Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Kid Cudi Thinks Hip Hop is Holding Back Black People

Plus, quotes from Master P and Toni Braxton.

Kid Cudi on what’s holding hip hop and Black people back from progress:  - "I think the money, cash, hoes braggadoccio needs to be deaded. I feel like that's holding us back as a culture. As Black people, that doesn't advance us in any way, shape or form.” (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Kid Cudi on what’s holding hip hop and Black people back from progress:  - "I think the money, cash, hoes braggadoccio needs to be deaded. I feel like that's holding us back as a culture. As Black people, that doesn't advance us in any way, shape or form.” (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Wendy Williams on her former addiction to cocaine:  - “I could literally smoke my crack right there in the studio. I loved doing coke. I absolutely loved it and there was never a time when I said I can’t do this anymore. I was able to pay my bills. I was able to live a nice life.” (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)

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Wendy Williams on her former addiction to cocaine:  - “I could literally smoke my crack right there in the studio. I loved doing coke. I absolutely loved it and there was never a time when I said I can’t do this anymore. I was able to pay my bills. I was able to live a nice life.” (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)

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Holiday Honeys - Cute couple Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks sign autographs and take pictures with fans outside of Madison Square Garden after the Jingle Ball. (Photo: Blayze / Splash News)

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Jordin Sparks on fiancé Jason Derulo:  - “I know he’s the one.” (Photo: Blayze / Splash News)

Lil’ Wayne on why he would never go up against Kendrick Lamar lyrically: - "I am not about to be jumping out here talking about 'I'm the best.' I don't need nobody coming at my neck."  (Photo: Noel Vasquez/GC Images)

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Lil’ Wayne on why he would never go up against Kendrick Lamar lyrically: - "I am not about to be jumping out here talking about 'I'm the best.' I don't need nobody coming at my neck." (Photo: Noel Vasquez/GC Images)

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50 Cent on Steve Stoute trying to talk him out of signing to Eminem's Shady Aftermath label:  - "He was like 'Look, don't do the deal with the white boy.'"  (Photos from left: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File, Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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50 Cent on Steve Stoute trying to talk him out of signing to Eminem's Shady Aftermath label:  - "He was like 'Look, don't do the deal with the white boy.'" (Photos from left: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File, Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Gene Simmons on why hip hop shouldn’t be included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:  - “You’ve got Grandmaster Flash in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Run-D.M.C. in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? You’re killing me! That doesn’t mean those aren’t good artists. But they don’t play guitar. They sample and they talk. Not even sing!"(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Gene Simmons on why hip hop shouldn’t be included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:  - “You’ve got Grandmaster Flash in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Run-D.M.C. in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? You’re killing me! That doesn’t mean those aren’t good artists. But they don’t play guitar. They sample and they talk. Not even sing!"(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Master P: April 29 - The rapper and entrepreneur turns 44 years old.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Master P’s response to ex-wife’s claims that he left her and their four children broke and destitute:  - “I take great care of all my kids. All of their needs are being met in abundance. I come from the ghetto, I changed my life but she didn’t want to grow with me so we’re not together.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

James Rosemond Jr. on 50 Cent poking fun at him via a record and being assaulted by members of G-Unit in 2007:  - “The incident in 2007 was a bad situation I didn't deserve and seven years later it's now being made fun of in a record? What real gangster condones grown men assaulting a minor… who has no involvement in the beef?”  (Photos from Left: James Rosemond Jr via Instagram, Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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James Rosemond Jr. on 50 Cent poking fun at him via a record and being assaulted by members of G-Unit in 2007:  - “The incident in 2007 was a bad situation I didn't deserve and seven years later it's now being made fun of in a record? What real gangster condones grown men assaulting a minor… who has no involvement in the beef?” (Photos from Left: James Rosemond Jr via Instagram, Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Toni Braxton on her brief retirement:  - “When I reflect on my retirement, I go: ‘What was I thinking?’ What I’ve learned is that a lot of artists and entertainers go through the same thing. It’s like your musical mid-life crisis.”  (Photo: Alberto Reyes/WENN.com)

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Toni Braxton on her brief retirement:  - “When I reflect on my retirement, I go: ‘What was I thinking?’ What I’ve learned is that a lot of artists and entertainers go through the same thing. It’s like your musical mid-life crisis.” (Photo: Alberto Reyes/WENN.com)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on possibly working with Lupita Nyong’o on the film adaptation of her novel: - “I'm going to do the mysterious thing and say that Lupita might be making an announcement very soon. I don't know. That announcement might be about Americanah." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on possibly working with Lupita Nyong’o on the film adaptation of her novel: - “I'm going to do the mysterious thing and say that Lupita might be making an announcement very soon. I don't know. That announcement might be about Americanah." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Lance Gross on Hollywood for Black actors:  - “This is an awesome time for people of color, especially with shows like Scandal…” (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Lance Gross on Hollywood for Black actors:  - “This is an awesome time for people of color, especially with shows like Scandal…” (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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CJ Hilton on the state of R&B:  - "I feel like R&B right now is honestly in a weird place. But we're taking it back to the real music, putting blood and sweat behind the instruments and just getting back to a sound that's truly timeless."  (Photo: FERNANDO LEON/BET)

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CJ Hilton on the state of R&B:  - "I feel like R&B right now is honestly in a weird place. But we're taking it back to the real music, putting blood and sweat behind the instruments and just getting back to a sound that's truly timeless." (Photo: FERNANDO LEON/BET)

Redman: April 17 - The former Def Jam rapper celebrates his 44th birthday. (Photo: Jason Kempin/WireImage)

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Redman on crafting his new LP, Muddy Waters 2:  - "I'm not trying to top the Muddy Waters album. What I'm doing by naming it Muddy Waters 2 is to let you relive that '90s kind of sound and experience.”(Photo: Jason Kempin/WireImage)

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