Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes

I get my by any means on, whenever there's a drought get your umbrellas out because that's when I brainstorm.

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• I get my by any means on, whenever there's a drought get your umbrellas out because that's when I brainstorm.

  

  Jay-Z
  • Mean
  • Umbrella
  • Drought