Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Jay Z Snaps Back at Critics of Tidal
Plus, words from L.A. Reid and Janet Jackson.
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Jay Z on criticism of his music streaming service TIDAL: - "I feel like YouTube is the biggest culprit. Them n****s pay you a tenth of what you supposed to get. You know n****s die for equal pay, right? You know when I work I ain’t your slave, right? You know I ain’t shucking and jiving and high-fiving, and you know this ain’t back in the days, right? Well I can’t tell, how the way they killed Freddie Gray, right? Shot down Mike Brown how they did Tray, right?”(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)
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Brandy on her favorite prom moment: - "It was getting dressed and the makeup and the prom dress. I just loved being around kids my age... If it were not for Kobe, I would've never gotten the experience."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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L.A. Reid on Mariah Carey's chances of scoring another hit: - "To even be on the radio at this point in her career is a huge accomplishment, because radio doesn’t cater to veteran artists or legends. Radio caters to in-the-moment stars…Nobody that put out records 25 years ago is going to have a No. 1. Not Paul, Stevie, Bruce, Mick or Keith. Not Prince, not anyone. So if she can get on the radio, we’ve done damn good. Would we like to have a No. 1? F**k yeah, I’m greedy. But it’s not realistic.”(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Department)
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Melanie Fiona on shunning the "angry R&B chick" label: - "I think ignorant people try to paint me into that lane. That title, or whatever that is, is so general and based off one aspect of what people might think they know. Yes, those have been my biggest songs and I'm so proud of that because my strength and greatest success has come from my pain and there's no shame in that. But to say I'm limited to being the angry R&B chick, then you haven't listened to my projects.”(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for HBO)
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Snoop Dogg on feeling indebted to Suge Knight: - "I never hated him, he never really hated me. How could you hate me when I made you a $100 million? How could I hate you when you helped me build a team to beat my murder case? That’s why I’ve always had an open heart for him… People don’t understand, he was my friend before he became my enemy." (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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