The Reason I Want To Be Alone,

I Lay Puzzle As I Backtrack To Earlier Times, Nothing's Equivalent To The New York State Of Mind

The Further I Get, The Further I Want To Go

I'm Capable Of Anything, My Imagination Can Give Me Wings

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.

Through The Lights Cameras And Action, Glamour Glitters And Gold I Unfold The Scroll, Plant Seeds To Stampede The Globe.