Jay was intimidating to the point where I was totally intimidated before I even got to the booth. But I was like, this is going to be a test of my mettle. In the South, I'm regarded as the guy who, quote unquote, out-rapped Jay-Z.
I saw this documentary he did years ago called 'Fade to Black.' I was always a Jay Z fan - I liked Jay Z - but after I saw that documentary, I loved Jay Z. I realized how intelligent he was.
I'm a fan of Jay-Z, I'mma always be a fan of Jay-Z.
A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.
Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way.
I think a fan is a fan and when they support you and when they love you and when they embrace you and what you bring to the table, as long as you bring something that's quality to the table they're going to show up and support it.
What's important is that people realize that I can't be put into a box musically. I've studied all forms of music; I know probably more Jay-Z songs than the biggest Jay-Z fan. I've studied R. Kelly to the Isley Brothers to Stevie Wonder to Sting and Sade. You don't have one personality every day. You don't have one mood.
It was sanctions that drove Iran to the negotiating table in the first place.
I always wanted to do a record called, 'The Three J's,' because you got me, Jay Rock, you got J. Cole, and you got Jay Z. I thought that it would be dope. I said, if I couldn't get Jay Z, we'll get Jay Electronica.
I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.
It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.
You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.
The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians.
The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians
I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
I'm not a big fan of table reads or sitting around a table and reading a script. I'd rather do it on set and do it for real.