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Schoolboy Q Biography

Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (often stylized ScHoolboy Q), is an American hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late 2011, secured a recording contract with major label Interscope Records. Hanley is also a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Kendrick Lamar.

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I hate the business part of music. Music is just like the streets. There's loyal and disloyal people, people saying one thing and then don't do it.

Disloyal, Hate, Loyal, Music, Part, People

I'm not anti single. I'm not one of them niggas that say "Aww record sales ain't everything. " No. I wanna sell good. I would love a platinum record on radio and charts.

Everything, Good, Platinum, Radio, Records, Sell

I think, sometimes, artists release music too fast. If you just sit back and listen to the track for a little bit you could pick and choose how you want to do it and see if you really feel the song, because sometimes you might not even like the song after a few listens.

Artist, Listen, Release, Song, Think, Thinking

I was a little too antsy, I was jumping around, wanting to go here, wanting to be there. Once I started smoking weed, I just wanted to stay and play the video game and rap. You spend good time with your daughter, man, after you go smoke, chill with your daughter. You're willing to do whatever she want to do.

Daughter, Game, Man, Rap, Smoke, Weed

I'm one dude that writes his adlibs. I don't just go in there and say "Gimme a track. " I say what I'ma say here [then] I put effects on my voice. Why not? I wrote it. Why not show the talent? Why be scared? That's why I hate certain fans who hate cause it's not like raw hip-hop, like boom bap.

Effects, Hate, Voice, Writing

I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldnt get batteries. I wasnt trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music.

Cds, Couldnt, Ditch, Listening, Music, School

I didn't spend money on nothin'. Besides my daughter, bucket hats, and weed.

Besides, Buckets, Daughter, Spend, Weed

We're living or dying. We're already dead, the living dead. So do what you gotta do. Take care of your family, of yourself as a whole, and everything will be alright.

Care, Dying, Gotta, Our Family, Whole

I smoke weed. It's not an addiction. It's something I wanna do. It's not smart though. It's not good for my body but I'm doing it. I'm not telling people to do it.

Addiction, People, Smart, Weed

I let my music do the talking. Ain't no TV show gonna help me. Ain't no hit single gon help me sell no records.

Gon, Help, Records, Talking, Tv Shows

If I was with some other rappers who aren't as polished, or I was the only rapper, I don't think I would be where I'm, nor would I be rapping. They pushed me, we pushed each other on every record.

Polished, Rap, Rapper, Record, Thinking, Would Be

People saying that you been robbed is almost better than winning a Grammy.

Grammy, People, Winning

I couldn't sell pills no more [because my] homie went to jail. I was just dirt broke. I went to TDE and was literally living in the studio where you record. I went damn near a whole two years not getting sleep because there was always somebody there recording. I was taking baths with dishwashing liquid. I was one of the dudes [who] would never ask for nothing so I would never ask for soap.

Damn, Dudes, Jail, Sleep, Years

The streets helps you a lot in music, cause it let's you know that you can't trust nobody and that nobody's gonna wait for you. You can't just sit there with dope in your pocket and think that people are gonna come to you. You gotta put the product out there.

Dope, Gonna, People, Thinking

A song can be a song where somebody thinks you're crazy. A song that gets released has got to be something that everyone can relate to. Most of the songs that I keep are un-relateable for most people - some of the music I make only for myself and the homies.

Crazy, Keep, Relate, Somebody, Song, Thinking

When you become an artist you're working away from home for so much time. You really see what the use of time means to you once you're an artist and you travel so much.

Artist, Home, Mean, See, Time, Use

I got a Lucifer soul. I'll be the Devil's son, Devil's work, gettin' work.

Devil, Lucifer, Son, Soul

I'm not the 'rappity-rapper' type dude. All my music is really true. I can't just rap about nothing, just metaphors and putting words together. I can't just smash out material like other guys. I just want my albums to be crazy every time I drop one.

Crazy, Dude, Guy, Like, Rap, Type

I never wanna have a time where I'm on the big lawn just sitting back smoking cigars and drinking lemonade. I wanna work forever. Until I die. I wanna die on the way to a show.

Drinking, Smoking, Forever, Work, Big

Lean gives you such stomach pain. I'll never forget the time I was at South by Southwest and had to do all these shows, and I sitting on the couch curled up, hours of pain. . . That wasn't the moment I quit, that was the moment when I said I need more.

Giving, Moment, Needs, Pain, Southwest, Time

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