True In The Game, As Long As

I Can't Control What People Think. They Know Who I Am.

When I Made Illmatic, I Was Trying To Make The Perfect Album. It Comes From The Days Of Wild Style. I Was Trying To Make You Experience My Life. I Wanted You To Look At Hip-hop Differently. I Wanted You To Feel That Hip-hop Was Changing And Becoming Something More Real.

I Never See The Whips Niggas Be Claimin' They Drivin, I Guess 'entertainment' Means Blatantly Lyin'.

Africa Has Been Going Through So Much For So Many Years; It's Time That It Stands Up The Way Other Nations Are Standing Up.

The Reason I Want To Be Alone, Is I'm Tired Of All The Things That Went Wrong That Would've Went Right If I Had Did 'em On My Own