Jay-z Is A Dude That Can Give

I Hate Videos. I'm Meticulous On Everything From Cover Art, Fonts, Productions, Mixing. But When It Comes To Videos, I Just Feel So Defeated.

Hip-hop Is Such A Disposable Art Form From A Business Standpoint. It Never Treats Its Artists As Art; It Never Treats Its Product As Art.

Reagan's Neglect Of The Inner City Is Responsible For Hiphop. Hiphop Is Created Thanks To The Conditions That Crack Set: Easy Money But A Lot Of Work, The Violence Involved, The Stories It Produced. Crack Helped Birth Hiphop.

When You Live Your Life Through Records, The Records Are A Record Of Your Life.

It Was Absolutely Killing Me That I've Spent The First 25 Years Of My Life Tryin' To Avoid Bullets. That Was Always The Main Concern. Don't Go Out Late. Don't Go To Any Shady Neighborhoods. Don't Hang In Bars Alone. Why? Because You Wanna Avoid Bullets. So Once I Get To 35 Then I Was Like "woo, Okay. Made It." And Now There's A New Warning. Now It's Like Strokes; I Gotta Watch My Health.