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I am against discrimination of any kind, but if I make snap judgments, no matter who it’s towards, aren’t I committing the same sin as someone who profiles?

Jay-Z

That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can’t be an artist and make money. I think the people that were making the millions said that. It was almost shameful, especially in rock n’ roll.
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Artist Greatest Make Money Music People Pull Trick
I’m far from being god, but I work god damn hard.
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Far God Hard Work
Music is the soundtrack to your life. It’s not going to go anywhere. But the way people are purchasing music has changed. It’s not the same anymore. It will never be the same.
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Anywhere Change Go Life Music People Purchase Soundtrack
I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company.
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Artist Beginning Businessman CEO Force Record Try
I’m going to make a very bold statement: Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations.
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Anyone Bold Hip Hop Improve Leader Make Politician Race Relation Statement Very
What are you talking about? Wait a minute, you’re getting out of the zone.’ People hate when people cross lines.
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Bore Get Level Minute Out Read Talk Zone
The day Obama got into office, rap was less important because Obama gave kids an alternative. But will rap ever go away? No. There will always be a need for poets.
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Alternative Away Country Every Go Important Kid Office President
I’ve always wanted to stay true to myself, and I’ve managed to do that. People have to accept that.
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Accept Always Manage Myself People Stay Want
I don’t have any fear of working with Samsung because I’m not gonna let them put a phone on my forehead; that’s just never gonna happen.
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Before Fear Forhead Gonna Happen Phone Put Samsung Work
I’ve got a nice collection of paintings – a Basquiat, a black-and-white Warhol that’s like a Rorschach test, and I commissioned Takashi Murakami to do a ten-foot joint for me. It’s almost like the explosion in Hiroshima with his famous skeleton head. There’s a wall above my fireplace reserved for it.
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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.
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Aspire Being Complain Going Kid Lifestyle Made Move Poor Rich Talk
No one came to our neighborhoods with stand-up jobs and showed us there’s a different way. Maybe, had I seen different role models, maybe I’d’ve turned on to that.
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Came Different Job Neighbourhood Our Show Stand Way
I think relationships are broken up because of the media.
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Broken Media Relationship
The burden of poverty isn’t just that you don’t always have the things you need, it’s the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you’d do anything to lift that burden.
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Always Being Burden Day Embarrassment Every Feeling Life Need Poverty Thing
Rap for me is like making movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a way.
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I was never a worker. And that’s not even being arrogant. I was just never a worker.
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Arrogant Being Even never Worker

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