WORD? CELEBRITY QUOTES: WEEK OF NOV. 19
Drake gets robbed, Nicki Minaj gets fired, Chrisette Michele calls out Rick Ross, and much more.
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Drake on Getting Robbed - "I knew it was a setup, because I had on a sweater and a jacket. But when they banged on the car window with a gun and opened the door, the first thing he said was, 'Yo, run that chain.' They didn't rob [my date], and her purse was sitting right there. So I was like, 'Okay, yup—you set the whole thing up.'"
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Rihanna on Her Relationship With Drake - "We just became friends and we left it at that. We get along really well. Drake has a youthful thing about him, and he is very melodic with the way he writes, and I felt I needed someone like that for 'What's My Name.'"
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Jay-Z on Jay Electronica - "It's obvious that he really genuinely loves it and is a student of rap and the game. You can't write those sort of songs or come to that sort of conclusion without having a deep love for what you're doing and a deep understanding and a deep drive."
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Rick Ross on His No-Show at the Soul Train Awards - "What exactly happened was I came the day before and they gave me a mic just to do rehearsals and I had no input on the performance. We done worked a long time to get in this position, just not to be thrown on stage."
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Chrisette Michele on Rick Ross - "I can't get in touch with him no more. So I'm wondering, honestly, is he okay? Is everything okay? Then I'm wondering, how does this make us look to corporate America? Because we got folks spending hundreds of millions of dollars on putting a show together, and then the only rap artist for the whole entire show, the only hip-hop representation for the whole show—for hip hop to walk out like that..."
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Dr. Dre on His Future - "I don't ever see myself retiring totally from music, because I have a genuine love and passion for it. But as far as me going into the mic booth, that sh*t is over. I'm always going to talent-scout and try to find new artists to work with. But, yeah, that's it. I don't see myself doing it the way I'm doing it now."
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will.i.am on Sony Releasing Unfinished MJ Songs - "To me it's disrespectful. Michael Jackson songs are finished when Michael says they're finished. Maybe if I never worked with him I wouldn't have this perspective. He was very particular about how he wanted his vocals, the reverb he used—he was that hands-on."
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Russell Simmons' Open Letter to Kanye - "Your life story took a tough turn with the passing of your mother. Although we grieved with you, we never really knew how much pain you were in. We witnessed your moment at the MTV Music Awards and many of us dismissed it as, 'Oh, that is just Kanye being Kanye.' The hard part of all of this is that we have all had moments in our lives that have been challenging, painful and hard to overcome. However, most of us just hide our emotions and never deal with that inner struggle that we face..."
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Wiz Khalifa on Turning Down a Tour With Drake - "I went out on a limb and went with my gut feeling. It was risky when you go for what you know, but it's really easy to take the hand from someone. Not saying I didn't want it or couldn't use it, but I figured I'd try a different method, and it ended up working for me."
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Flo Rida on His Name - "At first, I was going by the name of Ruckus Pimp. I just thought that was like a little bit out there, so I went over to my boy's house. He's just like, 'Man, we got to come up with a name today.'"
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Eva Longoria on Her Split From Tony Parker - "It is with great sadness that after seven years together, Tony and I have decided to divorce. We love each other deeply and pray for each other's happiness."
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Brandy on Her Elimination From Dancing With the Stars - "I don't know how I feel right now."
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Kyle Massey on Dancing With the Stars - "It's crazy to think you're going to come into a competition like this and not lose weight with the hours you're going to have to put in. I know I'm going to keep losing weight as long as I'm on this show."
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Taio Cruz on Performing on Dancing With the Stars - "The only person whose name I know is Brandy... She seemed lovely as well. I kind of just waved at her and said, 'Hi.' I was a bit starstruck."
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Ne-Yo on His Newborn Child - "I've been in love before, but this feels like nothing I've ever felt—like I'm in love for the first time."
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