WORD? CELEBRITY QUOTES FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 8

What message did Nicki Minaj tell her gay fans?

Grueling Procedure - Lil Wayne might be the best dental patient alive. According to TMZ, on February 16 Weezy went under the drill for eight root canal procedures in one sitting. The grueling surgery took eight hours to complete.

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Lil Wayne - Honestly, I await the mail every day, just to open one up and see what somebody is saying. Reading the fan mail, man, you never expect what you see when you open those letters.

Drake (@Drakkardnoir) - Drake, Lauren London and Swizz Beatz on one song together? " “I called @mslaurenlondon to help me finish this verse for a song I did with Swizz but she was half alseep lol...TML June 15th”"

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Drake - All legends have their [flaws]. It's definitely unfortunate what just happened [but] I think the most important thing is we're just counting down the days. It's not 150 days, not 200 days, not 800 days, it's 29 more days. ... We have our Miami Heat tickets together. I'm just waiting for my man to come home.

Birdman - We in the Maybachs going to the hotel for a minute to see the kids then we on the jet after that.  Then we gotta go to Arizona  for a minute to check in cause he got a little paperwork out there.  After that we gone come to L.A. for a minute then to Miami for this party.

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Birdman - We still haven't really made up our mind. I think what's important, we want to see family first. If the concert happens, it happens. But right now, we just want to come home and see our family and party, I think. That's what we gonna do: just come to Miami, and just party for a minute. Work and party and play.

Toya Carter - It's very exciting. Especially when you have a little girl that's anticipating his return. We're looking forward to that. It's very exciting.

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Toya Carter - It's very exciting. Especially when you have a little girl that's anticipating his return. We're looking forward to that. It's very exciting.

Rihanna - I didn’t want the generic pop record that Ke$sha or Lady Gaga or Katy Perry would do. Every song was tailored to me.

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Rihanna - I didn’t want the generic pop record that Ke$sha or Lady Gaga or Katy Perry would do. Every song was tailored to me.

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Sherri Shepherd - My dad worked two jobs and moved us to the suburbs, and just being a black person, I went through a lot of racism and being called names and being bullied every single day.

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Sherri Shepherd - My dad worked two jobs and moved us to the suburbs, and just being a black person, I went through a lot of racism and being called names and being bullied every single day.

Whoopi Goldberg - Comedian. outspoken TV host and the ever civil-minded activist Whoopi Goldberg was in the audience.

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Whoopi Goldberg - I'm still in the processing phase. It's really hard to believe that she's gone.

Mario - I will continue to support her anyway I can.

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Mario - I will continue to support her anyway I can.

El DeBarge - I picked up a crack pipe when I was 25 years old because I wanted to try it, and it took me 22 years to un-try it. But it's a wrap now. I lost all that time with a pipe in my mouth. Now it's a mic to my mouth.

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El DeBarge - I picked up a crack pipe when I was 25 years old because I wanted to try it, and it took me 22 years to un-try it. But it's a wrap now. I lost all that time with a pipe in my mouth. Now it's a mic to my mouth.

Waka Flocka Flame - My brain, I'm so sharp, I can play stupid on the camera and they think I'm dumb. So really. you just playing yourself. I'm so ahead of y'all. That's for the bloggers.

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Waka Flocka Flame - My brain, I'm so sharp, I can play stupid on the camera and they think I'm dumb. So really. you just playing yourself. I'm so ahead of y'all. That's for the bloggers.

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Trey Songz - I don’t know if I can recall the first time, but Teddy Pendergrass from 'Turn Off the Lights'  to 'Wake Up Everybody,' he was one of the original kings of R&B who paved the way for artists like me.

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Trey Songz - Love is louder than anything imaginable — hate, bullying, jealousy, anything. Love can conquer all. If you learn to love, you learn to live a better life, so I encourage you to do so.

Soulja Boy - To be honest with you, sometimes when you sit and think about it, it can get scary. You know what I mean? It's like the media can create a lie and sway, like, 80 percent of the general population to believe it.

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Soulja Boy - To be honest with you, sometimes when you sit and think about it, it can get scary. You know what I mean? It's like the media can create a lie and sway, like, 80 percent of the general population to believe it.

Amy Winehouse - I’m much healthier now. I used to use drugs and I haven’t used drugs in almost three years. I literally woke up one day and was like, ‘I don’t want to do this any more.’

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Amy Winehouse - I’m much healthier now. I used to use drugs and I haven’t used drugs in almost three years. I literally woke up one day and was like, ‘I don’t want to do this any more.’

Jamie Foxx: December 13 - R&B singer Jamie Foxx turns 43.

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Jamie Foxx - I don’t call it a condition. I just call it living. … When she loves, she loves. When she’s mad, she’s mad. When she cries, she cries. When she’s happy, she’s happy, but she always tells the truth.

Kid Cudi - I really don't understand what's up with this guy, but he's just somebody I don't click with anymore. I started making changes in my life and started to realize positive energy around me, and he never really had a good energy.

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Kid Cudi - I really don't understand what's up with this guy, but he's just somebody I don't click with anymore. I started making changes in my life and started to realize positive energy around me, and he never really had a good energy.

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Lloyd Banks - I was completely ready to say f*ck it. 50 [Cent's] whole thing was just, 'Push on, push on.' But he didn't grow up with his mother and his father. Seeing my life pass before my eyes, it was like, no matter how much sh*t you have or how good you're doing, you're going to go through this and be devastated.

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Lloyd Banks - We all know what was said…the actions that were took. Some things you don’t just get past. At this point, I’m really not concerned with it. I’m just pushing what Banks gotta do and getting my brand going.

Lupe Fiasco - They think I'm whack.

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Lupe Fiasco - They think I'm whack.

Solange Knowles - Seriously, I [d]on't like the fact dat Julez thinks he gotta sneak [and] watched 'California Gurls' on [You]Tube. Katy Perry is polluting the chirrens. It is like kiddie porn tho. All them damn colors, candy and sh-- ... and then Daisy Dukes, breast[s] shooting cream.

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Solange Knowles - Seriously, I [d]on't like the fact dat Julez thinks he gotta sneak [and] watched 'California Gurls' on [You]Tube. Katy Perry is polluting the chirrens. It is like kiddie porn tho. All them damn colors, candy and sh-- ... and then Daisy Dukes, breast[s] shooting cream.

Chelsea Handler - I don’t know, I call him Curtis when we’re having sex. No, but he does have a real name. His name is Curtis. Curtis…I don’t know, I should find out.

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Chelsea Handler - Everyone, calm down. I met with Mr. Cent about a potential project. There's nothing to report yet, I'll let you know if there is.

Melanie Brown - Constantly challenge yourself – that’s when you get into feeling really fit. And you’ll start to feel the results, the tightening in your thighs, and the changes in your body. And you have to be sure to eat well and hydrate; you can’t do one without the other.

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Mel B - He’s been playing a part of her life for quite some time now, but Angel sees Stephen as her dad. Obviously he’s not her biological dad but she calls him daddy.

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Travie McCoy - Since I’ve been on tour promoting this record, we’ve been writing for the next GCH record. Just putting in double duty and working extra on it so we’re about 16 demos deep into the next Gym Class Heroes record already.

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Travie McCoy - Since I’ve been on tour promoting this record, we’ve been writing for the next GCH record. Just putting in double duty and working extra on it so we’re about 16 demos deep into the next Gym Class Heroes record already.

Wiz Khalifa on Comparisons to Snoop - "When people meet me—and if they know Snoop—will say, 'When they do a movie, they better put you as Snoop.' And I look up to Dogg, so that's huge for me. He's the OG, man. Anybody that compares me to him, that tight."

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Wiz Khalifa - A great day for me is when I can wake up, get high and perform for my fans. It's not abnormal for me to spend at least $10,000 a month on weed easily.

Hip-Hop is Alive Again - Nas, who famously proclaimed the death of hip-hop back in 2006 with his album, “Hip Hop is Dead,” thinks the genre has life again. “It died several times, but I do believe in the heartbeat of it right now. There are a lot of new artists, and artists that have been around, who are kicking a** right now.” The rapper and Damian Marley are collaborating for a new album entitled “Distant Relatives.”

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Nas - With all do respect to you all. Nas is NOBODY's slave. This is not the 1800′s, respect me and I will respect you.

Gucci Mane - Me and P are doing two movies. That's a field I never got into, movies, and I want to get into. So I want to get money with somebody I want to, so I reached out to him … My boys want to do movies, so why not with someone who has done it before and keep it in-house?

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Gucci Mane - Me and P are doing two movies. That's a field I never got into, movies, and I want to get into. So I want to get money with somebody I want to, so I reached out to him … My boys want to do movies, so why not with someone who has done it before and keep it in-house?

Nicki Minaj @NickiMinaj) - Nicki's "I Am Nicki Minaj" Spring Bling special brought in some big numbers. "Thank You for making I AM NICKI the #1 Spring Bling Telecast in BET HISTORY!!! Catch it again 2nite @ 10:30 EST. ;)"

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Nicki Minaj - I would encourage my gay fans to be fighters and to be brave. People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I face opposition every day, but I didn't kill myself and now, thank God, I'm here. So I want my life to be a testimony to my fans and my gay fans.