The Nets' a stone throw from where I used to throw bricks Jay-Z More Quotes by Jay-Z More Quotes From Jay-Z I think that's what happened to the record business when 'Napster' came around. The industry rejected what was happening instead of accepting it as change. Jay-Z thinkhappenedbusinesschange No one came to our neighborhoods with stand-up jobs and showed us there's a different way. Maybe, had I seen different role models, maybe I'd've turned on to that. Jay-Z usseendifferentway Companies that pretend to care about music and really care about other things - whether it be hardware, whether it be advertising - and now they look at music as a loss leader. And we know music isn't a loss leader; music is an important part of our lives. Jay-Z lookmusiccareleader I got love for Damon Dash as I did before. I don't know if we can be around each other in that way because times have changed. He may be a totally different person. I know I'm a different person. But nothing can erase that era, those times, those memories, those fights to get 'Roc-A-fella' where it was. Jay-Z nothinglovememoriesway Around 20. I'd been trying to transition from the streets to the music business, but I would make demos and then quit for six months. And I started to realize that I couldn't be successful until I let the street life go. Jay-Z streetmusicbusinesslife I try to make music with emotion and integrity. And authenticity. You can feel when something's authentic, and you can feel when it's not: you know when someone's trying to make the club record, or trying to make the girl record, or trying to make the thug record. It's none of that. It's just my emotions. Jay-Z youmusicgirlintegrity I remember the first time I saw the 'Sugarhill Gang' on Soul Train. I was 11 or 12. I was like, 'What's going on? How did those guys get on national TV?' And then, when I was a little older, a rapper from the neighborhood got a record deal. I was shocked. Jay-Z gangsoultimeremember I love what I do, and when you love what you do, you want to be the best at it. Jay-Z bestyouwantlove
