than see myself on Step Your Rap Game up because I take a lot of time with my stuff.

jail rap games

There's a lot of real unity - and a lot fake unity, sadly. I think a lot of people are going to get an opportunity to pursue greatness and pursue careers outside of D.C. Not everybody is going to make it. I think there's a connotation that there's a lack of rappers out there.

rapper real opportunity

I wanna meet the person who wrote the Burlington Coat Factory thing, but that's cool. I would love to understand it more, but everything is good.

coats factories persons

It's ironic how I drop some 'DOUGH' (Doh) when I got them Homer S... by Wale

It's ironic how I drop some 'DOUGH' (Doh) when I got them Homer Simpsons.

dough ironic

Most artists should be able to make the album that they want. You don't necessarily pick the singles that you want when you're making a record, but for the most part it's the same process.

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