"Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you."
"We were kids without fathers, so we found our fathers on wax and on the streets and in history, and in a way, that was a gift. We got to pick and choose the ancestors who would inspire the world we were going to make for ourselves."
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Source: Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.271, Random House Group
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