I don't know all the certain words to word it.

Stop, collaborate and listen.

I use the music to vent, and a lot of the stuff that I am writing about or was writing about contained a lot of anger and anxiety, stress and depression, so that's how the album came out so dark.

Anything less than the best is a felony.

Show me who your friends are and I'll show you who you are. It works for me. Stay positive and good things happen.

And all the zig-zags and lines in my hair? I used to do that myself. I just thought it was cool that you could actually do that with your hair.

To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.