Play It Cool, That's The Old School

You Ni**az Get Me Sick, Wannabe Soundin Like You Know My Arithmetic... But We Don't Sound Alike

New York City Is Full Of Great Spaces. The Best Spaces Of The World Are Here. This Is The New Europe, Where The Settlers Came And Busted Out Their Ideas And Put It Down So There's Nothing But Great Space In This Great City.

Some People Say I'm Conscious, Some Say I'm A Gangsta Rapper - It's Just Me Doing Me. I'm Stomping In My Own Lane. I'm Doing What I Do.

There's Not One Person In The World That's Not A Living, Walking Contradiction.

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.