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I don’t know where streaming will go in the future. The analytics that we’re seeing tell us that streaming is the next thing, and downloads are going down.

Jay-Z

I’m far from being god, but I work god damn hard.
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Far God Hard Work
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
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
I’m just going to make the music I love to make, and I’m going to mature with my music.
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Just Love Make Mature Music
Blueprint 3′ is made up of songs, but it’s also a commentary on the idea that in order for rap to survive, we have to stretch out the drama.
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Blueprint Commentary Drama Idea Made Order Rap Song Stretch Survive
I’ve never looked at myself and said that I need to be a certain way to be around a certain sort of people.
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Around Certain Look Myself Need never People Said Sort Way
Some people are attracted to vulnerability. From my very first album, I’ve been vulnerable. I’ve always given parts of me, parts of my life – good, bad, ugly. I’ve never put up this image as a super-thug. Also, some people just like the music.
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Album Always Part Attract First Life People Some Vulnerability
Poor people don’t like talking about poverty because even though they might live in the projects surrounded by other poor people and have, like, ten dollars in the bank they don’t like to think of themselves as poor.
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might People Poor Project Surround Talk Themselves Think
I got love for Damon Dash as I did before. I don’t know if we can be around each other in that way because times have changed. He may be a totally different person.
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Around Before Change Country Each Other Love People Person
I have no idea what my teacher’s intentions were – whether she was trying to inspire us or if she actually thought visiting her Manhattan brownstone with her view of Central Park qualified as a school trip.
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Actual Brownstone Idea Inspire Intension Qualify School Teacher Thought Trip Try Visit
Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who’ve never done anything because if you haven’t been successful, then you don’t know how it feels to lose it all.
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Anything Bigger Failure Fear People Successful
It was a weird mix of emotions. One day, your best friend could be killed. The day before, you could be celebrating him getting a brand-new bike.
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Best Brand Celebrating Day Emotion Friend Getting One Weird
I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.
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Brand Company Group Hip Hop Important Inherited Manage Most Music Opportunity Rapid Universal
No, I’m not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.
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Hope Interest No People Politics Zero
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don’t even have to like your music. If you’re big enough, people are drawn to you.
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Attain Big Hip Hop More People Respect Sucess Wealth
People wanted to make products based on our child’s name, and you don’t want anybody trying to benefit off your baby’s name.
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Anybody Baby Benefit Child Make Name People Want Product Try Want

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