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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.

Jay-Z

I’m far from being god, but I work god damn hard.
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Far God Hard Work
We wasn’t allowed inside the galleries or inside Yankee Stadium. We were writing in the street and making music.
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Allow Gallery Inside Make Music Stadium Street Writing Yankee
People really feel like music is free but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap, and it’s good water. But they’re OK paying for it.
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Feel Like Music Pay People Realy Water
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 love what I do, and when you love what you do, you want to be the best at it.
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Best Love Want When
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’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
My first album didn’t come out until I was 26.
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Album Come First Out Six Twenty Until
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
One of the reasons inequality gets so deep in this country is that everyone wants to be rich. That’s the American ideal.
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Country Deep Everyone Get Ideal Inequality One Reason Rich Want
Obama provides hope. Whether he does anything, the hope that he provides for a nation and outside of America is enough. Just being who he is. You’re the first black president. If he speaks on any issue or anything, he should be left alone.
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Anything Country Does Enough Hope Man Nation Outside President Provide
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
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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Further Giant Glant Midget Shoulder Stand
I’m just saying the producers and people who work on music are getting left out – that’s when it starts getting criminal. It’s like you’re working hard, and you’re not receiving. In any other business, people would be standing before Congress. They have antitrust laws against this kind of behavior.
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Accomplish Criminal Get Left Lost Out People Produce Say Start Transition When Work
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
What people have to understand is ‘Billboard’ is a magazine. They’re like elected officials – they work for us.
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Billboard Elected Magazine Official People Understand Work

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