Quotes from Jay-Z
Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music.
- Jay-Z
You could name practically any problem in the hood and there'd be a rap song for you.
- Jay-Z
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly.
- Jay-Z
No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.
- Jay-Z
You put the right artist on the right track in the studio and leave the door open to let God in.
- Jay-Z
As kids we didn't complain about being poor we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
- Jay-Z
For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton... it's crazy. It's mind-blowing, because where I come from is just another world. We were just ignored by politicians - by America in general.
- Jay-Z
As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
- Jay-Z
When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the end of the day, I guess that pressure is something I welcome.
- Jay-Z
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.
- Jay-Z
My mom always taught me - you know, little boys listen to their moms too much - that whatever you put into something is what you're going to get out of it.
- Jay-Z
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.
- Jay-Z