I'm gonna fight, and I'm gonna make something out of nothing. That's pretty much the American dream. So, for me, the realization… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When I listen to great music, the first thing I wonder is what people were saying when this came out of the… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain OD'd on heroin before committing suicide, but he also OD'd on fame. Cobain was like Basquiat: They both wanted to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, 'til the second one came out — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Well I'm not just gon' go and do rap songs. I wanna touch, and maybe help, and see what I can do… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Treat my first like my last and the last like my first and my thirst is the same as- when I came. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
By the time I got to record my first album, I was 26, I didn't need pen or paper - my memory… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 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 coming around… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“THEY NEVER TAUGHT MARCUS GARVEY IN OUR SCHOOL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IS THEIR GOLDEN RULE” — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I'm a person that works off of music. I let the music dictate the direction. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
