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I'm a Remy Martin guy. I like Remy and Coke, and I like the white Remy V with pineapple. I'm an equal-opportunity Remy drinker.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
If I was a white rapper, the bar for me would be Eminem. Of course his white skin helped him excel to heights that a lot of other rappers couldn't, but he still was talented. People gravitated towards him because of his skills. He stood the test of time.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I don't mind have an uncomfortable conversation if those uncomfortable conversations can lead to a bigger dialogue and help us get to a better understanding of whatever it is we are discussing.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
When it's the funeral scene of 'My Girl,' and Thomas is in the casket, and the young lady is screaming that he can't see without his glasses, you can absolutely, absolutely cry. Perfectly big, crazy tears all over your shirt, into the arms of others.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
Every musician that dies is the greatest ever when they die. I never heard a David Bowie record in my life. But for whatever reason, he's one of the greatest of all time now. You know why? 'Cause he's dead.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I think everybody has the right to be who they are and not be chastised.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
One day, I got beat up, and my glasses, which were crooked already, got shattered on the ground. That's when I said, 'Okay, enough.' I became like Batman. I decided to thug myself out, all the way.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I come from an era of black pride, black power, my father riding around listening to James Brown singing, 'Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud,' and people walking around with African medallions and Malcolm X hats.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.
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I think forgiveness is overrated, personally, because some things people do are unforgivable.
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Trump bumper sticker is the new Confederate flag. Absolutely. All Donald Trump is doing is making America hate again.
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God gave you the privilege of this thing called life, so regardless of what this society tells you that you can't do and what you don't have to, understand you lack nothing. God gave you everything you need to succeed.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I basically got into the radio game 'cause I was looking to do something positive with my life.
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I feel and take in people's energy. Sometimes, I feel the pain of other people.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I felt like people who had a lost mindset or who occasionally did stupid things were having a 'donkey' moment, or some of them are permanent donkeys, so I just started calling them donkeys. So when I went to Philly to do my own morning show, that's when I first started doing 'Donkey of the Day.'
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The majority of my problems stem from other people's issues, but when you're a leader or somebody that people look to for guidance or to be a shoulder to lean on, you got to be strong enough to hold all that weight.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I don't want to be the guy who's 50-something years old sitting in front of a microphone with my beard dyed black and my hat on backwards, yo-yo-yoing.
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With the success of 'Black Privilege,' of course, the book publishers wanted me to come with another book immediately. They came with the check, but I don't do things for money.
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When I have anxiety attacks, I always think I'm having a heart attack.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
I hate prejudice on any level. I don't care if it's somebody being discriminated against because of the color of their skin or their sexuality or their gender or financial status.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
My thoughts on Eminem have always been that he is one of the greatest lyricists ever. I've never been a fan because I can't relate to a lot of his world views and experiences, but I acknowledge that he's one of the greatest MCs.
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One thing I'm not doing in my older age is explaining myself to culturally clueless white people.
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When I'm sitting around, I'm thinking about how I can make my next professional career move, but more than anything, I'm thinking about the meaning of life and how fleeting it is.
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Why wouldn't I believe a gay man who tells me he's the victim of hate crime?
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
Me and Kanye have a relationship - not as close as him and Trump, but we have a relationship.
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I'm black, and I don't support Donald Trump in any way, shape, or form.
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I just remember saying to myself, 'I want to be a super jock.' I don't want to be just some radio personality in some town somewhere doing the time and temperature and the latest song.
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I feel like we're in the era now where politics is pop culture. Everybody has an opinion that's politically based. We see what the Trump administration has done, and I've never seen my culture this engaged in the political process.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
America used to say that hip-hop was a cancer. Then it embraced that cancer and realized, 'Hey, this isn't a bad thing. It is part of us, just more America.'
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
People still knew me as Charles, so when I came across Charlemagne in a history book, that sounded good: Charles the Great, a warrior who used his power to spread religion and education. He was the head of the Carolingian dynasty, and with me being from South Carolina, that clicked.
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We honestly shouldn't be paying attention to nothing Kanye West says until he actually goes out there and gets the help we all think he needs. That's what keeps these stigmas about mental health and everything going - we act like it's a joke.
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If I see a police officer behind me, and I can pull over into, like, a shopping center or something, I do it.
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It's always cool when you get immortalized on records. I am just happy that I have gotten to the level where rappers who can actually rap say my name in records, regardless if it's a diss or not.
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Early in my career, I was only being dissed by Chingy. Now, I'm being dissed by Eminem. Life is great.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
All I have are my experiences, and I like to share my experiences to see if people could learn from them.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey
Rational anxiety is when you're aware of the source of your anxiety. Like, if I have to host an award show or talk to millions of people on the radio, I'm going to feel anxious, and I know why. Irrational anxiety is when I'm leaving CVS, and there's a car behind me, and I'm wondering if he's following me home.
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I think social media is painting an unattainable picture of perfection.
Quote by -Lenard Larry McKelvey