August 13th, 2008

Jay-Z Speaks On Loyalty, Glastonbury & The Upcoming Album

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Does it upset you when people question your loyalty or friendship? Just last week artists that you used to work with, like Tierra Marie and Foxy Brown, questioned your friendship …

That’s just from being in the business so long. You know that stuff is going to happen eventually… What I am very happy about is that no matter what people say, no one has ever said that I am dishonest or that I have taken one dime from them. [Raises voice] I’ve never cheated anyone out of a dime. No one’s ever said that, right? As far as Foxy or Tierra Marie, these are people that I have given chances to. Sometimes it don’t work out. It’s understandable that they would be upset, but you got to look at it [from] my point of view as well. I did give them chances. I gave Tierra Marie the same shot I gave Rihanna. Look at where Rihanna is. Look how that turned out. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. I wish I could make every single person successful but that just is not reality. That’s not even realistic.

Full Interview via The Guardian

At the end of the day it’s about the dollars and the man owes you nothing.

props to The Hip Hop Chronicle for the link.

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33 Responses to “Jay-Z Speaks On Loyalty, Glastonbury & The Upcoming Album”

  1. COrnejO Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Jay-Z … I see’em jockin jay-z,

    haha jay doing his shit

    BTW
    does anyone know the record sells for the past week?
    im wondering how much llyods album sold?
    shit was good?

    anyone?

  2. 973 Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    he still never said sumthin bout the disloyalty part. hmm

  3. shine95 Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    #2 you missed the point. business or friendship. you can’t mix you have to pick.

  4. STIZZ Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    COME ON NOW. PEEP YAW FORGET THAT THIS IS BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY IN TIARA MARIE’S CASE. THERE WASNT A FRIENDSHIP FIRST IT WAS BUSINEES AND THE WORKER/ARTIST IS ALWAYS TRYING TO BECOME FRIENDS WITH THE BOSS, NOT REALIZING THAT WELLS DRY UP AND THAT ITS ABOUT A BOTTOM LINE. IF YOU’RE NOT PRODUCING, KICK ROCK. PEOPLE SLACK WHEN THEY THINK THEY ARE FRIENDS WITH THE BOSS. LOOK AT FOXY GETTIN INTO SO MUCH TROUBLE.

  5. j Says:
    August 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    #3 and rtny, y’all are hilarious. the issue is not whether business and friendship mix and whether one owes the other anything. the point is simple – if you’re gna call Tierra Marie (for example) the crown princess of the Roc, the least you could do after that poo-a** single was released, and then she was subsequently released, is to afford her the curtesy of a phone call. The same kind of phone call u were using when she was being “developed.” Let’s not mix the two concepts.