Video: Jay-Z Talks Success, the RIAA, & His Love for Damon Dash w/Hot 97’s Angie Martinez Ms. Bels Wednesday, July 10, 2013 The Receipt, The Studio While on his press run for Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z stopped by Hot 97 to chat with old friend Angie Martinez. Angie is undisputedly one of the few radio personalities that Hov will even allow to interview him. Given that their friendship goes way back, Jay-Z is comfortable around Angie and normally has no problems answering her questions. This interview prompted a lot of questions in which Jay-Z had no problem answering. But, being that STACKS Magazine tend to focus on building success, hearing him talk about money and business was my highlight of their discussion. Here are a few of those quotes: When asked about MCHG and the RIAA changing their rules… “If you did 500,000 digital, 200 thousand, whatever the metrics is, they should certify what’s digital. It should’ve been happening. I was just the agent of change.” If he’s surprised about the business moves he’s able to make happen… “It’s a bit of business acumen and it’s a bit of believing I can and not being afraid to fail. That holds a lot of people back, that fear of failure.” If he hates failing… “I’m a person that loves winning. [But] I don’t hate to lose. That’s a different personality trait. Some people hate to lose and that drives them.” Whether or not he could live without money… “I don’t need money… I think success is just being able to do what you want to do on your terms.” One of the most interesting questions asked was regarding his old friend and business partner, Damon Dash. Since Damon has been in the news lately regarding his financial issues, many people wondered if Jay-Z worried about or even talked to him. “The thing we built , you can’t take that away so no matter what, the love is still there. Because what we’ve done will forever be stamped in history… We created something that’s gonna go down forever. So I can only have love for Dame. I just don’t know where we are in our life–We’re not the same two men at that time when we gelled in that way. I haven’t seen him in a while. I have ultimate confidence in him that he’ll find his way ’cause he’s an amazing and smart guy…. He’s a hustler and he’s highly intelligent, so I always root for him and always believe that he’ll find his way out of it. But I can’t control what happens life.” Watch the full 3-part interview below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
