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Snoop ain't never cosigned me, but I know everybody is like, 'That's the next Snoop.' Nah, I'm Nipsey, and I got to work to define myself.

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In this quote by Nipsey Hussle, the rapper expresses the importance of carving his own path and establishing his unique identity. Despite not receiving direct recognition from Snoop Dogg, Nipsey acknowledges that he needs to put in the work to define himself as an artist and differentiate from being labeled as 'the next Snoop'.
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Rapper, American
American rapper and community activist
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