"I was raised with opera and very white-bread folk music like The Kingston Trio. That was about as daring as it got. So when I discovered hip-hop as a teenager, at first it made no sense to me at all."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Jess Row

#Teenager Quotes #White Quotes #Hip Hop Quotes

“Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.”
“For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.”
“Others make a point of trying to attain the precision and poise they see in those who have the ability to choose from a great number of horses those with [...] qualities found in only a very small number of horses. This leads to a circumstance in which these imitators of such studied poise mortify the spirit of a noble horse, and remove from it all of the goodness of temperament Nature has given it.”
“Rumor had it that he was homosexual; in reality, in recent years, he was simply a garden-variety alcoholic.”
“Pubcon is always one of the first shows I put on my calendar. Content is excellent, social is excellent, networking opportunities are excellent.”
“Y'all mythological niggas is comical, The astronomical is comin' thru like tha flu bombin' you... And embalmin' in your crew, too. With the musical, mystical, magical, you know how I do.”
“What you believe and focus on becomes your reality.”
“You have to give to be able to receive.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 17, 2012.

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