Jay-Z Quotes
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Jay Hov about to change my name to Jay Pesobut in a meantime called me William H thoughon a platinum Yamaha got the engine gunningthrowing it up like liquor on an empty stomach.
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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.
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Don't ever go with the flow. Be the flow.
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I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented. I think he's one of the most talented ones out there.
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As sure as this Earth is turnin, souls burnin / In search of higher learnin, turnin in every direction seeking direction / My moms cryin cause her insides are dyin / Her son tryin her patience, keep her heart racin / A million beats a minute, I know I push you to your limit / But it's this game, love—I'm caught up all in it / They make it so you can't prevent it, never give it / You gotta take it, can't fake it, I keep it authentic
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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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If the beat is time, flow is what we do with that time, how we live through it. The beat is everywhere, but every life has to find its own flow.
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No matter where you go, you are what you are playa.
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People who don't know you, you don't know their motives. They smile at you all day, "Oh, that's great. You've done it again! You're the greatest!" And that's not good for an artist.
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Life is for living, not living uptight, see ya somewhere up in the sky.
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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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Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.
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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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Ex-D-boy, used to park my Beamer Now look at me, I can park in my own arena
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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. It was a release, a mental exercise, a way of keeping sane.
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They say a midget standing on a giant's shoulders can see much further than the giant. So I got the whole rap world on my shoulders, they trying to see further than I am.
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Males shouldnt be jealous. Thats a female trait.
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I'm trying to tell the story in the most clear, concise, and truthful way, taking those everyday words and phrases and capturing them in a way that they become something else.
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If I don't show the world growth, how are we going to grow?
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Put me anywhere on God's green earth, I'll triple my worth. Motherf--. I, will, not, lose.
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My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an extension of me. All my businesses are part of the culture, so I have to stay true to whatever I'm feeling at the time, whatever direction I'm heading in. And hopefully, everyone follows.
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Driving Benzes with no benefits, not bad huh, for some immigrants?
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Hip-hop is a perfect mix between poetry and boxing.
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It's always been most important for me to figure out "my space" rather than trying to check out what everyone else is up to, minute by minute. Technology is making it easier to connect to other people, but maybe harder to keep connected to yourself-- and that's essential for any artist, I think.