As Fate Would Have It, Jay's Status

And Now We're Lethal, Infected With D'evils

My Life After Childhood Has Two Main Stories: The Story Of The Hustler And The Story Of The Rapper, And The Two Overlap As Much As They Diverge. I Was On The Streets For More Than Half Of My Life From The Time I Was Thirteen Years Old. People Sometimes Say That Now I'm So Far Away From That Life - Now That I've Got Businesses And Grammys And Magazine Covers - That I Have No Right To Rap About It. But How Distant Is The Story Of Your Own Life Ever Going To Be? The Feelings I Had During That Part Of My Life Were Burned Into Me Like A Brand. It Was Life During Wartime.

Just When I Thought I Had Everything, I Lost It All

Your Future Is Ahead Of You. Imagine The Notion Of The Past Fifteen Years Of Your Life Being A Blip In Your Story.

I Really Just Like Breaking Down The Barriers, Whether It Means Doing An Album With Linkin Park, An Album With R. Kelly, Or Playing At The Brandenburg Gate With Bono.