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Kendrick Lamar’s much celebrated verse on the song “Control”: - "I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York/King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them both." (Photo: Jason Merritt/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Jay-Z responding to criticism that he’s turned his back on social responsibility: - "I’m offended by that because, first of all, and this is going to sound arrogant, but my presence is charity." (Photo: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)

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Kenan Thompson on why no women of color were hired for the new Saturday Night Live lineup: - "It's just a tough part of the business. Like in auditions, they just never find ones that are ready."(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Rae Dawn Chong apologizing for calling Oprah Winfrey the N-word: - "It's a most unfortunate choice of words and I regret it. Do I take back everything I said? No."(Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

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50 Cent on his will: - "I rewrote my will today now when I pass away all my physical property's and most of my money go's to charities…” (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Frank Ocean on forgiving Chris Brown: - “As a man I am not a killer. I’m an artist and a modern person. I’ll choose sanity.” (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Bow Wow’s message to Paula Deen:  - “You’ve got a public invite, Ms. Paula Deen, to sit right on this couch. Right here at 106… You come here, holla at ya' boy." (Photo: Randy Smith/BET)

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LeBron James on winning a second NBA title with the Miami Heat: - “The vision I had when I decided to come here is beginning to come true. To win back-to-back championships is an unbelievable feeling. This is what it’s all about.”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for ESPY)

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Paris Jackson's message before her suicide attempt: - “I wonder why tears are salty?”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Michael Douglas on how he became ill with throat cancer: - “Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus… it's a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer." (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

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Miguel on the African-American community: - “I’m proud of my heritage but honestly, Black people are the most judgmental people in the world.”(Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

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Zoe Saldana on the backlash she received from the Black community for being cast as Nina Simone:  - “It did sting for a bit that a community that you feel most identified with would have such a negative backlash… [it] was very disappointing.”(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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J. Cole on how skin color affected his career: - "I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin. I’m not saying that for sure, I’m still as talented as I am... but it’s just a sad truth…" (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Vivica A. Fox to Lamar Odom:  - "Crack is wack, baby."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba on finding the child he thought he fathered was not his son: - "To be given that and then have it taken away so harshly — was like taking a full-on punch in the face: POW.” (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Stevie Wonder after the George Zimmerman verdict: - "The truth is that — for those of you who've lost in the battle for justice, wherever that fits in any part of the world — we can't bring them back. What we can do is we can let our voices be heard. And we can vote." (Photo: FayesVision/WENN.com)

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Clive Davis on coming out as bisexual: - "I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate." (Photo: Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)

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Dennis Rodman defending North Korea’s brutal dictator Kim Jong-Un: - “It’s amazing that we have presidents over here do the same thing, right? It’s amazing that President Bill Clinton could do one thing and have sex with his secretary and do one thing and really get away with it and still be powerful.” (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian on her child's racial identity: - “The most important thing is, the way I want to raise my children is to not see color.” (Photo: Bob Levey/Getty Images for Sears)

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Magic Johnson on criticism his openly gay son received about his sexuality: - "Look, I don’t care who’s attacking my son, I’m going to still support him and still love him.” (Photo: Harry How/Getty Images)

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Lil’ Kim to Wendy Williams on discussing Kim’s new look: - “B---h, why you didn’t show the side-by-side pic. This pic is photoshopped and you know it. You hatin’ b---h.” (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Stacey Dash on Jay Z and Beyoncé’s controversial trip to Cuba: - "Do you care that the Jay Zs have taken the capital you have given them and funded a communist, oppressive regime?" (Photo: TK / Splash News)

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Kevin Hart on being arrested for a DUI: - "This is a wake up call for me, I have to be smarter and last night I wasn't." (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Spike TV)

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Dave Chappelle on being heckled in Hartford, Connecticut: - "I don't want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God I hope it lands in Hartford, Connecticut." (Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic)

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Nicki Minaj on her alleged ghostwriter: - "What? I rap better than him. Who the f--k is he? Crazy? I'm not even a man and n---a got my d--k in they mouth!" (Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images)