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Rap for me is like making movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a way.
Jay-Z
Me
Emotions
Way
Rap
Telling
Through
Songs
Like
Making
Making Movies
Getting
Just
Stories
Movies
Deep
My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment.
Jay-Z
Me
Running
Attachment
Emotional
Like
Close
Brands
Where
Extension
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.
Jay-Z
Success
Music
You
Respect
People
Wealth
Big
Enough
Enough People
Drawn
About
More
Attaining
Like
Hip-Hop
Big Enough
Your
Even
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool?
Jay-Z
You
People
Money
Inspire
Job
Face
First
Think
Projects
Neighborhood
Out
Some
Feel
Like
Make
Makes
Still
Go
Up
Get
Grew
Your
Show
Cool
Why
Album
When you're accustomed to wealth, you don't show it, right? That's why the white kids in school could wear bummy sneakers; it's almost like, 'Don't show wealth - that's crass.'
Jay-Z
You
Wealth
School
White
Kids
Wear
Could
Almost
Like
Sneakers
Accustomed
Show
Why
Right
Some people are attracted to vulnerability. From my very first album, I've been vulnerable. I've always given parts of me, parts of my life - good, bad, ugly. I've never put up this image as a super-thug. Also, some people just like the music.
Jay-Z
Life
Music
Good
Me
People
Ugly
Some People
My Life
First
Bad
Some
Given
Never
Put
Like
Attracted
Also
Parts
Vulnerability
Vulnerable
Always
Been
Up
Very
Just
Image
Album
When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop and the arts were like this 'cause we both were outcasts: we wasn't allowed inside the galleries or inside Yankee Stadium. We were writing in the street and making music.
Jay-Z
Music
People
Writing
Cause
Worlds
Those
Out
Madonna
Inside
Freddy
Both
Allowed
Like
Yankee
Yankee Stadium
Making
Hip-Hop
Were
Five
Hanging
Stadium
Arts
Galleries
Realize
Street
I listen to everything - from Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette all the way down to rap like Scarface, UGK and Lauryn Hill.
Jay-Z
Down
Everything
Way
Rap
Lauryn Hill
Like
Hill
Listen
Sarah
I don't profess to be a political rapper, like groups such as 'Dead Prez' or 'Public Enemy', but I think social commentary should make its way into your music. Speaking on your neighbourhood is social commentary - what happens, what's going on.
Jay-Z
Music
Enemy
Rapper
Political
Think
Way
Neighbourhood
Like
Dead
Make
Commentary
Going
Happens
Public
Social
Should
Your
Speaking
Profess
Groups
New York - I'm connected. This is my core. I feel like if I'm not connected to New York, then I don't even know what to do with myself.
Jay-Z
Myself
Feel
New
Like
Know
York
New York
Then
Connected
Even
Core
Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago.
Jay Alan Sekulow
Finance
Alien
Criminal
Rules
Given
Could
Like
Years
Years Ago
Years And Years
Campaign
Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance Reform
Up
Five
Reform
Decades
Sanctions
Act
Regulations
Actually
Violating
I really love visiting schools - in fact, that's my favorite part of being an author now - even though I still get stage fright! When I visit schools, I know I'm going to be talking to some kids who don't like to read.
Jay Asher
Love
Stage
Though
Kids
Favorite
Visit
Visiting
Favorite Part
Some
Fact
Part
Like
Know
Schools
Read
Talking
Still
Fright
Author
Get
Going
Being
In Fact
Stage Fright
Really
Who
Even
Now
It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books. It's kind of this cliche. It seems like the only time adults pay attention is with that angle.
Jay Asher
Time
Dark
Focus
Big
Pay
Pay Attention
Teen
Books
Kind
TV
Vampire
TV Show
About
Angle
Seems
Only
Only Time
Adult
Attention
Like
Cliche
Talks
Whenever
Literature
Newspaper
Show
Of course I always like going to bookstores, but at stores, you're mostly meeting kids who are already into reading.
Jay Asher
You
Reading
Meeting
Bookstores
Kids
Like
Mostly
Course
Always
Going
Stores
Who
I like writing strong women, because as a straight male, there's nothing more attractive to me than a strong girl.
Jay Baruchel
Me
Women
Writing
Strong
Girl
Nothing
Strong Women
More
Like
Attractive
Because
Male
Than
Straight
I have used the name Jambulingam while editing films such as 'Super Troopers' and 'Puddle Cruiser.' I like the look and sound of it.
Jay Chandrasekhar
Editing
Films
Super
Name
Like
Look
Sound
While
Used
I think that society is aspiring towards racial indifference, but the reality of life is not that. And so when you meet someone, you can see their race - it's right there on their face - and I feel like it's interesting.
Jay Chandrasekhar
Life
You
Reality
Face
Think
Society
Meet
See
Someone
Indifference
Feel
Towards
Like
Interesting
Race
Racial
Aspiring
Right
I've been watching a lot of cable shows like 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad' and 'Downton Abbey.' I love how real the moments are.
Jay Chandrasekhar
Love
Abbey
Bad
Wire
Cable
Like
How
Real
Been
Lot
Breaking
Breaking Bad
Moments
Shows
Downton Abbey
Watching
I always feel like any criminal who doesn't have a mask on is dumb: particularly the ones who don't realize that all mini-marts have cameras. I find that so hilarious. Or bank robbers without a mask. You're like, 'Have you seen no movies?'
Jay Chandrasekhar
You
Seen
Mask
Hilarious
Criminal
Find
Feel
Like
Particularly
Without
Always
Cameras
Dumb
Any
Bank
Movies
Realize
Who
Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.'
Jay Chandrasekhar
You
Comedy
Degree
Timing
Some
About
Like
Got
Very
Hitting
Either
Much
Baseball
A lot of the original people on 'SNL' came through Chicago - and Toronto, I'm sure - but Chicago was the center of it all. When I was there, Chris Farley - I knew him; we hung out and stuff - he went off to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was like, 'It's possible to be from here and make it.'
Jay Chandrasekhar
People
Live
Hung
Out
Possible
Toronto
Through
He
Knew
Stuff
Like
Make
Him
Sure
Came
Lot
Off
Chicago
SNL
Center
Original
Chris
Saturday
Saturday Night
Saturday Night Live
Here
Night
I'm from Chicago. And I was an actor in high school and college, and I wanted to see if I could make a run of it in this job. So, I went downtown in Chicago, and I went up on a stand-up stage and did an open mic. It went well, so I'm like, 'Alright, I'll give it another try.'
Jay Chandrasekhar
School
Try
Job
College
Stage
Run
High
See
High School
High School And College
Give
Could
Open
Like
Alright
Well
Make
Another
Chicago
Up
Mic
Did
Wanted
If I Could
Actor
Downtown
If you want to provide for your family, maybe show business is not a high degree of success. You will need to keep your day job until you make it, and know it's an odds thing just like the NFL. I personally wouldn't recommend anybody to go into this business.
Jay Chandrasekhar
Success
Day
Family
You
Business
Will
Job
Degree
Odds
High
Recommend
Day Job
Like
Know
Until
Make
Go
Provide
Maybe
Just
Anybody
Want
Personally
Your
Show
Show Business
Keep
Thing
Need
Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang their own stuff, I really admired.
Jay DeMarcus
People
Own
Musical
Would
Would-Be
Admired
Some
Cash
Johnny
Johnny Cash
Haggard
Stuff
Merle Haggard
Like
Wrote
Course
George
Commercial
Influences
Biggest
Really
Sang
It's hard to get to the point where you feel motivated and energized to go back in and create new music when you feel like you've just drained yourself by pouring everything you have into the previous project. It would be nice sometimes to take a longer break in between projects.
Jay DeMarcus
Music
You
Yourself
Sometimes
Be Nice
Nice
Drained
Back
Everything
Project
Projects
Would
Would-Be
Point
Previous
Take
Pouring
Feel
Between
Longer
New
Like
Motivated
Go
New Music
Get
Just
Where
Break
In-Between
Create
Hard
Are there people's music that I don't like? Sure, there are.
Jay DeMarcus
Music
People
Like
Sure
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