WORD? CELEBRITY QUOTES FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 10

Rapper T.I. explains why it doesn't matter how long it is before you see him next.

Redman - I wish next term I could become vice-president of Def Jam. I would try to conduct business in a business manner, but I would also try to find that niche that Def Jam has been missing to control the whole artists and make all the artists happy.

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Redman - I wish next term I could become vice-president of Def Jam. I would try to conduct business in a business manner, but I would also try to find that niche that Def Jam has been missing to control the whole artists and make all the artists happy.

T.I. - And remember … it doesn't matter how long it'll be before the next time you see me. What matters is that I'll be a better man before that time comes. The longer I sit, the smarter I get.

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T.I. - And remember … it doesn't matter how long it'll be before the next time you see me. What matters is that I'll be a better man before that time comes. The longer I sit, the smarter I get.

Dr. Dre - I'm really protective of my family, myself and my image. It's one of the reasons for my longevity in the business. I'm not a person that really gives a f**k about being on camera or people taking pictures of me. I like being to myself.

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Dr. Dre - I'm really protective of my family, myself and my image. It's one of the reasons for my longevity in the business. I'm not a person that really gives a f**k about being on camera or people taking pictures of me. I like being to myself.

Kim Kardashian - The rumors are absolutely not true. I'm not pregnant.

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Kim Kardashian - The rumors are absolutely not true. I'm not pregnant.

They Call Him Diddy - Diddy hits The Lab with high energy on March 9.

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Diddy - We pushed our album back a bunch of times because we felt, to be honest, we weren't ready. I think a lot of times artists make that mistake. They get locked into a date and they're like, 'Well, I told everybody my date was this.' ... And it's not fair to change your date four times like we did...We're sorry.

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MC Lyte - I look at her as a culmination of all of the female hip-hop MCs that are and were, with her spice all on top of it. She's uniquely different for this time because she's totally equipped business-wise. She understands what it is to be different in your approach. I love it.

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MC Lyte - I look at her as a culmination of all of the female hip-hop MCs that are and were, with her spice all on top of it. She's uniquely different for this time because she's totally equipped business-wise. She understands what it is to be different in your approach. I love it.

Oprah Winfrey - I'm not even kind of a lesbian. And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. That's number one. Number two ... why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life.

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Oprah Winfrey - I'm not even kind of a lesbian. And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. That's number one. Number two ... why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life.

Bow Wow - I aint had time to go play football, or do none of the regular stuff. So it's kind of like at times it haunts you. I'm unbalanced because I've only seen one side of life. So, it's like I didn't really mean it like 'yo I'm about to kill myself right now.' I wonder when I'll ever get peace, I guess I'll get it when I'm dead.

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Bow Wow - I aint had time to go play football, or do none of the regular stuff. So it's kind of like at times it haunts you. I'm unbalanced because I've only seen one side of life. So, it's like I didn't really mean it like 'yo I'm about to kill myself right now.' I wonder when I'll ever get peace, I guess I'll get it when I'm dead.

Christina Milian - Everything about that is all fictitious. Everything…the gag order. I’m completely allowed to speak about anything that I want to. Except the settlement, we do choose to not make that public.

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Christina Milian - Everything about that is all fictitious. Everything…the gag order. I’m completely allowed to speak about anything that I want to. Except the settlement, we do choose to not make that public.

Keri Hilson - Every person has one. My breaking point … I mean, there are many. We, as women, are such hopeless romantics, and I know I’m one of them and I tolerate a bit more than I should just wanting to make a relationship work. Just wanting to be held at night. Wanting to be on dates and be a woman, you know?

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Keri Hilson - Every person has one. My breaking point … I mean, there are many. We, as women, are such hopeless romantics, and I know I’m one of them and I tolerate a bit more than I should just wanting to make a relationship work. Just wanting to be held at night. Wanting to be on dates and be a woman, you know?

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Nicki Minaj - It does, it does. But the thing that I want to promote is that if you see someone doing their thing, give them their props. We all have it hard and face the same challenges as female emcees. Show some mutual love and respect for each other so that it doesn’t get nasty. And she can be a nasty character.

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Nicki Minaj - It does, it does. But the thing that I want to promote is that if you see someone doing their thing, give them their props. We all have it hard and face the same challenges as female emcees. Show some mutual love and respect for each other so that it doesn’t get nasty. And she can be a nasty character.

Ice-T - I’d like to get Chris Rock or maybe Kat Williams or somebody on. We usually use rappers, but we don’t put on comedians. Anthony Anderson [star of Law & Order] was a comedian and I like when you take the comedians and let them go — like David Alan Grier just came on.

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Ice-T - I’d like to get Chris Rock or maybe Kat Williams or somebody on. We usually use rappers, but we don’t put on comedians. Anthony Anderson [star of Law & Order] was a comedian and I like when you take the comedians and let them go — like David Alan Grier just came on.

Gloria Govan - We are contractually obligated to a certain extent. We were disappointed with season one, but Matt and I sat down with Shed Media, who developed the show, and we really had an in-depth conversation about what we want our roles to be in this season coming up.

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Gloria Govan - We are contractually obligated to a certain extent. We were disappointed with season one, but Matt and I sat down with Shed Media, who developed the show, and we really had an in-depth conversation about what we want our roles to be in this season coming up.

Willow Smith - I would like to be a very well-known artist. I would like to be as big as Lady Gaga. I would like to be bigger. ... I'd like to be a big rock star.

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Willow Smith - I would like to be a very well-known artist. I would like to be as big as Lady Gaga. I would like to be bigger. ... I'd like to be a big rock star.

Jay-Z - My first album didn't come out 'til I was 26, so for so long I ignored that talent. It took a bit of luck. The people I was with daily — a personal friend of mine went to jail for 12 years. And me and him would be together every single day. So I know that same fate was awaiting me. We would have got picked up the same day. If I wasn't pursuing music I would have been in jail for 12 years.

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Jay-Z - My first album didn't come out 'til I was 26, so for so long I ignored that talent. It took a bit of luck. The people I was with daily — a personal friend of mine went to jail for 12 years. And me and him would be together every single day. So I know that same fate was awaiting me. We would have got picked up the same day. If I wasn't pursuing music I would have been in jail for 12 years.

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Trick Daddy - They glorified Miami like it's a beautiful place, a beautiful city. Miami don't got all the pretty women. Crackheads are my best friends, and all the dope they was talking about in [the 2006 documentary] 'Cocaine Cowboys,' we were the ones that sold it. We killed each other over it and we were the ones that became addicted to it. Our kids' kids will still have to pay for this in years to come.

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Trick Daddy - They glorified Miami like it's a beautiful place, a beautiful city. Miami don't got all the pretty women. Crackheads are my best friends, and all the dope they was talking about in [the 2006 documentary] 'Cocaine Cowboys,' we were the ones that sold it. We killed each other over it and we were the ones that became addicted to it. Our kids' kids will still have to pay for this in years to come.

J.Cole - I have an incredible song that I hope wins a Grammy. I pray to God. It's such an incredible song. I love it...It's a really J. Cole song, but in single form, big radio form, but still emotional, really deep, thought-provoking type of song.

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J.Cole - I have an incredible song that I hope wins a Grammy. I pray to God. It's such an incredible song. I love it...It's a really J. Cole song, but in single form, big radio form, but still emotional, really deep, thought-provoking type of song.

Too Short - I think I just kind of set a goal for myself to play it as long as it can go. I just wanna do it longer than anybody else say they did it. I wanna make more songs than anybody, I wanna be the oldest rapper who is active. I didn't set out to do this, but now that I'm doing it, I might as well do it to the fullest, like Brett Favre.

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Too Short - I think I just kind of set a goal for myself to play it as long as it can go. I just wanna do it longer than anybody else say they did it. I wanna make more songs than anybody, I wanna be the oldest rapper who is active. I didn't set out to do this, but now that I'm doing it, I might as well do it to the fullest, like Brett Favre.

Lupe Fiasco - People are trapped in the culture where music needs to be free and you don't need to pay for it. I was just at Princeton, speaking at Cornel West's class, and someone asked that. They asked about the relationship between blogs and artists. I told them, at a bare minimum it costs me, literally out of my own pocket, it costs me $3,000 to $4,000 to make a song. It costs me about $700 to $800 to make a freestyle. I'm giving you that.

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Lupe Fiasco - People are trapped in the culture where music needs to be free and you don't need to pay for it. I was just at Princeton, speaking at Cornel West's class, and someone asked that. They asked about the relationship between blogs and artists. I told them, at a bare minimum it costs me, literally out of my own pocket, it costs me $3,000 to $4,000 to make a song. It costs me about $700 to $800 to make a freestyle. I'm giving you that.

Rick Ross - Everybody that was nominated this year for the Grammys, I congratulate them, and I feel like everyone deserve it. As far as me, I feel like it's just something else for me to work toward, you know, if that's something that I'm really, really trying to achieve -- Other than that, I had a wonderful year and I really couldn't ask for no more.

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Rick Ross - Everybody that was nominated this year for the Grammys, I congratulate them, and I feel like everyone deserve it. As far as me, I feel like it's just something else for me to work toward, you know, if that's something that I'm really, really trying to achieve -- Other than that, I had a wonderful year and I really couldn't ask for no more.