Jay-Z

Hip Hop Rapper Producer American Born 1969 (age 57)

Rap mogul whose business acumen and wordplay defined hip-hop success.

372 quotes

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man"
Success
"The fact that I even have to justify my success is absurd"
Success
"Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do"
Work
"I'm still number one, there's no competition"
"Hov is the rap version of Nas"
Music
"I sell dreams, I don't sell product"
Creativity
"Money is just a consequence of excellence"
Money
"I'm a go-getter, it's just in my blood"
Motivation
"The real is back, the real is back"
Truth
"I'm determined to give the best of me"
Perseverance
"We upgraded like the old Cadillacs"
Change
"Leave the money where it is, retire like a good nigga"
Wisdom
"I'm the definition of success, honestly speaking"
Success
"Everybody has dreams, but not everybody pursues them"
Dreams
"I've learned that it's not about what you have, it's about who you are"
Life
"The problem is not the problem, your attitude about the problem is the problem"
Wisdom
"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of not living"
Courage
"You can't fake passion, it shows through"
"The key to more money is more time"
Time
"I like to move in silence like lasagna"
"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude"
Leadership
"I'm gonna be here for a thousand years"
"All I do is win, win, win no matter what"
Success
"I'm a lyrical poet, you can't say nothing bad"
Art
"Manifest destiny is real"
Power
"I'm the type to keep it real with you"
Truth
"Never settle for less than you deserve"
"Success is having financial security"
Success
"I came to own, not to borrow"
"The most important thing is to grow"
Change