Jay-Z Quotes About Culture

Quotes about: Culture

• Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music.

  Jay-Z

  Rap, Culture, Path

  Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.196, Random House Group

• My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an extension of me. All my businesses are part of the culture, so I have to stay true to whatever I'm feeling at the time, whatever direction I'm heading in. And hopefully, everyone follows.

  Jay-Z

  Who I Am, Clothes, Feelings

• Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or the rapper or the culture. The problem is that so many people don't even know how to listen to the music.

  Jay-Z

  Rap, People, Hip Hop

  Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.70, Random House Group

• 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.

  Jay-Z

  Hip Hop, Culture, Way

• We create music to express ourselves and when the world relates, that's a beautiful thing. We're all trading off each other's culture, so no matter what lines you put--country indie rock, rap, we're all somehow gonna find a way to come together.

  Jay-Z

  Beautiful, Country, Rap

  "Jay-Z's 'Made In America' Commercial Airs During London Olympics" by Nadeska Alexis, www.mtv.com. July 28, 2012.

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