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My music is rock. I listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers and I listen to one of my songs, and if I don't give you the same emotion, then I go back and re-spit.

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Kanye West
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: June 8
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The media crucify me like they did Christ.
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It's like this, by not giving my album a classic rating, you diminish your magazine's credibility. And that's real.
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We culture. Rap is the new rock 'n roll. We the rockstars. It's been like that for a minute, Hedi Slimane!
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Oh am I late? No, I already graduated And you can live through anything if Magic made it They say I talk with so much emphasis Ooh they so sensitive
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People say I've got a bad reputation. I think I've got the best reputation in the building.
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