Life Is A Gift, Love Opens It

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.

In Trouble Waters I Had To Learn How To Float

May The Best Of Your Today's Be The Worst Of Your Tomorrow's

As Fate Would Have It, Jay's Status Appears To Be At An All-time High, Perfect Time To Say Goodbye When I Come Back Like Jordan, Wearing The 4-5.

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.