Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best? — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I jack, I rob, I sin. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson 'Cept when I run base, I dodge the pen — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
No matter where you go you are what you are player and you can try to change but that's just the top… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Electing a black man named Barack Obama President in the same country that elected George W. Bush - twice! - is as… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I got this black chick, she don't know how to act Always talkin' out her neck, makin' her fingers snap She like,… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
It was a very intense and stressful situation. There was playing in the Johnny-pump (an opened fire hydrant) and the ice-cream man… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way… — Jay-Z Copy Share
Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to it in… — Jay-Z Copy Share
New York - I'm connected. This is my core. I feel like if I'm not connected to New York, then I don't even know… — Jay-Z Copy Share
It was a very intense and stressful situation. There was playing in the Johnny-pump (an opened fire hydrant) and the ice-cream man coming around… — Jay-Z Copy Share
“THEY NEVER TAUGHT MARCUS GARVEY IN OUR SCHOOL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IS THEIR GOLDEN RULE” — Jay-Z Copy Share
Tears on the mauseoleum floor. Blood stains the coliseum doors. Lies on the lips of a priest. Thanksgiving disguised as a feast. — Jay-Z Copy Share
Around 20. I'd been trying to transition from the streets to the music business, but I would make demos and then quit for six… — Jay-Z Copy Share
There's the gift, there's the spirit, and there's the work-all three have to come together. If one of those things is off, it can… — Jay-Z Copy Share
All black everything, Ni**a you know my fresh code. Im out here fightin for you, dont increase my stress load. — Jay-Z Copy Share
I couldn't even think about wanting to be something else; I wouldn't let myself visualize another life. But I wrote because I couldn't stop.… — Jay-Z Copy Share
Their gunnin' for me, want to see me fall, you know my story, been through it all, times I felt like dyin', but I… — Jay-Z Copy Share
