Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence

There is nothing more negligent than attempting to address a problem one finds on a branch than by censoring the leaves.

she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away

It was always important to me to be that kid who could rock the party as well as rock the English professor's mind.

What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.

Сommercial hip-hop is not youth rebellion, not when the heroes of hip-hop like Puffy are taking pictures with Donald Trump and the heroes of capitalism - you know that's not rebellion. That's not "the street" - that's Wall Street.

I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance, Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.