Jay-Z Quotes
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Far from a Harvard student, just had the balls to do it
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The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a great night there. That's all part of the business. But at their core, awards shows are not really a sincere thing. For a lot of years, the artists had to pay to play their own set.
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No matter where you go, you are what you are playa.
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You can't turn a bad girl good, but once a good girls' gone bad, she's gone forever.
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Everybody look at you strange, say you changed Like you work that hard to stay the same.
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I gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, 'til the second one came out
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Whoever said that artists shouldn't pay attention to their business was probably someone w/their hand in some artist's pocket.
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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 than through hip-hop.
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You can put a new shirt on your back, slide a fresh chain around your neck, and accumulate all the money and power in the world, but at the end of the day those are just layers. Money and power don't change you, they just further expose your true self.
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I think the consumption of music is at an all-time high. But I think the ways that record companies are trying to monetize it is just all over the place. At the end of the day, music is in the clouds. Before, you could hold it, look at it, turn it around. Now, it's just in the air.
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Can I hit it in the morning with out giving you have of my dough?
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I don't even like the word politics. It implies something underhanded and I think we need less government.
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[T]he truth is you don't need some external demon to take control of you to turn you into a raging, money-obsessed sociopath, you only need to let loose the demons you already have inside of you.
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You not feeling me, fine. It costs you nothing, pay me no mind.
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And through our travels we get separated, never forget: In order to survive, got to learn to live with regrets.
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Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to it in a way that other people can't.
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Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And when you have no style they can't figure you out.
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Used to rock a throwback ballin on the corner, now I rock tailored suit lookin' like a owner.
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I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter.
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I believe you can speak things into existence.
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As fate would have it, Jay's status appears To be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye When I come back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5.
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What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business. It's no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination, plain and simple.
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Your future is ahead of you. Imagine the notion of the past fifteen years of your life being a blip in your story.
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That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that.