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President Obama on Michael Brown's killing and the protests in Ferguson: - "There is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting. There is also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests or to throw protesters in jail for lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights."(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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DJ Khaled on being the "Quincy Jones of hip hop": - "I don't sing, I don't call it rap. I call it doing the Khaled. I might be on the hook, I might be on the intro. But at the end of the day, it's like how Quincy [Jones] would put together a record... I'm like Berry Gordy, the Quincy Jones of hip hop."(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for UrbanDaddy)

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Protoje on Jamaican artists deserving more credit: - "I just feel like we as Jamaican artists might not get the opportunities to get our music out there in the same market. When American artists use Jamaican music into their pop music, they get all the credit."(Photo: Protoje via Instagram)

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T.I. confirming Lil' Kim, Iggy Azalea collaboration: - "I got a call from Kim. She said it's time to find that record to get [an Iggy collaboration] done."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for MAXIM)

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Dawn Richard on second Danity Kane split and fight: - "Certain choices were made that I am not proud of. However, I will not be disrespected. Once again, I am sorry to the fans as this should have been handled privately, not publicly."(Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian on not holding any grudges against Wendy Williams: - "I really do like Wendy and her show, regardless of what she says. Most of what she says is not true. So you gotta laugh."(Photo:  PacificCoastNews)

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Idris Elba on being a selective actor: - "I know that I work a lot, but I'd prefer to wait sometimes because I don't want to just do rubbish films anymore or characters that anyone can play."(Photo: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images For Advertising Week)

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Rita Ora on ex Calvin Harris blocking her Teen Choice Awards performance: - "Unfortunately, we couldn't do the Choice Awards. [interviewer asks 'What happened?'] Ask Calvin... He wrote and produced the song, so he has to approve anything TV-wise... and he didn't approve the Teen Choice Awards."(Photo: PacificCoastNews)

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Ray J defending the police involved in his recent run-in: - "I've got nothin' but love for the police... I love LAPD. I love LA. Everything that comes with LA, I love."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Paul Anthony of Full Force on James Brown biopic: - "I said to myself, 'How in the world can they make a movie like that without taking to us' because we were privileged to do the last entire album of Mr. Brown's career."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BMI) 

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David Banner on police killing Black men and Black-on-Black murder: - "White cops do not see value in young Black men. And the reason why a lot of young Black men — not all Black men — kill each other is because they don't see any value either."(Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images for AdColor)

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DJ Khaled on wanting to sign Remy Ma: - "The [first] thing I was thinking about is like 'Yo, I want you to be on We The Best'... I'm on my job to try to sign her."(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Kelly Cutrone on no one wanting to work with Kanye West in the fashion industry: - "I don't think there's one person who really works in the fashion industry who gives a flying f--k about Kanye West."(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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