Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Suge Knights Prefers to Be Called the N-Word
Plus words from Meagan Good and Pusha T.
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Suge Knight on being called the N-word: - "When you really look at it, a lot of people say the N-word. I like that better than 'African American.' We not from Africa, we Black." (Photo: Michael Bezjian/WireImage)
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Chuck D on Suge Knight’s preference to be called the N-word: - "Being called Black in America is the struggle to keep us moving and breathing over bloody water. Being a n----r or [n---a] without the context of history is like drowning in bloody water, dragging down those yet knowing to swim." (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)
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Meagan Good on the comedic approach to race in the upcoming comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: - “I love that the movie tackles and deals with the race issue. It’s bringing awareness to the stereotypes. It’s bringing awareness to the ignorance." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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R. Kelly’s response to scathing article which reports allegations of sexual abuse: - “As long as I got my fans screaming my name around the world and buying my records and supporting R.Kelly, everybody…that doesn’t agree with it, can listen to the last song (“Shut Up”) on Black Panties.” (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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Mark Wahlberg on how hip hop helped him build a career in Hollywood: - "Well, I don’t have a business degree, but I have street smarts and real life experience that I’ve been applying to what I do… If I need to learn something, I can pick up a book, but you can’t learn what I’ve experienced.” (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Pusha T on who he’s working with for his next project: - "I don't know when I'm dropping the next one but I can tell everybody, January 2, me, Pharrell and Chad are going in the studio for 20 days." (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Pusha T)
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Minister Louis Farrakhan on Kanye West’s controversial statement on Jewish people: - "You have nothing to apologize for. It is their fear of the truth and that's why it gives me pleasure to defend my brother."(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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ScHoolBoy Q on who inspired his upcoming LP Oxymoron: - "That's my baby, that's what my album really is about. I don't have no songs that are especially dedicated to her, but I wanted to try and be, like, corny, because I always said it was always about my daughter." (Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Rocsi on what she misses most about 106 & Park: - "I miss the kids. I miss that live 106 audience." (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)
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Birdman on rumored beef with Drake: - "Drake down with the team for life. I got nothing but love for Drake and the whole OVO camp." (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BMI)
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