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I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam’s fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

Jay-Z

I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That’s what this world is about.
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Brighter Day Every Hungry Knowledge Learn Thing World
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like ‘I still go to the projects.’ I’m like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it’s so cool?
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Album Face Feel First Go Make Money Parent Show Some Still
Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don’t think it’s given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely.
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Change Country Credit Done Givenm Proper Hip Hop Immensely Much Racial Relation Think
I think reviews have lost a lot of their importance now because of the Internet; everyone is experiencing things at the same time.
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Everone Experience Importance Internet Lot Review Same Time
Everyone knows I’m married; I just don’t discuss it. Because it’s a part of my life that I’d rather keep private… When your whole life is played out in front of everybody, for your sanity, you need parts that are just yours.
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Discuss Everyone Keep Know Life Married Part Private Rather
I collect art, and I drink wine… things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, ‘I’m going to buy art to impress this crowd.’ That’s just ridiculous to me. I don’t live my life like that, because how could you be happy with yourself?
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My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.
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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
Providing – that’s not love. Being there – that’s more important. I mean, we see that. We see that with all these rich socialites. They’re crying out for attention; they’re hurting for love. I’m not being judgmental.
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It was a very intense and stressful situation. There was playing in the Johnny-pump (an opened fire hydrant) and the ice-cream man coming around and all of these games that we’d play, and suddenly it would turn just violent and there would be shootings at 12 in the afternoon on any given day.
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Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama’s camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We’ve sat and had dinner, and we’ve spoken on the phone. He’s a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.
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Are Camp Come Country Down From Grow Itself People Politics President Reach Trick
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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What people have to understand is ‘Billboard’ is a magazine. They’re like elected officials – they work for us.
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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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I’m far from being god, but I work god damn hard.
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Far God Hard Work
Religion is like a personal computer. You let people in if you want to… We’re all gods.
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All Computer God Let People Personal Religion

I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam’s fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

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I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam’s fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

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