Jay-Z

Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music. ↗

— Jay-Z

#music #rap #music

This is black superhero music right here, baby! ↗

— Jay-Z

#music

When the TV version of Annie came on, I was drawn to it. It was the struggle of this poor kid in this environment and how her life changed. It immediately resonated. ↗

— Jay-Z

#came #changed #drawn #environment #her

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard. ↗

— Jay-Z

#damn #far #god #hard #i

Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way than through hip-hop. ↗

— Jay-Z

#attainable #bring #culture #go #hip-hop

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. ↗

— Jay-Z

#best #best friend #bike #brand-new #celebrating

It's hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he's like, 'You speak so well!' I'm like, 'What do you mean? Do you understand that's an insult? ↗

— Jay-Z

#hilarious #i #insult #like #lot

My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment. ↗

— Jay-Z

#brands #close #emotional #extension #gm

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. ↗

— Jay-Z

#attaining #big #big enough #drawn #enough

I think relationships are broken up because of the media. ↗

— Jay-Z

#broken #i #i think #media #relationships