--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Jay-Z" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Jay-Z. Plus more from Jay-Z and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/jay-z-713_ends_only-he-without-sin-can-tell-me-if-my-me_471958.png" --- > [Only he without sin can tell me if my means justify my ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/only-he-without-sin-can-tell-me-if-my-means-justify-my-ends/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/jay-z-713_ends_only-he-without-sin-can-tell-me-if-my-me_471958.png) > [If I don't show the world growth, how are we going to grow?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/if-i-don-t-show-the-world-growth-how-are-we-going-to-grow/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/jay-z-713_change_if-i-don-t-show-the-world-growth-how-are_2779948.png) > [If you want the old me, go buy my old albums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/if-you-want-the-old-me-go-buy-my-old-albums/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/jay-z-713_albums_if-you-want-the-old-me-go-buy-my-old-alb_2496396.png) > [When I come back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5 It ain't to play games with you, it's to aim at you, probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/when-i-come-back-like-jordan-wearing-the-4-5-it-ain-t-to-play-games/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/jay-z-713_aim_when-i-come-back-like-jordan-wearing-the_3099480.png) > [Stop screamin', you know the demon said it's best to die, And even if Jehovah witness, bet he'll never testify, D'Evils...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/stop-screamin-you-know-the-demon-said-it-s-best-to-die-and-even-if/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/jay-z-713_demon_stop-screamin-you-know-the-demon-said-it_1767232.png) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/there-s-the-gift-there-s-the-spirit-and-there-s-the-work-all-three/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b68/jay-z-713_becoming_there-s-the-gift-there-s-the-spirit-and_48724.png) > [If skills sold truth be told I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli Truthfully I want to rhyme like Common Sense (But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/if-skills-sold-truth-be-told-i-d-probably-be-lyrically-talib-kweli/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/jay-z-713_common_if-skills-sold-truth-be-told-i-d-probabl_2731698.png) > [If I was to stop making music tomorrow doesn't mean suddenly there is this gap. You don't get elected. The people decide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/if-i-was-to-stop-making-music-tomorrow-doesn-t-mean-suddenly-there-is/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/jay-z-713_determination_if-i-was-to-stop-making-music-tomorrow-d_3219835.png) > [The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/the-fans-get-to-see-you-and-you-can-do-great-by-your-record-if-you/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/jay-z-713_artist_the-fans-get-to-see-you-and-you-can-do-g_2595838.png) > [Gotta keep it peace like a buddhist Nobody gonna Wesley snipe me It's less than likely, Move back, Let I breathe Jedi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/gotta-keep-it-peace-like-a-buddhist-nobody-gonna-wesley-snipe-me-it-s/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/jay-z-713_breathe_gotta-keep-it-peace-like-a-buddhist-nobo_2023209.png) > [I got this black chick, she don't know how to act Always talkin' out her neck, makin' her fingers snap She like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/i-got-this-black-chick-she-don-t-know-how-to-act-always-talkin-out/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/jay-z-713_black_i-got-this-black-chick-she-don-t-know-ho_1848843.png) > [All these ways we classify things as R&B and hip-hop and rock... It's bullshit. It's all music. If you put yourself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/all-these-ways-we-classify-things-as-r-b-and-hip-hop-and-rock-it-s/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/jay-z-713_able_all-these-ways-we-classify-things-as-r-b_957662.png) > [I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/i-noticed-that-difference-early-on-like-if-you-were-successful-in/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/jay-z-713_bad-thing_i-noticed-that-difference-early-on-like_208715.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Jay-Z > [At 42 be better than 24, I carried the 4-5, mastered 48 laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/at-42-be-better-than-24-i-carried-the-4-5-mastered-48-laws/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/wherever-i-go-i-bring-the-culture-with-me-so-that-they-can-understand/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/everyone-who-makes-music-is-a-good-collaborator-at-their-foundation/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/new-york-i-m-connected-this-is-my-core-i-feel-like-if-i-m-not/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/it-was-a-very-intense-and-stressful-situation-there-was-playing-in/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [“THEY NEVER TAUGHT MARCUS GARVEY IN OUR SCHOOL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IS THEIR GOLDEN RULE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/they-never-taught-marcus-garvey-in-our-school-christopher-columbus-is/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [I'm a person that works off of music. I let the music dictate the direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/i-m-a-person-that-works-off-of-music-i-let-the-music-dictate-the/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [Tears on the mauseoleum floor. Blood stains the coliseum doors. Lies on the lips of a priest. Thanksgiving disguised as a feast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/tears-on-the-mauseoleum-floor-blood-stains-the-coliseum-doors-lies-on/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/around-20-i-d-been-trying-to-transition-from-the-streets-to-the-music/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/there-s-the-gift-there-s-the-spirit-and-there-s-the-work-all-three/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [All black everything, Ni\*\*a you know my fresh code. Im out here fightin for you, dont increase my stress load.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/all-black-everything-ni-a-you-know-my-fresh-code-im-out-here-fightin/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/i-couldn-t-even-think-about-wanting-to-be-something-else-i-wouldn-t/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [Lord forgive me I never would've made it without sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/lord-forgive-me-i-never-would-ve-made-it-without-sin/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [In trouble waters I had to learn how to float](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/in-trouble-waters-i-had-to-learn-how-to-float/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [Their gunnin' for me, want to see me fall, you know my story, been through it all, times I felt like dyin', but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/their-gunnin-for-me-want-to-see-me-fall-you-know-my-story-been/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/jay-z/#itemlist", 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