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Topics: Jay Z Quotes

Took me 26 years to find my path. My only job is cuttin the time...

Took me 26 years to find my path. My only job is cuttin the time...

If ya'll can't already see I ain't worried about ya'll cause I'm already me.

If ya'll can't already see I ain't worried about ya'll cause I'm already me.

I'm like a dog, I never speak but I understand.

I'm like a dog, I never speak but I understand.

Photo shoot fresh, looking like wealth. Im bout to call the paparazzi on myself.

Photo shoot fresh, looking like wealth. Im bout to call the paparazzi on myself.

Same people that I fought for. That I fight for, that I ride for. That...

Same people that I fought for. That I fight for, that I ride for. That...

Lord forgive me I never would've made it without sin.

Lord forgive me I never would've made it without sin.

You belong with n-ggas who used to be known for dope dealing. You too dope...

You belong with n-ggas who used to be known for dope dealing. You too dope...

Ok here, like a hare, like a rabbit, I like karatsl Im allergic to having...

Ok here, like a hare, like a rabbit, I like karatsl Im allergic to having...

What you eat dont make me shit.

What you eat dont make me shit.

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

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

I ain't playin, life's short so I aim.

I ain't playin, life's short so I aim.

Move blocks and squares, move apples and pears. Work pots and pans, just to cop...

Move blocks and squares, move apples and pears. Work pots and pans, just to cop...

I invented swag...Poppin bottles putting supermodels in the cab.

I invented swag...Poppin bottles putting supermodels in the cab.

I mean Marilyn Monroe, shes quite nice but why all the pretty icons always all...

I mean Marilyn Monroe, shes quite nice but why all the pretty icons always all...

I went from the favorite to the most hated, would you rather be underpaid or...

I went from the favorite to the most hated, would you rather be underpaid or...

Niggas wanna hijack the flyness.

Niggas wanna hijack the flyness.

Life is for living. Not living uptight.

Life is for living. Not living uptight.

Tears on the mauseoleum floor. Blood stains the coliseum doors. Lies on the lips of...

Tears on the mauseoleum floor. Blood stains the coliseum doors. Lies on the lips of...

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

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

I've got an appetite for destruction - but i scrape the plate.

I've got an appetite for destruction - but i scrape the plate.