Jay-Z

I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars

Jay-Z

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of motown filled the house.

Jay-Z

I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company.

Jay-Z

I was never a worker. And that’s not even being arrogant. I was just never a worker.

Jay-Z

I’m gonna fight, and I’m gonna make something out of nothing. That’s pretty much the American dream. So, for me, the realization that I could speak to people like that came first on a small scale. Then it just started happening. I started having this vibration.

Jay-Z

I’m just going to make the music I love to make, and I’m going to mature with my music.

Jay-Z

I’m not a ‘Business-Man’! I’m a Business… man! Let me handle my business, damn!

Jay-Z

I’m trying to tell the story in the most clear, concise, and truthful way, taking those everyday words and phrases and capturing them in a way that they become something else.

Jay-Z

I’ve never looked at myself and said that I need to be a certain way to be around a certain sort of people. I’ve always wanted to stay true to myself, and I’ve managed to do that. People have to accept that.

Jay-Z

If I don’t show the world growth, how are we going to grow?

Jay-Z