If you asked me why I went to jail, the easiest explanation would be to say, 'Because I'm black.' — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I went to jail at 17. While I was there, I discovered that I could write. Once I started making some songs, other inmates wanted to know a little bit more about what I was doing, and they asked me… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
There's peer pressure of not being respected of having a certain amount of money, but if you know who you are, then you see… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I wanna be the most successful socially aware artist: Grammys, number one singles, albums, overseas and internationally-known household name, all that. — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
My first year of high school, I attended Duval High, home of the Duval Tigers. It's located in one of most notorious neighborhoods in… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I try to take the foundations of what music is and add some type of twist to it. — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I want people to understand balance. I might make a banger, and that's the way that I feel, and then I may want to… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wouldn't say I was poor. But my parents, although we lived in a nice, middle-class home, they had their struggles. — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I'm from the DMV, which is D.C.-Maryland-Virginia - Prince George's County in Maryland, to be specific. — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I do music that makes me happy by challenging myself to go the extra mile and not do what everyone else is doing. — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I'm going to be the first rapper to win the Nobel Peace Prize. I don't know exactly what it would be for, specifically, but… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
If you asked me why I went to jail, the easiest explanation would be to say, 'Because I'm black.' — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
I think the best artists find ways to reinvent themselves. They find new ways to tell their stories, or they find new stories to… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
