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
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
That's the reason why I'm making albums. That's the reason why I love hip-hop: It's a challenge every time. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
This is why we shouldn't be afraid. There are two possibilities: One is that there's more to life than the physical life,… — 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
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
