Jay-Z – Quotes Meaning

"When you’re accustomed to wealth, you don’t show it, right? That’s why the white kids in school could wear bummy sneakers; it’s almost like, ‘Don’t show wealth – that’s crass.’"

A well-known personality in the music business and beyond, Jay-Z is renowned for both his popular songs and his perceptive views on society and life. How people manage their success and wealth is one of the topics he frequently discusses. Jay-Z discussed in one interview how people who are accustome…

"Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it’s very hard to teach racism to a teenager who’s listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It’s hard to say, ‘That guy is less than you.’ The kid is like, ‘I like that guy, he’s cool. How is he less than me?"

- Jay-Z

Throughout his career, well-known American rapper and businessman Jay-Z has been an outspoken supporter of equality and social justice. He talked about how racism is frequently ingrained in people from an early age by their upbringing, including their family and community, in one of his interviews. …