Quotes from famous rappers. West Coast. Rap phrases and their meaning

We have already read many interesting and useless quotes famous women, men, people associated with fashion, with literature. But I think few people are familiar with the statements of no less famous people today - with quotes from rappers.

I hope you enjoy my selection. Maybe it will even change your established opinion in some way.

Tupac
One of the most significant people in the world of music. Talented and charming, who left us so early (at 25 years old). Tupac Shakur was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996 and died from a fatal chest wound on September 13 in the hospital. His quotes, said almost 20 years ago are still relevant today.

The things you are about to see are unlikely to make you smile, but despite everything you see, despite the rain and the pain, keep a sense of humor. You must be able to smile no matter what.

It seems to me that role models today are not worthy of being on a pedestal.

My mom used to tell me that if you can't find something worth living for, it's better to find something worth dying for.

They have money for wars, but they cannot feed the poor.

It would seem that this is a message from heaven, but we are not ready for a black president.

We talk a lot about Malcolm X and Martin Luthar King Jr., but it's time to be like them, just as strong. They were mortal people, just like us, and each of us can become the same. I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be the one who says who I am and what I do. I express my opinion.

People think if you're from the ghetto, hang out a little and you'll fit in anywhere.

Eminem
Probably one of the most famous rappers. Eminem has a variety of activities: he has his own record label, which he runs with his manager Paul Rosenberg, and also has his own radio station, Shade 45 on Sirius XM Radio. He received an Oscar for best song(Lose Yourself 2002) for 8 Mile, becoming the first rap artist to win this award.

First of all, I am a father. First I'm a father, and then Eminem. Of course, I'm not the perfect father. Maybe there is something I'm doing wrong, but I'll figure it out in 10-15 years, and now I'm trying to do my best and that's all I can.

Marshall often says that a second nature lives in him. This nature is called Slim Shady (Skinny Bastard). And this is by no means the most peaceful creature:

If you've gone too far and realize you need to turn back, don't rush to turn back, go ahead and go around that damn blue ball.

I'm so bad, and how good it is that I'm so bad.

Here you. I'm calling you. Yes Yes. Go. Do you feel my music? Not? Well, get out of here!

Kids, don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs, don't kill, don't rape. Leave it to me!

Something about Britney Spears:

I don't-see Britney Spears! Although she's nothing ... sexy.

Well, there is ... I have a Britney Spears album. Just don't hit! Well, you need to listen to what crap she sings ?!

But in general, Eminem is a pretty peaceful person. And if he shows aggression, then only in relation to a deserving person.

Slim Shady is the guy who says the most ridiculous things you could ever hear.

50 cent, aka Curtis James Jackson Niga Olzhas III
Born in New York, 50 Cent began dealing drugs at the age of twelve during the crack epidemic of the 1980s. After he quits drug dealing to pursue a career as a rapper, he is shot 9 times in 2000.

I think Tupac was really cool, you know what I mean? And I am sure that he very sincerely wanted to change a lot. 50cent is slightly different. I don't help Save the Children. I wouldn't lift a finger for any black kid but my own.

Like it or not, the loser became the winner.
Friend, know that I will be the best as long as my heart beats.

Without pirates, I would not have taken place as an artist. If you are so popular that pirates secretly take over for you, this is The best way promotion

Eminem and Dre are always negotiable. I know that all their comments are constructive criticism, so I don't make a problem out of it.

All these bazaars about "changing the world" are nonsense, it's time to grow out of this

I don't make friends with people I do business with. If you're my friend, I put up with all your flaws, and you can come to me and say: "Yo, brother, I screwed up here, nothing?" But I don't let that down, and I would have to say: "I'm glad you dared to admit it, but you're fired

If you suddenly decide to start your own business, do not pay people what they deserve ... Pay what they agree to ... This is a profitable business ...

In business, there are people who have talent, and there are people who have the talent to make money off the talented. The guys standing behind the stage are richer than those standing on the stage

Everything you go through makes you who you are.

Snoop Doggy Dog aka Snoop Dogg, and in recent times also Snoop Lion. But this time, quotes exclusively from Snoop Dogg.

Mom gave me my pseudonym. I really loved this cartoon with Snoopy. I started imitating him and my mom started calling me Snoopy. Very often, children have nicknames, and nicknames outweigh their real names. I am one of those scenarios

When the state begins to fight against juvenile delinquency and drug addiction, it forgets the most important thing: it is impossible to fight this, but it can be done. football schools and higher education more accessible than crack and street gangs.

Envy is a form of adoration. A person who is jealous of me cannot but love what I do.

The first time I had marijuana pearls was in the seventies with one of my uncles. I was about eight or nine years old...

Fatherhood is more than a job, it's more than a responsibility. It's a way of life. You must be prepared for it.

I want to do the right thing, but the world itself is wrong.

Due to the growing interest in battle rap and the entire hip-hop industry in general, we present you with a detailed conceptual apparatus (rap dictionary) for Rap so that you can understand what MCs are talking about in their battles.

Autotune– A program for processing and correcting the voice, used to correct the singer's singing from notes. In rap, it has become a household name and identifies all voice correction programs.

underground(underground - underground, underground) - a series artistic directions in contemporary art(in music, literature, cinema, fine arts etc.), which oppose themselves popular culture, mainstream.

Acapella- The text recorded on the microphone, separately from the minus.

Battle- Competition between rap artists is usually accompanied by humiliation of the opponent. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss on an opponent. Battles are divided into online battles (take place on the Internet) and live battles (everything takes place live).

Beat (Beat)- Drum-bass part minus. Previously, they read to a percussion part created by beat-boxing or tapping objects. Initially, this word was used as a beat in rap music. On the this moment Any music that is rapped to is called a beat.

beatbox- A beat created solely with the help of the mouth, without the use of musical instruments.

Beatmaker– A person who creates beats in specialized programs, such as Cubase, FL Studio and others. good level Beat creation is the use of instruments recorded live and not the use of samples.

beef(Beef) - A feud between rap artists, hangouts or labels, accompanied by diss and frequent live showdowns.

bootleg(bootleg) - a pirated compilation of tracks, which the artist may never even know about.

Becky- An additionally recorded audio track, where the performer usually pronounces only the second part of the line or highlights rhymes and phrases.

Backing vocalist- A person who helps the performer on stage. As a rule, he pronounces the second part of the line, so that the performer has the opportunity to draw air at this time.

Versus() - One of the two most popular live battles in Russia. Based in St. Petersburg.

ghostwriter- A specialist who writes texts for money.

Double time- Reading twice as fast as the rhythm of the music. Outstanding representatives this style are Ceza, Tech N9ne, FIKE, Dom1no and other artists.

double rhymes(Double-rhyme) - The end of the line has two words at once, on which the rhyme will be selected in the next line, also in two words. That is, if the first line ends with “brain and heart”, then it will be necessary to choose a consonance for the word “brain” and a separate consonance for the word “heart”. For example - “poster on the door” (brain - poster, heart - door).

diss(diss, disrespect) - A track aimed at another artist or someone or something with the intent to "lower him". In such tracks, obscene speech is practiced, abuse towards the opponent and his relatives, threats, jokes below the belt, and so on. Dises are often used in beefs.

EP (EP)- A small album, usually up to 7 songs.

sound engineer- Specialist who mixes and masters tracks.

indabattle(Utkonos) - Battle taking place on the portal indarnb.ru. The second largest battle in Russia. It bears the slang name "Utkonos", because the father of the main organizer of the battle (Snake), is the owner of the Utkonos chain of stores.

instrumental- Synonym general meaning word bit

Cover(cover) - A new version track recorded (re-read) by another artist.

mouth guard- Slang name for the word "acapella".

square rhymes- Rhymes in the text are added at the end of the line, and rhyming words have the same endings. An example of "hand-flour", "mountain-time". It is believed that this is the easiest way to rhyme.

Concert Director– A specialist responsible for organizing the performer's concerts.

crunk(Crunk) is a style of southern rap music, with repetitive phrases and fast dance rhythms.

live(live) - Audio or video recording from the performer's concert. As a rule, the mark live is put in the title of the track, so that it would be clear that this is not a studio version, but a recording from a concert.

label(label) - 1) Abroad, a label is a record company that has the rights to release and distribute artists' albums. 2) In Russia, a rap group is called a label. Often this group is primarily united by the studio.

Mike– Microphone

Mastering- the final stage of work on the song, which is designed to make a well-mixed mix louder, brighter, cleaner, more transparent and put it on a par with popular commercial tracks in terms of volume. Also at this stage, you can correct minor errors made during mixing.

Mix(mix) - several musical works(tracks) arranged in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are compiled by DJs for various purposes (for example, for inclusion on the radio in thematic programs). Usually mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other features. On average, the duration of the mix ranges from 25 to 74 minutes.

Mixtape(Mixtape) - 1) In foreign rap, this word means a release made from remixes or mixed tracks. 2) In Russian rap, a mixtape is a collection of tracks recorded on backing tracks, illegally taken from other people's tracks. As a rule, mixtapes in Russia violate the copyrights of performers. A mixtape is also called a collection of tracks recorded for minus, laid out by beatmakers for general use.

Minus- A synonym for the general meaning of the word bit.

Independent battle- A battle taking place on the site hip-hop.ru, which is organized not by the forum administration, but by the forum members themselves.

Noname(Noname) - Not popular enough or unknown artist who does not have a "name". A relatively objective indicator in this aspect can be the number of audio in vk and the number of concerts, as well as the number of visitors who came to the concert.

HP (New Rap) - The largest news rap public vk.

Newschool – New style hip hop, hallmarks which are the use of fast flow, dashes and various plug-ins and effects, such as melodin and autotune.

Old school(Oldschool) - An early style of hip hop, also referred to as the old school. Prominent representatives of this style are 2Pac, Wu-TangClan and Onyx. Often this is a measured flow without the use of many effects and fast flows.

Official battle - Battle, held on the website hip-hop.ru, organized by the administration of the forum. The biggest battle in Russia.

Punch, punchline(Punch) - This is a concise phrase / line designed to hook an opponent. It can be both a vivid metaphor and a joke below the belt. “The presence of an opponent is optional. It's like a punch line to a joke. Just a catchy phrase or line"

Parts– The written part of one artist per joint track.

Jumps, acceleration- The fundamental part of fast flow. Increase the speed of reading text.

PR– Distribution of the artist's creativity or any information and offer of services.

Innings- Emotions embedded in the reading, placed intonations, the way of pronouncing words, the use of vocals, dashes, accelerations and other specific rap techniques.

Producer– A specialist who is fully engaged in the promotion of the artist, dealing with all legal and financial issues. Often, the name of the performer (nickname) is registered by the producers to themselves, and when the performer changes the producer, he is forced to change the nickname as well, since all rights to the old nickname will belong to the old producer. For this reason, Loc-Dog was forced to change his nickname to Loc Dog.

promo(promo) - release to get acquainted with the work of a particular artist.

Release- Premiere of an album, track, video or collection

Remix(Remix) - A new arrangement of an already released track.

rapcore- a subgenre of rock music, characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of styles such as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.

Mixing- the stage of work on a song, during which the recorded audio tracks (instruments, main vocals, takes, etc.) are combined into one sound file using various devices and techniques, such as equalization, compression, volume manipulation, placement in space, adding sound effects. Note: vocal correction, synchronization of duplicates and backings - this is not a mixing process, this is a previous one
note the installation phase.

swag(swag) - An expression of coolness and personality.

skils(Skills) - Submission and different kinds building rhymes.

SlovoSpb() - One of the two most popular live battles in Russia. Based in Krasnodar.

Compound rhymes- The end of the line in the next line rhymes with several words at once. Example: "Apocalypse - In the meantime, get well"

Storytelling- a track that tells a story, while sequentially describing the events, actions and deeds of real or fictional characters.

Sample– A relatively small fragment of a melody (music), taken as the basis for creating a minus. Beats are applied to the samples.

take- recorded fragment, attempt. Usage example: I recorded it all in one take, i.e. with one try.

Track(Track) - A synonym for the word "song" in rap.

Triplets is the musical scale. In rap, it is now customary to call a reading with broken chips, like a tanguist, accelerations, etc.

True(True) - A performer who reads the truth, that is, what he really thinks, does and what happened in his life.

Platypus- Slang name for Indabattla.

fast flow(FastFlow) - A serving style based on dashes and accelerations.

fit(ft. or feat) - Means that this is a joint track of two or more artists

Flava(flave) - Hangout, company, group or label.

flow(Flow) - Speed ​​of execution.

Freestyle(Freestyle) - Improvisation in rap. Reading the text composed by the performer on the go.

fake(Fake) - Performers whose lyrics are based on lies. Their characteristic feature is not the ability to "responsible for the words."

Hype- enthusiastic rumors, often deliberately inflated for marketing purposes.

hasl- Any kind of income related to rap or breaking the law (selling drugs, etc.)

hater- A listener who condemns any creativity and has an acute dislike for it.

Homey(Homie) - A friend or loved one.

H.x.ru(persimmon) - One of the most popular forums dedicated to hip-hop culture, hip-hop.ru.

In addition to the fact that you can often hear the exclamation “Yo!” from rappers, which would mean some approval, you need to know some more that you can hear from them and use yourself.

Yeap!- Yes

Peace- world

Base- house

respect- respect

Strap- million

see u- I'll see you

Ma way- my destiny.

underground
Underground (underground - underground) - a number of artistic trends in contemporary art (in music, literature, cinema, fine arts, etc.), opposing themselves to mass culture, the mainstream.
In other words, it stands out from the crowd.

Unplugged
Live sound without the use of hardware amplifiers. Not so long ago, this style of performance was quite popular, thanks to music channels and the unusual sound of old songs.

beef
Beef (beef - meat, in figurative meaning complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their features and unspoken rules of conduct are an important part of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists.
In practice, a beef can be seen when one rapper, in order to deliberately humiliate another, writes a song about him in which he expresses his opinion.

Beatboxing
Beatboxing is the art of creating beats, rhythms and melodies with the human mouth.

Bit
Beat - measure in music, used in the expression English. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The larger the value, the faster the tempo of the music.

Brakedance
Breakdance (bboying, breakdance) - street dance, one of the five elements of hip-hop.

Battle
Battle (battle, battle, battle) - a competition between MC and rap performers, usually accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss on an opponent.

bootleg
Bootleg - a pirated compilation of tracks, which the artist may never even know about.

Graffiti
Graffiti - in its original meaning - cave drawings, which ancient people painted on the walls of their dwellings; in modern sense- inscriptions or drawings applied with paint, ink or scratched on walls, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces. In our time it is art style hip hop culture.

diss
Diss (disrespect - disrespect) is a direction in hip-hop (more specifically - in rap). The essence of diss is disrespect in the text of one rapper (or group) to another rapper (s). In such tracks, obscene speech is practiced, swearing towards the enemy, sometimes threats. Often disses come in pairs, that is, "diss - reciprocal diss", or in chains of disses. Often disses are ignored. Disses are used in beefs.

Rap
Rap (rap, rapping) is a rhythmic recitative, usually read to music with a heavy beat. A rap artist is called a rapper, or by the more general term MC.
The word rap comes from the English rap - knock, blow (a hint at the rhythm of rap). To rap also means "to speak", "to speak".

rapcore
Rapcore is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of styles such as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.

Mix
Mix (mix) - several pieces of music (tracks), lined up in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are made by DJs. Usually mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other features.

Newschool
Newschool (Newschol, New school) - “new Russian rap” - all Russian Rap from 1998 to this day.

Old school
Oldschool (Oldschool, Old School) - old rap, classic Russian Rap. Old school is considered to be the entire Russian Rap until 1998.

Promo (promo)
Promo (promo) - trial release. May contain incomplete tracks, low quality, text inserts that say this is a promo.

Russian rap
Russian Rap - rap performed in Russian.

Staff
Stuff (stuff - things, rubbish) - these are the works of a rap artist
Example: “appreciate my thing” - “appreciate my staff”.

Technique
Technique is a way of controlling rhythm. There is also a small branch: “technicality” - the degree of skill to control the rhythm.

True
True (true, true, true) - the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, whose words do not differ from deeds.

Freestyle
Freestyle (free style) - improvisation in rap; recitation of a rhyming rhythmic recitative composed by the performer on the go. It's not a pre-written, rehearsed, "raw" form of hip hop. It is performed to beatbox, or to instrumental versions of previously recorded hip-hop songs.
Freestyle is held a large number of competitions (the so-called "battles"), in which participants compete with each other in the skill of a word rhymed on the go.

Fake
Fakes, fakers (fake- lie) - liars, performers with many lies on whose tracks, and reality diverges from the lyrics (To fake MC's).
Hip-hop

Hip-hop ( hip hop) - this is youth subculture, which appeared in the mid-1970s among African Americans and Hispanics. It is characterized by its own music (also called hip-hop, rap), its own slang, its own hip-hop fashion, dance styles(breakdance, etc.), graphic art(graffiti) and its own cinema. By the early 1990s, hip hop had become part of youth culture in many countries of the world.

Haters
Haters (hate - hatred) - people who hate something, or everything and everything. In Russian Rap, they denote people whose work is permeated with hatred for any performer.

Album
Album (album) - the term came to us from the time vinyl records, when one track was placed on one disc, and they were put together as if in albums (record albums - record albums). Accordingly, an album is a collection of songs by one artist into one collection.

crunk
Crunk is a style of southern rap music, with repetitive phrases and fast dance rhythms.

DJ
DJ (disc jockey - disc jockey, DJ) - a person who plays musical works recorded on sound media for an audience.

Delivery
Delivery (delivery) - setting the voice, the general mood of the track.

Double Time
Doubble Time (double time) - This is a reading, about twice as fast as the rhythm of the beats.

EP
EP - literally Extended Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. EP - means an inferior album, with a duration of 10 to 25 minutes.

flow
Flow (feed) - the ability to decorate your text with a competent emotional tone.

LP
LP - literally Long Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. LP - means an album, with a duration of 25 to 80 minutes.

Live (Live)
Live (Live) - recording from a "live" concert. The roar of the crowd and the amplifier is usually present, but it has its own charm, isn't it?

MC
MC, MC (Master of Ceremonies) - in reggae culture and hip-hop - artist, accompanied by electronic dance music uttering words from the stage - pre-composed or improvised, usually in the form of rap - to provoke the audience, as well as introduce the DJ. In Russian Rap, under MC, it is customary to consider participants in battles who read their text to someone else's music.

Mixtape (Mixtape)
Mixtape (mixtape) - special kind music release. The name comes from the English words mix and tape (literally translated as a mixed record).

Maxi-single
Maxi-single - less than an EP, but more than a single. It can contain several tracks, and like a single, several remixes, etc.

Punch line
PunchLine (strike line) - a line written in the style of comparison, which combines the meaning of the previous lines, as it were, puts a point.

R&B
R&B (rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, R'n "B) is a genre of popular music originally performed by African American musicians, integrating combinations of blues, jazz and gospel. The term was introduced into circulation in 1949 by the charters of the American magazine "Billboard" instead of the disparaging expression "racial music" (race music), common before.

respect
Respect (respect) - a good disposition towards a person, respect for his work.

Skillz
Skillz (skills, abilities) - a generally applicable term, it can be applied to absolutely everything that paints the mastery of the MC.

Spelling
Spelling (writing) - a way by which text rhymes, conveying its content. The expression "fashion spell" implies the use in the text modern game words and consonances that can really be found from all genres only in rap.

style
Style (style) - a set of techniques used by the MC, in a unique combination. Having his own style, the rapper begins to be recognizable, no matter how he reads, and no matter how he puts his voice. All MCs have the right to call their style whatever they want.

Single (single)
Single (single) - from English word"one". Single track with remixes, radio versions, instrumental, a cappella, etc.

TungTwist
TungTwist is a direct example of cheating. That is, it is the repetition of certain syllables in a word at a speed of two or more times.

We have already read many interesting and useless quotes of famous women, men, people associated with fashion, with literature. But I think few people are familiar with the statements of no less famous people today - with quotes from rappers.

I hope you enjoy my selection. Maybe it will even change your established opinion in some way.

Tupac
One of the most significant people in the world of music. Talented and charming, who left us so early (at 25 years old). Tupac Shakur was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996 and died from a fatal chest wound on September 13 in the hospital. His quotes, What was said almost 20 years ago is still relevant today.

The things you are about to see are unlikely to make you smile, but despite everything you see, despite the rain and the pain, keep a sense of humor. You must be able to smile no matter what.

It seems to me that role models today are not worthy of being on a pedestal.

My mom used to tell me that if you can't find something worth living for, it's better to find something worth dying for.

They have money for wars, but they cannot feed the poor.

It would seem that this is a message from heaven, but we are not ready for a black president.

We talk a lot about Malcolm X and Martin Luthar King Jr., but it's time to be like them, just as strong. They were mortal people, just like us, and each of us can become the same. I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be the one who says who I am and what I do. I express my opinion.

People think if you're from the ghetto, hang out a little and you'll fit in anywhere.

Eminem
Probably one of the most famous rappers. Eminem has a variety of activities: he has his own record label, which he runs with his manager Paul Rosenberg, and also has his own radio station, Shade 45 on Sirius XM Radio. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (2002's Lose Yourself) for 8 Mile, becoming the first rap artist to win the award.

First of all, I am a father. First I'm a father, and then Eminem. Of course, I'm not the perfect father. Maybe there is something I'm doing wrong, but I'll figure it out in 10-15 years, and now I'm trying to do my best and that's all I can.

Marshall often says that a second nature lives in him. This nature is called Slim Shady (Skinny Bastard). And this is by no means the most peaceful creature:

If you've gone too far and realize you need to turn back, don't rush to turn back, go ahead and go around that damn blue ball.

I'm so bad, and how good it is that I'm so bad.

Here you. I'm calling you. Yes Yes. Go. Do you feel my music? Not? Well, get out of here!

Kids, don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs, don't kill, don't rape. Leave it to me!

Something about Britney Spears:

I don't-see Britney Spears! Although she's nothing ... sexy.

Well, there is ... I have a Britney Spears album. Just don't hit! Well, you need to listen to what crap she sings ?!

(frame from the clip "Real Slim Shady")

But in general, Eminem is a pretty peaceful person. And if he shows aggression, then only in relation to a deserving person.

Slim Shady is the guy who says the most ridiculous things you could ever hear.

50 cent aka Curtis James Jackson Niga Olzhas III
Born in New York, 50 Cent began dealing drugs at the age of twelve during the crack epidemic of the 1980s. After he quits drug dealing to pursue a career as a rapper, he is shot 9 times in 2000.

I think Tupac was really cool, you know what I mean? And I am sure that he very sincerely wanted to change a lot. 50cent is slightly different. I don't help Save the Children. I wouldn't lift a finger for any black kid but my own.

Like it or not, the loser became the winner.
Friend, know that I will be the best as long as my heart beats.

Without pirates, I would not have taken place as an artist. If you are so popular that pirates are secretly mistaken for you, this is the best way to promote

Eminem and Dre are always negotiable. I know that all their comments are constructive criticism, so I don't make a problem out of it.

All these bazaars about "changing the world" are nonsense, it's time to grow out of this

I don't make friends with people I do business with. If you are my friend, I put up with all your shortcomings, and you can come to me and say: “Yo, brother, I screwed up here, okay?” But I don't let that go, and I'd have to say, "I'm glad you dared to admit it, but you're fired

If you suddenly decide to start your own business, do not pay people what they deserve ... Pay what they agree to ... This is a profitable business ...

In business, there are people who have talent, and there are people who have the talent to make money off the talented. The guys standing behind the stage are richer than those standing on the stage

Everything you go through makes you who you are.

Snoop Doggy Dog aka Snoop Dogg, and more recently Snoop Lion. But this time, quotes exclusively from Snoop Dogg.

Mom gave me my pseudonym. I really loved this cartoon with Snoopy. I started imitating him and my mom started calling me Snoopy. Very often, children have nicknames, and nicknames outweigh their real names. I am one of those scenarios

When the state begins to fight juvenile delinquency and drug addiction, it forgets the most important thing: it is impossible to fight this, but it is possible to make football schools and higher education more accessible than crack and street gangs.

Envy is a form of adoration. A person who is jealous of me cannot but love what I do.

The first time I had marijuana pearls was in the seventies with one of my uncles. I was about eight or nine years old...

Fatherhood is more than a job, it's more than a responsibility. It's a way of life. You must be prepared for it.

I want to do the right thing, but the world itself is wrong.