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“Yeah, you'd catch me wearing suits the whole time. Just not when I'm in my artist mode. Probably when I'm in my executive mode, coming out of a building or something, you'd catch me in a suit.” quote by Akon — Download Open image

“Yeah, you'd catch me wearing suits the whole time. Just not when I'm in my artist mode. Probably when I'm in my executive mode, coming out of a building or something, you'd catch me in a suit.”

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If it comes, it comes, but its not like a main focus. If you go looking for something youre never gone find what youre looking for. If its meant for you its gonna find you.

The sweetness, the love aspect of it, the emotional part of the woman is gone because she walks around with her guard up.

I'm looking for someone who's not trying to compete against me. I'm looking for a woman that's willing to be a woman.

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Growing up, I was always surrounded by musicians. After I got into that trouble, got locked up and when I got out I couldn't work a regular 9 to 5 like everybody else because of being locked up. The only jobs available were minimum wage. With today's economy, it's hard to survive on minimum wage, so I had to find…

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I was outta control. Anything you needed, I had it. I mean anything. From candy, to bullets. I had test questions for every test. Everything you need I had you. You didnt study you needed answers to the test I had you.

I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.

When Im on the mic, Im just giving the listener a part of me.

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Yeah, youd catch me wearing suits the whole time. Just not when Im in my artist mode. Probably when Im in my executive mode, coming out of a building or something, youd catch me in a suit.

They were supporting us. We were still in school, my older brother was watching me. He was like going on 18, about to graduate. For the last couple of years he was doing I was just running through highschool and ended up getting kicked out.

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