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Nicki Minaj, On Her Love of Designer Betsey Johnson  - “I remember I was living in Queens and I couldn't afford Betsey, so I would, like, window shop by her store and then I would go to the cheaper places."(Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

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R. Kelly, On Chris Brown’s Comeback  - "I tell you one thing, I have the most upmost respect for Chris Brown. My hat goes off to him. Because why? He got into the studio, he did what he was supposed to do and he bounced back like round ball."(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Lil' Wayne, On Finding Inspiration From Rock Band, Nirvana  - “I was young and I actually listened to the lyrics, and I probably felt at that time that I was rebelling and I could …  relate to the things [deceased lead singer Kurt Cobain] was talking about. I probably couldn't, but I thought I could.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Fabolous, On His Beef With Ray J  - “This n---a is high and coked up or on pills. His rant, I heard it, it's hilarious to me. It's a joke to me. I'm taking this serious on the side of where he thinks that I'm the n---a that he should do that to, but I'm laughing at his whole character.”(Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Ray J, Telling His Side of Heated Exchange With Fabolous  - "Ni**as saying, 'Ray J got beat up,' I socked that ni**a in the face!"(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Wyclef Jean, On Why He Likes Sarah Palin  - “She’s rad. She’s shrewd. She’s cool. Because at the end of the day, I’m for the people, because this is the United States of America … this is what America’s really about."(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Beyoncé, On Her Pregnancy  - "Actually, I am having so much fun, it has been the most fun time now that [my pregnancy] has been announced and I don't have to, you know, it was really difficult to conceal. But now that I can be proud and excited about it, I'm having so much fun shopping."(Photo: Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images)

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Lupe Fiasco, On 9/11 and The Collapse of 7 World Trade Center    - "There was never really a real, proper investigation. It's just something that always stood out as a sort of elephant in the room for me."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/MTV/PictureGroup)

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Kreayshawn, On Game  - “I wanna slap a grown-ass man in the face. Game is a weak ass Blood, he ain't about to do s**t."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Kanye West, On The Rumored Break-up of The Black Eyed Peas   - "Rest in peace to the Black Eyed Peas. You're gonna be missed!"(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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50 Cent, On His Involvement in The Ray J/Fabolous beef  - “I’m not saying Ray J is lying, they did get to start moving in the hallway but I got in between both of them. If he [Fabolous] got punched in the face he wouldn’t have went on stage [to perform] with no [sun] glasses.”(Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Mary J. Blige, On The Death of Amy Winehouse.  - “I just couldn't believe it really. And then it hit me — that could have been me. That really could have been me!"(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)