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Time & Perspective Quote by Puff Daddy

"I'm a hustler. I don't get tired, I don't stop, I don't quit. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm not going anywhere"

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Built like a self-advertisement and delivered like a vow, Puff Daddy's line turns stamina into brand identity. "I'm a hustler" isn't just a work ethic claim; it's a credential in a culture where legitimacy is constantly contested. In hip-hop, "hustle" has always carried a double charge: admiration for resourcefulness and a shadow of survival economics. Diddy repackages that tension into something cleaner and more corporate, a statement that can live on a track, in an interview, or on a boardroom slide.

The cadence does most of the arguing. "I don't get tired, I don't stop, I don't quit" stacks negatives like a drum pattern, a three-hit combo designed to feel inevitable. It's not evidence, it's insistence. That matters because his career has been defined less by one artistic peak than by a long run of reinvention: producer, label boss, mogul, tastemaker. The subtext is defensive and competitive at once: you may doubt the talent, the taste, the ethics, the longevity - but you can't deny the motion.

"I've been doing this for a long time" invokes seniority in a youth-obsessed industry; "I'm not going anywhere" reads like a warning to rivals and a reassurance to investors and fans. It's the language of permanence from someone who understands pop culture's default setting is disposal. The intent is simple: collapse the distance between confidence and inevitability until they sound the same.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Daddy, Puff. (2026, January 15). I'm a hustler. I don't get tired, I don't stop, I don't quit. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm not going anywhere. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-hustler-i-dont-get-tired-i-dont-stop-i-dont-172389/

Chicago Style
Daddy, Puff. "I'm a hustler. I don't get tired, I don't stop, I don't quit. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm not going anywhere." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-hustler-i-dont-get-tired-i-dont-stop-i-dont-172389/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm a hustler. I don't get tired, I don't stop, I don't quit. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm not going anywhere." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-hustler-i-dont-get-tired-i-dont-stop-i-dont-172389/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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Puff Daddy (born November 4, 1970) is a Musician from USA.

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