"Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you."
"Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or the rapper or the culture. The problem is that so many people don't even know how to listen to the music."
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Source: Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.70, Random House Group
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