he’s an American rapper record producer and entrepreneur he is a very successful
and entrepreneur he is a very successful
and entrepreneur he is a very successful hip-hop artist he’s worth 550 million
hip-hop artist he’s worth 550 million
hip-hop artist he’s worth 550 million dollars he’s jay-z and he are his top 10
dollars he’s jay-z and he are his top 10
dollars he’s jay-z and he are his top 10 rules for success my advice is just do
rules for success my advice is just do
rules for success my advice is just do things that are true to you
things that are true to you
things that are true to you you know you know most things that I’m
you know you know most things that I’m
you know you know most things that I’m involved with our extension of being
involved with our extension of being
involved with our extension of being creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you are and hip-hop is your attitude and
are and hip-hop is your attitude and
are and hip-hop is your attitude and what you’re trying to express express
what you’re trying to express express
what you’re trying to express express how you dress comes you know I love
how you dress comes you know I love
how you dress comes you know I love sports growing up I grew up in a
sports growing up I grew up in a
sports growing up I grew up in a household where sports was on 24/7 so
household where sports was on 24/7 so
household where sports was on 24/7 so these are things that are you know are
these are things that are you know are
these are things that are you know are comfortable for me you know these are
comfortable for me you know these are
comfortable for me you know these are things that I like so I would just say
things that I like so I would just say
things that I like so I would just say get involved in things that you love and
get involved in things that you love and
get involved in things that you love and also have you know have a standard for
also have you know have a standard for
also have you know have a standard for yourself and have some sort of integrity
yourself and have some sort of integrity
yourself and have some sort of integrity and try to you know find some sort of
and try to you know find some sort of
and try to you know find some sort of truth in what you’re doing I think again
truth in what you’re doing I think again
truth in what you’re doing I think again again it goes back to a bit of a warm
again it goes back to a bit of a warm
again it goes back to a bit of a warm saying as well like it’s the discipline
saying as well like it’s the discipline
saying as well like it’s the discipline as well the discipline to not get caught
as well the discipline to not get caught
as well the discipline to not get caught up in the moment you know music is like
up in the moment you know music is like
up in the moment you know music is like stocks too you know there’s the hot
stocks too you know there’s the hot
stocks too you know there’s the hot thing of the moment you know there’s
thing of the moment you know there’s
thing of the moment you know there’s this hot electro sound or the hot
this hot electro sound or the hot
this hot electro sound or the hot auto-tuned voice or the hot
auto-tuned voice or the hot
auto-tuned voice or the hot whatever whatever it’s new and exciting
whatever whatever it’s new and exciting
whatever whatever it’s new and exciting and you know you know people tend to
and you know you know people tend to
and you know you know people tend to make emotional decisions based on that
make emotional decisions based on that
make emotional decisions based on that you don’t stick with what they know this
you don’t stick with what they know this
you don’t stick with what they know this is who I am this is what you know this
is who I am this is what you know this
is who I am this is what you know this is what I do and then they you know jump
is what I do and then they you know jump
is what I do and then they you know jump on this next hot thing and you know it’s
on this next hot thing and you know it’s
on this next hot thing and you know it’s not for you so for me just having a
not for you so for me just having a
not for you so for me just having a discipline and having the confidence
discipline and having the confidence
discipline and having the confidence that it and who I am you know and if I
that it and who I am you know and if I
that it and who I am you know and if I go into a studio and if I find my truth
go into a studio and if I find my truth
go into a studio and if I find my truth of the moment they’re there there are a
of the moment they’re there there are a
of the moment they’re there there are a number of people in the world that can
number of people in the world that can
number of people in the world that can relate to what I’m saying and and it’s
relate to what I’m saying and and it’s
relate to what I’m saying and and it’s gonna buy into what I’m doing you know
gonna buy into what I’m doing you know
gonna buy into what I’m doing you know not because it’s the new thing at the
not because it’s the new thing at the
not because it’s the new thing at the moment but because it’s my genuine
moment but because it’s my genuine
moment but because it’s my genuine emotions is how I feel this out I
emotions is how I feel this out I
emotions is how I feel this out I articulate the world and you know just
articulate the world and you know just
articulate the world and you know just having to discipline to just you know
having to discipline to just you know
having to discipline to just you know yourself yeah I’m inspired by you know
yourself yeah I’m inspired by you know
yourself yeah I’m inspired by you know life and all sorts of things you can say
life and all sorts of things you can say
life and all sorts of things you can say something right now and would inspire me
something right now and would inspire me
something right now and would inspire me to write a song or something to happen
to write a song or something to happen
to write a song or something to happen you know most kids just happen to be
you know most kids just happen to be
you know most kids just happen to be inspired by Basquiat drawing you know
inspired by Basquiat drawing you know
inspired by Basquiat drawing you know the drawing and yet most young kings get
the drawing and yet most young kings get
the drawing and yet most young kings get the head cut off on the bottom and I
the head cut off on the bottom and I
the head cut off on the bottom and I looked at that and I was like it’s
looked at that and I was like it’s
looked at that and I was like it’s powerful
powerful
powerful you know this the statement in itself
you know this the statement in itself
you know this the statement in itself you know lends itself for a song song
you know lends itself for a song song
you know lends itself for a song song starts inspired by Basquiat my chariots
starts inspired by Basquiat my chariots
starts inspired by Basquiat my chariots on fire everybody took shots at my body
on fire everybody took shots at my body
on fire everybody took shots at my body up I’m tired in the nesters they build
up I’m tired in the nesters they build
up I’m tired in the nesters they build me up to break me down to build me up
me up to break me down to build me up
me up to break me down to build me up again they like hope we need you back so
again they like hope we need you back so
again they like hope we need you back so we could kill yes again you know it’s
we could kill yes again you know it’s
we could kill yes again you know it’s like this thing that’s love/hate thing
like this thing that’s love/hate thing
like this thing that’s love/hate thing that the world has with success period
that the world has with success period
that the world has with success period it’s it’s complex right and it’s
it’s it’s complex right and it’s
it’s it’s complex right and it’s deceiving mmm at times you know there’s
deceiving mmm at times you know there’s
deceiving mmm at times you know there’s people think the to equate yes you know
people think the to equate yes you know
people think the to equate yes you know to each other they don’t write you a lot
to each other they don’t write you a lot
to each other they don’t write you a lot of money it’s up here and then I have a
of money it’s up here and then I have a
of money it’s up here and then I have a lot of happiness but that doesn’t mean
lot of happiness but that doesn’t mean
lot of happiness but that doesn’t mean that the to equate to each other as your
that the to equate to each other as your
that the to equate to each other as your happiness risen at the same romano’s
happiness risen at the same romano’s
happiness risen at the same romano’s your bank account no that’s the thing
your bank account no that’s the thing
your bank account no that’s the thing they don’t they don’t they don’t equate
they don’t they don’t they don’t equate
they don’t they don’t they don’t equate or do not hide it anyway they’re tied to
or do not hide it anyway they’re tied to
or do not hide it anyway they’re tied to each other I mean it allows you freedom
each other I mean it allows you freedom
each other I mean it allows you freedom and allows you to go places where you
and allows you to go places where you
and allows you to go places where you could smile and look at the sunset and
could smile and look at the sunset and
could smile and look at the sunset and things like that that’s what you choose
things like that that’s what you choose
things like that that’s what you choose to do and you enjoy to do right but
to do and you enjoy to do right but
to do and you enjoy to do right but there are a lot of people with tons of
there are a lot of people with tons of
there are a lot of people with tons of money who aren’t happy because there is
money who aren’t happy because there is
money who aren’t happy because there is either they’ve become a prisoner of
either they’ve become a prisoner of
either they’ve become a prisoner of their money or they’ve become so
their money or they’ve become so
their money or they’ve become so consumed with getting money that they
consumed with getting money that they
consumed with getting money that they don’t allow time for happiness right
don’t allow time for happiness right
don’t allow time for happiness right life is about balance right you have to
life is about balance right you have to
life is about balance right you have to have some type of balance you have like
have some type of balance you have like
have some type of balance you have like time for work and it’s time for play and
time for work and it’s time for play and
time for work and it’s time for play and if you don’t allow these two things to
if you don’t allow these two things to
if you don’t allow these two things to co-exist you have an imbalance I’ve
co-exist you have an imbalance I’ve
co-exist you have an imbalance I’ve wanted up now which I could say we were
wanted up now which I could say we were
wanted up now which I could say we were geniuses and said we’re gonna start our
geniuses and said we’re gonna start our
geniuses and said we’re gonna start our own company you know that’s not what
own company you know that’s not what
own company you know that’s not what happened you know in the beginning we
happened you know in the beginning we
happened you know in the beginning we went to every single label and every
went to every single label and every
went to every single label and every single label shut the door on us the
single label shut the door on us the
single label shut the door on us the genius thing that we did was we didn’t
genius thing that we did was we didn’t
genius thing that we did was we didn’t give up
give up
give up we didn’t say because these guys you
we didn’t say because these guys you
we didn’t say because these guys you know we use that what do they know
know we use that what do they know
know we use that what do they know approach you know we we didn’t give up
approach you know we we didn’t give up
approach you know we we didn’t give up at that point
at that point
at that point I think that you know I was the genius
I think that you know I was the genius
I think that you know I was the genius thing we did we start selling our own
thing we did we start selling our own
thing we did we start selling our own CDs and we built their own buzz and then
CDs and we built their own buzz and then
CDs and we built their own buzz and then the record company came back to us so
the record company came back to us so
the record company came back to us so now we had a different negotiation you
now we had a different negotiation you
now we had a different negotiation you know it was in the same artists label
know it was in the same artists label
know it was in the same artists label relationship now we retain ownership in
relationship now we retain ownership in
relationship now we retain ownership in our own company
our own company
our own company and it was the best thing for us let’s
and it was the best thing for us let’s
and it was the best thing for us let’s not get stuck on one thing this lets you
not get stuck on one thing this lets you
not get stuck on one thing this lets you know rap music is about diversity like
know rap music is about diversity like
know rap music is about diversity like if you know you got on those Nikes i’ma
if you know you got on those Nikes i’ma
if you know you got on those Nikes i’ma just write you know dunks and it’s all
just write you know dunks and it’s all
just write you know dunks and it’s all about everyone contribution you know you
about everyone contribution you know you
about everyone contribution you know you had before you had tried Ice Cube Public
had before you had tried Ice Cube Public
had before you had tried Ice Cube Public Enemy at the same time as did you –
Enemy at the same time as did you –
Enemy at the same time as did you – underground was just so many different I
underground was just so many different I
underground was just so many different I had every album you know was all
had every album you know was all
had every album you know was all different types of sounds and approaches
different types of sounds and approaches
different types of sounds and approaches but it was still great music I’m not
but it was still great music I’m not
but it was still great music I’m not just you know auto-tune is bad you know
just you know auto-tune is bad you know
just you know auto-tune is bad you know their songs that have auto-tune that I
their songs that have auto-tune that I
their songs that have auto-tune that I love but when everyone jumps on this
love but when everyone jumps on this
love but when everyone jumps on this bandwagon and everyone make tries to
bandwagon and everyone make tries to
bandwagon and everyone make tries to make the same exact record I mean I
make the same exact record I mean I
make the same exact record I mean I heard that record from t-pain I liked it
heard that record from t-pain I liked it
heard that record from t-pain I liked it I don’t want to hit a hundred times from
I don’t want to hit a hundred times from
I don’t want to hit a hundred times from a hundred different artists like I went
a hundred different artists like I went
a hundred different artists like I went to a different stuff our job is to find
to a different stuff our job is to find
to a different stuff our job is to find their genius level talent and then to
their genius level talent and then to
their genius level talent and then to apply it in the way that supports that
apply it in the way that supports that
apply it in the way that supports that genius level talent quick example is a
genius level talent quick example is a
genius level talent quick example is a guy named Earl Mann ago who was said to
guy named Earl Mann ago who was said to
guy named Earl Mann ago who was said to be way better than Michael Jordan
be way better than Michael Jordan
be way better than Michael Jordan make the lead yourself juggling I could
make the lead yourself juggling I could
make the lead yourself juggling I could have been drunk the circumstance and
have been drunk the circumstance and
have been drunk the circumstance and gotten away so you have to define you
gotten away so you have to define you
gotten away so you have to define you have defined your genius level talent
have defined your genius level talent
have defined your genius level talent but you have to believe on the other
but you have to believe on the other
but you have to believe on the other believing it’s so hard because people
believing it’s so hard because people
believing it’s so hard because people put this man securities out you
put this man securities out you
put this man securities out you were like when I was younger I went to
were like when I was younger I went to
were like when I was younger I went to my own woman
my own woman
my own woman I had my demo tape my first room I was
I had my demo tape my first room I was
I had my demo tape my first room I was really happy about it
really happy about it
really happy about it I played the phone and I was like
I played the phone and I was like
I played the phone and I was like wide-eyed okay it went off the first
wide-eyed okay it went off the first
wide-eyed okay it went off the first thing you say keep up the good work you
thing you say keep up the good work you
thing you say keep up the good work you say you’ll never be better than our Fuji
say you’ll never be better than our Fuji
say you’ll never be better than our Fuji I know you love me I forget before it
I know you love me I forget before it
I know you love me I forget before it you know but I think that something must
you know but I think that something must
you know but I think that something must happen to him when he was trying to
happen to him when he was trying to
happen to him when he was trying to pursue his dreams then work out so he
pursue his dreams then work out so he
pursue his dreams then work out so he was putting that on me so you have to
was putting that on me so you have to
was putting that on me so you have to even keep with other clothes for you and
even keep with other clothes for you and
even keep with other clothes for you and love you you have this has so much
love you you have this has so much
love you you have this has so much belief in this genius really talented
belief in this genius really talented
belief in this genius really talented that no matter what anyone says to you
that no matter what anyone says to you
that no matter what anyone says to you have to have this focus so you have fine
have to have this focus so you have fine
have to have this focus so you have fine yeah
you can’t let nobody put their
you can’t let nobody put their insecurities and on you
he just affirmed to me that instincts is
he just affirmed to me that instincts is really important in business you know
really important in business you know
really important in business you know III didn’t go to any proper business
III didn’t go to any proper business
III didn’t go to any proper business school or any read any super uh follow
school or any read any super uh follow
school or any read any super uh follow any manuals like the record business 101
any manuals like the record business 101
any manuals like the record business 101 or anything like that I just pretty much
or anything like that I just pretty much
or anything like that I just pretty much followed my instincts and he just
followed my instincts and he just
followed my instincts and he just reaffirmed that for me that you know
reaffirmed that for me that you know
reaffirmed that for me that you know your instincts are very important to you
your instincts are very important to you
your instincts are very important to you I love that um you know I love that
I love that um you know I love that
I love that um you know I love that thing I’m collaborating you taking the
thing I’m collaborating you taking the
thing I’m collaborating you taking the best of what you do and someone taking
best of what you do and someone taking
best of what you do and someone taking the best of what you’re doing you’re not
the best of what you’re doing you’re not
the best of what you’re doing you’re not robbing from what they do and then it
robbing from what they do and then it
robbing from what they do and then it problem from what you do and y’all bring
problem from what you do and y’all bring
problem from what you do and y’all bring the best of what you are to the table
the best of what you are to the table
the best of what you are to the table and you put it in this mix and you see
and you put it in this mix and you see
and you put it in this mix and you see what happens you know I love that part
what happens you know I love that part
what happens you know I love that part of creating so there definitely be a you
of creating so there definitely be a you
of creating so there definitely be a you know because I I don’t believe in those
know because I I don’t believe in those
know because I I don’t believe in those lines that people put up for music you
lines that people put up for music you
lines that people put up for music you know this is for this person this is for
know this is for this person this is for
know this is for this person this is for that people you know this is rock this
that people you know this is rock this
that people you know this is rock this is blues I just believe good music bad
is blues I just believe good music bad
is blues I just believe good music bad music and you know put those two
music and you know put those two
music and you know put those two elements in the room and you know see
elements in the room and you know see
elements in the room and you know see what happens that that them you know God
what happens that that them you know God
what happens that that them you know God the universe the movement whatever it
the universe the movement whatever it
the universe the movement whatever it whatever happens and in that room and I
whatever happens and in that room and I
whatever happens and in that room and I we not we why whatever happens you know
we not we why whatever happens you know
we not we why whatever happens you know make great music I started this uh Sean
make great music I started this uh Sean
make great music I started this uh Sean Carter a scholarship program you know
Carter a scholarship program you know
Carter a scholarship program you know noticing how education was you know not
noticing how education was you know not
noticing how education was you know not being addressed in our neighborhood and
being addressed in our neighborhood and
being addressed in our neighborhood and also as a way to show people in our
also as a way to show people in our
also as a way to show people in our neighborhood that you know you can be
neighborhood that you know you can be
neighborhood that you know you can be successful and come back that that
successful and come back that that
successful and come back that that person that used to live in five c mu
person that used to live in five c mu
person that used to live in five c mu 534 flushing is not a person in a box
534 flushing is not a person in a box
534 flushing is not a person in a box now you know not someone you just see a
now you know not someone you just see a
now you know not someone you just see a concert or see on TV you know most
concert or see on TV you know most
concert or see on TV you know most people that was successful growing up
people that was successful growing up
people that was successful growing up from wells from never came back so it
from wells from never came back so it
from wells from never came back so it was never dialogue or not how’d you do
was never dialogue or not how’d you do
was never dialogue or not how’d you do it what happened there was no mentoring
it what happened there was no mentoring
it what happened there was no mentoring program there was no going back and
program there was no going back and
program there was no going back and grabbing a person teaching them you know
grabbing a person teaching them you know
grabbing a person teaching them you know trade or you know what it is that you’re
trade or you know what it is that you’re
trade or you know what it is that you’re doing and that person go back and grab
doing and that person go back and grab
doing and that person go back and grab two people and didn’t you know and it
two people and didn’t you know and it
two people and didn’t you know and it goes from it so I figured I’d start with
goes from it so I figured I’d start with
goes from it so I figured I’d start with school because you know education you
school because you know education you
school because you know education you know the answer it’s the answer thank
know the answer it’s the answer thank
know the answer it’s the answer thank you guys so much for watching I made
you guys so much for watching I made
you guys so much for watching I made this video because a bunch of you were
this video because a bunch of you were
this video because a bunch of you were asking for it so there’s a famous
asking for it so there’s a famous
asking for it so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and
next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of Jersey’s top 10 rules most
know which of Jersey’s top 10 rules most
know which of Jersey’s top 10 rules most resonated with you leave it in the
resonated with you leave it in the
resonated with you leave it in the comments I’m going to join the
comments I’m going to join the
comments I’m going to join the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching
watching
watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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