Divorce Can Be Crazy. Man, If You're

I Never See The Whips Niggas Be Claimin' They Drivin, I Guess 'entertainment' Means Blatantly Lyin'.

You're Supposed To Be Who You Are. You're Supposed To Make Music That Is True To You.

America Is A Melting Pot For All Different Groups Of People, Historically. And It's Rare That The Story Of All Of These People Will Be Told In The History Books. So I Always Felt I Had To Find Out My History For Myself And Research My Roots.

To Me, Hip-hop's Been Dead For Years. We All Should Know That. With That Being Said, Then, The Object Of The Game Now Is To Make Money Off Of Exploiting It. That's What It's All About - Get This Money. That's Basically What I'm Saying.

When I Made Illmatic, I Was Trying To Make The Perfect Album. It Comes From The Days Of Wild Style. I Was Trying To Make You Experience My Life. I Wanted You To Look At Hip-hop Differently. I Wanted You To Feel That Hip-hop Was Changing And Becoming Something More Real.