Act Your Age Don't Pretend To Be

I Don't Kill Soloists Only Kill Squads

A Lot Of Times It Seems Like, You Ain't Gon' Make It Where You Wanna Be In Life. But, Yo If You Got A Plan, Believe Me You Gon' Get There. You Gon' Get Everything You Ever Wanted

How Can You Lose When You're Doing You?

Sunlight And Seeing Something That Was A Thought Become A Thing And Materialize - That Makes Me Come Alive.

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.