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Jay Z

1 Quotes1.1 The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 1.2 Reasonable Doubt 1.3 The Blueprint 1.4 The Black Album

— Jay Z quotes

If you are having girl problems i feel bad for you son, i got 99 problems but a bitch aint one, you think - this guy is talking about women, but I am not. I am not talking about women at all. In the first verse I am talking about the industry, magazines and radio. I am using that as a metaphor. And in the second verse I am talking about a K9, which is a female dog, which is a bitch. And then in the third verse I am talking about a guy trying to punk me. So I am not talking about a female at no time in that song. But if you just hear the record, 99 problems but a bitch aint one, youll think that I am talking about about women, but I am not, at no point in the song.Jay-Z being interviewed by Charlie Rose 2/7/05

— Jay Z women

Jay Hov about to change my name to Jay Peso but in a meantime called me William H though on a platium yamaha got the engine gunnin throwin it up like liquor on an empty stomach.Change the Game

For nine six, the only mc wit a flu Yeah I rhyme sick I be what you tryin to do Made a fortune off Peru, expedite, china white heron Nigga please like short sleeves I bear arms.Brooklyns Finest

Hand gettin the mic. Forgettin all I ever knew, convenient amnesia. I suggest you call my lawyer, I know the procedure Lock my body, cant trap my mind easily, explains why we adapt to crime Id rather die enormous than live dormant, thats how we on it.Can I Live

Whoever said illegal was the easy way out couldnt understand The mechanics and the workings of the underworld, granted Nine to five is how to survive, I aint trying to survive Im trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot Lifes ills poison my body I used to say Fuck mic skills, I never prayed to God, I prayed to Gotti Thats right its wicked, thats life, I live it Aint asking for forgiveness for my sinsDEvils

Hov is back, life stories told through rap Niggas actin like I sold you crack Like I told you sell drugs; No, Hov did that so hopefully you wont have to go through that.Izzo H.O.V.A.

I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell I am a hustler, baby, Ill sell water to a wellU Dont Know

6 oohie, jewels drippin, big tooly I ball for real: yall niggas is Sam Bowie And with the third pick, I made the earth sick M.J., him Jay, fade away perfect.Hola Hovito

Niggas pray and pray on my downfall But every time I hit the ground I bounce up like round ball.Heart of the City Aint No Love

On repeat, the CD of B.I.G.s Me and My Bitch Watching Bonnie and Clyde, pretending to be that shit Empty gun in your hand saying, Let me see that clip Shopping sprees, pull out your Visa quick A nigga had very bad credit, you helped me lease that whip You helped me get the keys to that V dot 6 We was so happy poor but when we got rich Thats when our signals got crossed, and we got flipped.Song Cry

— Jay Z happy

Motherfuckers say that Im foolish I only talk about jewels Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it? See Im influenced by the ghetto you ruined That same dude you gave nothing, I made something doing.Renegade

— Jay Z music

Good-bye to the game all the spoils, the adrenaline rush Your blood boils, you in a spot knowin cops could rush you in the drop, you so easy to touch No two days are alike, except the 1st and 15th pretty much And trust, is a word you seldom hear from us Hustlers, we dont sleep, we rest one eye up And a drought could define a man when the well dries up You learn the worth of water Without work you thirst til you die, yup!December 4th

Im not a biter, Im a writer for myself and others / I say a B.I.G. verse, Im only biggin up my brother / Biggin up my borough, Im big enough to do it / Im that thorough, plus I know my own flow is foolish / So them rings and things you sing about, bring em out / Its hard to yell when the bar-rells in your mouthw:What More Can I SayWhat more Can I Say

Pop died, didnt cry, didnt know him that well / Between him doin heroin and me doin crack sales / With that in the eggshell, standin at the tabernacle / Rather the church, pretendin to be hurt - wouldnt work / So a smirk was all on my face / Like damn, that mans face is just like my face / So pop, I forgive you for all the shit that I lived through / It wasnt all your fault homey, you got caughtMoment of Clarity

If skills sold / Truth be told / Id probably be / Lyricly / Talib Kweli / Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense / But i did five Mil / I aint been rhymin like Common since -- When your sense got that much in common / And you been hustlin since / Your inception / Fuck perception / Go with what makes sense / Since / I know what Im up against / We as rappers must decide whats most impor-tantMoment of Clarity,

— Jay Z truth

I never asked for nothin I dont demand of myself / Honesty, loyalty, friends and then wealth / Death before dishonor and I tell you what else / I tighten my belt fore I beg for help / Foolish pride is what held me together through the years / I wasnt felt which is why I aint never played myself / I just play the hand Im dealt, I cant say Ive never knelt / Before God and asked for better cards at times to no avail / But I never sat back feelin sorry for myself / If you dont give me heaven Ill raise hell Til its heavenJustify My Thug

If youre havin girl problems I feel bad for you son / I got 99 problems but a bitch aint one.99 Problems

— Jay Z problems

This aint no tall order, this nothing to me / Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week.Diamonds from Sierra Leone

No one in the corner got a bop like this/ dont wear skinny jeans coz my knots so thick/ No one in the coner got pockets like this/ so I rock ROC jeans coz my pockets so thickSwagga Like Us

— Jay Z

With the same sword they knight you, they gon good night you with/Shit, thats only half if they like you/That aint even the half what they might do/Dont believe me, ask Michael/See Martin, see Malcolm/See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome/See Jesus, see Judas/See Caesar, see Brutus, see success is like suicide/Suicide, this is whos inside/If you succeed, prepare/to be crucified/Media meddles, niggaz sue you, you settle/Every step you take, they/remind you youre ghetto/So its tough being Bobby Brown/To be Bobby then, you have to be/Bobby now/And the question is, Is to have had and lost/Better than not having at all?Lostremix by Coldplay Feat. Jay-Z

— Jay Z success

Thank God for Cool Herc/ Without this shit I probably would’ve got murked/ Shout outs to Grandmaster Flash and the cash/ And even Jazz bum ass..I Do It For Hip-Hop with Ludacris and Nas

They say you cant turn a bad girl good But once a good girls gone bad, shes gone foreverSong Cry move to blueprint

Music business hate me ‘cause the industry aint make me Hustlers and boosters embrace me and the music I be making I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars They criticized me for it, yet they all yell holla If skills sold, truth be told, Id probably be lyrically Talib Kweli Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense But I did 5 mill – I aint been rhyming like Common since When your cents got that much in common And you been hustling since your inception Fuck perception! Go with what makes sense Since I know what Im up against We as rappers must decide whats most important And I cant help the poor if Im one of them So I got rich and gave back, to me thats the win/win So next time you see the homie and his rims spin Just know my mind is working just like them rims, that isMoment of Clarity move to the black album

— Jay Z truth

Rumor has it The Blueprint classic Couldnt even be stopped by Bin Laden So September 11th marks the era forever of a revolutionary Che GueverraThe Bounce

— Jay Z evolution

A wise man told me dont argue with fools Cause people from a distance cant tell who is whoTakeover

— Jay Z people

This aint no tall order, this is nothin to me Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a weekDiamonds from Sierra Leone note

No one on the corner Got a bop like this Cant wear skinny jeans cause my knots dont fit No one on the corner got a pocket like this So I rock Roc jeans cause my knots so thick You can pay for school, but you cant buy classSwagga Like Us

— Jay Z school

With the same sword they knight you, they gon good night you with Shit, thats only half if they like you That aint even the half what they might do Dont believe me, ask Michael See Martin, see Malcolm See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome See Jesus, see Judas See Caesar, see Brutus, see success is like suicide Suicide, its a suicide If you succeed, prepare to be crucified Media meddles, niggas sue you, you settle Every step you take, they remind you youre ghetto So its tough being Bobby Brown To be Bobby then, you have to be Bobby now And the question is, Is to have had and lost Better than not having at all?Lost! by Coldplay Feat. Jay-Z add note

— Jay Z success

Thank God for Cool Herc Without this shit I probably would’ve got murked Shout outs to Grandmaster Flash and the cash And even Jaz bum assDo It For Hip-Hop note

If Jeezys payin LeBron, Im payin Dwyane Wade Three dice Cee-lo, three Card Molly Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade Long live the King yo, Im from the Empire State thatsEmpire State of Mind

— Jay Z peace

Ive done made more millionaires than the lotto did.

— Jay Z

Im back in my bag. My eyes bloodshot but my jet dont lag.

I had Benzes fore you had braces.The all black Maybach but Im not a racist.

Im fresh out of Advil, Jesus grab the wheel.

— Jay Z jesus

The homie said Hov, there aint many of us.I told him less is more, nigga its plenty of us

Cross the line, speak about mine.Imma wave this tech, Imma geek about mine.

— Jay Z

My baby getting chubby.Cue that Stevie Wonder music, aww isnt she lovely.Now Im staring at her praying that things dont get ugly.And Im stuck in that old cycle like wife leaves hubby.

Mase niggas at Madison Square Garden.20 million sold and we still catching charges.

Everybody around me rich, or will be.Baby boy I promise you this, or kill me.

Niggas snitching switching teams.Out there telling bitches things.Industry talk behind your back.Aint nobody got time for that.

I brought sand to the beach cause my beach is better.You can keep ya beach cause that beach whatever.

Niggas wanna kidnap wifey.Good luck with that bruh.You must gonna hide your whole family.What you think we wearing black for?

— Jay Z family

I got a problem with the handouts, I took the man route.Ill give an opportunity though, thats the plan now.

Windows tinted.White girl all up in it.Britney, bitch.MCM seats buck 50 stitch.

Squirt obey your thirst, fashion lines.Between beauty and beast, I walk the line.

— Jay Z beauty

Baby needs Pampers.Daddy needs at least three weeks in the Hamptons.

These niggas shouldnt let me in.I ball so hard on ESPN.See my name come across on CNN.Bout 6 minutes, you gonna see it again.

God in the flesh.Live among the serpents.Turn arenas into churches.

Yall dwell on devil shit, Im in a Diablo Yellow shit.Color of Jello-O shit.

Your last shit aint better than my first shit.Your best shit aint better than my worst shit.

Uncle said Ill never sell a million records.I sold a million records like a million times.

Getting ghost in the Ghost.Can you see me?Can you see me?Have mercy on a Judas, angels wings on a ghini.

— Jay Z angels

My baby momma harder then a lot of you niggas.Keep it 100, hit the lottery niggas.You aint about that life aint gotta lie to me, nigga.You know its till the death, I hope it obvi to niggas.

Conspiracy theorist screaming Illuminati.They cant believe this much skill is in the human body.Hes 62, how the fuck he fit in a new Bugatti?Aw fuck it you got me.

Im an outlaw, got an outlaw chick.Bumping 2Pac, on my outlaw shit.

Niggas asking me questions, I dont answer to these busters.Only God could judge us, motherfuckers.

Bitch asked if I was God.Fuck Im supposed to say, no?You already seen me turn a man to a G.O.A.T.

Feel like a stranger in my own land.Got me feeling like Brody in Homeland.

— Jay Z anger

Feds still lurking.They see Im still putting work in.Cause somewhere in America.Miley Cyrus is still twerkin.

Make a million another million let my niggas make a million.til we all check a billion, shit its just the way Im feeling.

— Jay Z feeling

You in the presence of a king.Scratch that, you in the presence of a God.

You know a nigga trill as Michael Jackson socks.

Might crash ya Internet and I aint even into that.When I was talking Instagram.Last thing you wanted was your picture snapped.

By the way, fuck your math.You aint gotta count it my nigga I can add.1 million, 2 million, 3 million, 20 million.Oh, Im so good at math.

Knock knock Im at your neighbor house.Straight cash I bought ya neighbor out.You should come to the housewarming.Come and see what your new neighbor bout.

I already been the king,retro act. Im just bringing it back,like Jordan Packs.

Martin had a dream, Hov gotta team.My chain already heavy, dont let me get a ring.

Yellow Lambo in the driveway.A buck 35 on the highway.Frank Sinatra on my Sonos.Loud as fuck I did it my way.

Peel off in a Lamborghini Countach.200 in the dash we gonna rev it, skirt.

— Jay Z

I dont even like Washingtons in my pocket.Black card go hard when Im shopping.

— Jay Z

I dont pop molly, I rock Tom Ford.

— Jay Z

Cant believe they got a nigga to vote.Democrat, nope.I sold dope.In trouble water I had to learn how to float.

— Jay Z believe

Im hot, and you blow.Im still the man to watch, Hublot.

Dont be good my nigga, be great.After that government cheese, we eating steak.After the projects, now we on estates.Im from the bottom, I know yall can relate.

Fuck hashtags and retweets, nigga.140 characters in these streets, nigga.

— Jay Z character

Im on the ocean, Im in heaven.Yachting, Ocean 11.

— Jay Z heaven

Hov just landed in Rome, nigga.All hail, Caesars home, niggas.Chin don, Ciao Bella.Come money dance with the good fellas.

— Jay Z money

Numbers dont lie, check the scoreboard.

No sympathy for the king huh?Niggas even talk about your baby crazy.Eventually the pendulum swings.Dont forget America this how you made me.

— Jay Z america

Living the life.Vanilla wafers.In a villa.Illest nigga alive.Michael Jackson, Thriller.

Ball so hard motherf*ckers wanna find me.

— Jay Z mother

Only God can judge me so Im gone, either love me or leave me alone.

Just a f***in waste of time, a complete waste of bottles. Ni**as fashion is weak, they be wastin all the models.

This is where DiNero would be if he aint turn back. F**k Sosa, this Hova this is real life. This is what the ending of Scarface should feel like.

Mo money, 40 year old phenom. Our 15 minutes of fame has stretched beyond.

— Jay Z money

At 42 be better than 24, I carried the 4-5, mastered 48 laws.

As far as them 16s, Im 23 of it all Primetime, riding that 6 deuce. That 9-11 I only subtract the roof.

New money, I found the fountain of youth. Im headed to Miami to f**k up the Fontaine Bleu.

— Jay Z money

Give all glory to Gloria, they said you raised that boy too fast, but you was raising a warrior. We victorious, theyll never take the joy from us.

Im bullet proof, b**ch you cant get nothin past me.

Michael Jordan swag. Yall think Michael Jordan bad. Nigga I got a 5 more rings than Michael Jordan had.

King Hov, Im exactly what the f**k you think. 11 in a row, Bill Russell rings.

Elvis has left the building now. Im on the Beatles ass Ni**as hear Watch The Throne, yeah its like the Beatles back.

— Jay Z

F**k your awards like Eddie Murphys couch. The Roc is in the building we should have stayed in the house.

Our apple pie was supplied through Arm & Hammer. Straight out the kitchen, shh dont wake Nana!

Same people that I fought for. That I fight for, that I ride for. That I live for, that I die for. Be the reason that these niggas is alive for.

— Jay Z people

When the grief is over, beef is over, Ill be fly when Easters over. I tried to teach niggas how to be kings and all they ever wanted to be was soldiers.

— Jay Z grief

Fu*k you squares, the circle got smaller. The castle got bigger, the walls got taller.

I spent about a minute, maybe less on it. Fly pelican fly, turn the jets on it but first I shall digress on it.

— Jay Z

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