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• ‟ The idea of the mask in any scenario has always fascinated me. Not only does it protect identity, it also allows one to hide.

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• ‟ Rap music was and is, for me, everything.

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• ‟ 'To Kill a Mockingbird' wasn't about me.

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• ‟ Hip-hop saved me. It gave me permission to use language in a certain way. It validated my community and my friends. It gave our slang a certain elegance.

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• ‟ I was eight years old when I got the talk about what to do if a police officer stops me. I was 15 when I was face-down on the curb for the first time.

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• ‟ All the academy will tell you that the language that is familiar to you is not appropriate. and that's not to say that there shouldn't be a standard, but when I come to school with my friends' language, my grandmother's language, the language in my mouth - you're going to tell me that's improper?

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• ‟ The feeling of self-discovery, for me, is perennial.

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• ‟ The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you sleeping?' because they know my brain will not shut down.

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• ‟ Rap music was a savior to me.

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• ‟ Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block.

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