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Hip-hop is a perfect mix between poetry and boxing.
Jay-Z
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Jay-Z
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 4
Actor
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I will not lose, for even in defeat/There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me
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Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.
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Difficult takes a day Impossible takes a week I do this in my sleep
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In trouble waters I had to learn how to float
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The average rap life is two or three albums. You're lucky to get to your second album in rap!
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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.
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What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business. It's no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination, plain and simple.
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You ain't gotta go to church to find your God.
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I don't even like the word politics. It implies something underhanded and I think we need less government.
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Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly.
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I seen the worst of the worst. I deserve every blessing I receive I'm from the dirt.
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When I listen to great music, the first thing I wonder is what people were saying when this came out of the speakers in the studio. I want to know what happened when they played it and said, This is the one!
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I had success. I had a number one record. I had a number one album. I have to make this kind of record again or else I'm going to lose it all. That's how you end up making the same song over and over.
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