You make a record like 'Jump,' people are stuck in that world. They want you to keep making records like 'Jump.' People don't understand that you got to move on; you got to do something else. You have to evolve and go to something else. And most of the time, when it's time for you to move, other people are not prepared for that move.

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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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successful games years

In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes

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top-down ferrari hip-hop

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.

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guy people firsts

I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page.

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artist use people

Ciara’s new single is a complete rip-off of Usher’s ‘U Got It Bad.’

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rip

People are just really overreacting. It's just feel good music. We at Virgin are in no way promoting sex or whatever these media outlets continue to print.

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media sex people

People know me, and want to know me, as a baller more than anything else.

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ballers want people

If you don't know by now, you're never going to know.

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ifs knows

When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.

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puff rap people

The thing I'm going through is probably like the same thing that Little Richard and all these other artists go through, that I hear about them, saying, 'Oh damn, you ain't gonna give me nothing till I die,' ... I feel like I'm one of those type of great people that just going to have to wait till it's all over with for people to really sit around and talk about it.

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damn-you artist people

Before I was not in the television cameras every 5 minutes, I wasn't as visible, but this year I plan on being more visible to ensure that Virgin Rap Division does not lose. Although I am a very low key person, I am competitive, and with every ounce of my spirit, I will ensure that this label is taken seriously.

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rap taken years

I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.

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cute hands people

Because I was in Atlanta, people didn't realize I'm one of the real forefathers in the game.

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atlanta real games

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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atlanta crazy father

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

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records clubs needs

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.

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lasts long people

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.

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records watches people

No one thought about it more than I did. No one put more thought and love into this than I did.

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top-news

I know I've paid very close attention to everybody and everything that's going on and if you pay attention to everything, you should be able to find your way because of other people's mistakes, teach yourself from others mistakes.

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entertainment

I've gotten to 25 years, but that's not me finishing, i still have food on my plate and it's time to finish.

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entertainment