What people have to understand is 'Billboard' is a magazine. They're like elected officials - they work for us. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When people say stuff like, "Oh, that's soft rock. I don't listen to that," I find that elitist. It's music-racist. — 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
Religion is like a personal computer. You let people in if you want to... We're all gods. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can't be an artist and… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
On the night he died - he was twenty-seven - Basquiat had been planning to see a Run-DMC show. When people asked… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Music is the soundtrack to your life. It's not going to go anywhere. But the way people are purchasing music has changed.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I've talked to Bill Clinton - he's the ultimate rock star; no one's more charming than him. People clap in a restaurant… — 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
With rap, you go in the studio, you make music, you put the music out, then all of a sudden, you're a… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Everyone's supposed to stay in their lines and be neat. 'You're a rapper. You're supposed to rap, carry a boom box, wear… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
My first album was mainly dealing with street issues, and it was 'coded': it was called 'Reasonable Doubt.' So the things I… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
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
I wrote this [Most Kings] before MJ died, and his death only proves my point: When he was alive, the King of… — 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
Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I treat people based on who they really are, not the name. Everyone has to be respectful and be a human being.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
As an artist, you make music. And if you see people who don't know how to market your music, you get involved… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
[Banning marriage equality is] discrimination, plain and simple. It's really not about votes. It's about people. I think it's the right thing… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I love that because that's what I'm supposed to be doing - whether it's accepted b everybody or not. I'm supposed to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Primarily I see myself as so much more than a rapper. I really believe I am the voice for a lot of… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
The reason I've been groundedand able to make albums, is because I've allowed my friends to come with me and voice an… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I don't think any rapper can go back. You can be a car salesman, a bank teller - I mean, really good… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
One of the reasons inequality gets so deep in this country is that everyone wants to be rich. That's the American ideal.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
It's always been most important for me to figure out "my space" rather than trying to check out what everyone else is… — 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
![“I wrote this [Most Kings] before MJ died, and his death only proves my point: When he was alive, the King of Pop, people were tireless in taking him down, accepting as truth every accusation people made against him, assuming the worst until they drove him away. When he died, suddenly he was…” quote by Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06b/jay-z-713_accepting_i-wrote-this-most-kings-before-mj-died-a_773935.jpg)
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