50 Jay Z Lines That Make You Proud To Be From Brooklyn
by 
It’s extremely admirable when a person can still manage to capture the hearts of those 20 years his junior. Jay Z is that person, that even after over 25 years in the rap gap, can still be quite relatable.
Jigga, Shawn, S Dot Carter, the Brooklyn legend or whatever you choose to call him, has taken us on a long journey of putting Brooklyn on the map. We’ve watched his growth and been apart of his transition from the jersey wearing, rapping about not giving his heart to a woman, to the suit wearing, business mogul who now has a family of his own.
Brooklyn birthed him, and he’s not afraid to remind you whether it’s at a concert, during an interview, or a casual conversation. When you think of Brooklyn, Jay Z is one of the first people that come to mind; right after BIGGIE of course (RIP to the legend).
Nothing should make you want to work harder than seeing someone who grew up poor with little to no resources became one of the most successful businessmen of our generation.
Here’s a list of 50 Jay Z lines that illuminate authentic Brooklyn pride and also offer a sense of motivation.
1. “Yeah, I’m out that Brooklyn, now I’m down in Tribeca” – Empire State of Mind
2. “They ain’t see potential in me girl, but you see it. If it’s me and you against the world, then so be it.” – PartII On the Run
3. “Well, I ain’t passed the bar but I know a little bit, enough that you won’t illegally search my sh*t.” – 99 Problems
4. “From Marcy to Madison Square, to the only thing that matters in just a matter of years” – Encore
5. “And I need you to remember one thing, I came, I saw, I conquered
From record sales to sold out concerts” – Encore
6. “Record companies told me I couldn’t cut it. Now look at me: all star-studded.” – Encore
7. “That same dude you gave nothing, I made something doing what I do” – Renegade
8. “I penetrate pop culture, bring em a lot closer to the block where they pop toasters and they live with they Moms” – Renegade
9. “No lie, just know I chose my own fate, I drove by the fork in the road and went straight” – Renegade
10. “Only Christopher we acknowledge is Wallace” – Oceans
11. “I do this for my culture to let them know what a n**ga look like when a n**ga in a Roadster” – Izzo (H.O.V.A)
12. “So I got rich and gave back, to me that’s the win/win” – Moment of Clarity
13. “That’s another difference that’s between me and them, I smarten up, open the market up” – U Don’t Know
14. “Don’t worry about Brooklyn, I continue to flame” – The City Is Mine
15. “From Marcy to the Bay y’all, we got large, keep in charge.” – Real N*ggaz
16. “Mentally been many places but I’m Brooklyn’s own” – Where I’m From
17. “Cough up a lung, where I’m from, Marcy son” – Where I’m From
18. “I’m from Marcy son, just thought I’d remind y’all” – Where I’m From
19. “Gonna stretch my mic out in Ponce Funeral Home on Marcy.” – Hand It Down
20. “Bed-Stuy Brook-Ion took on the world. Shit, I led a life you can write a book on.” – Money, Cash, Hoes.
21. “I’m from Marcy, and Marcy don’t raise no rats.” – A Week Ago
22. “I went from Marcy to Hollywood, and back again and back again” – Marcy to Hollywood
Shockingly only 33% of all ED sufferers actually seek help. steal here levitra without prescription
23. “I say a B.I.G verse, I’m only bigging up my brother, bigging up my borough, I’m big enough to do it.” – What More Can I Say
24. “Can I get an Encore, do you want more, cooking raw with the Brooklyn boy.” – Encore
25. “Your boy back in the building, Brooklyn we back on the map.” – Dirt Off Your Shoulder
26. “I’m strong enough to carry Biggie Smalls on my back, and the whole BK, n*gga, holla back” – Moment of Clarity
27. “Bed Stuy, Brownsville, CI, the best in the game since Daddy Kane and B.I.” – Brooklyn High (We Fly)
28. “I’m ballin’ for real you pump faking it, Manhattan keep on faking it, Brooklyn keep on taking it.” – Brooklyn High (We Fly)
29. “Born in Brooklyn, got a place in Manhattan, going back to Brooklyn to escape the madness.” – Hollywood
30. “I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them, I jack, I rob, I sin. Aw man, I’m Jackie Robinson” – Brooklyn Go Hard
31. “From Brooklyn corners, burn in’ branches of sticky, Spread love, Biggie, Brooklyn, Hippie” – Brooklyn Go Hard
32. “Meanwhile I had Oprah chillin in the projects, had her out in BedStuy, chillin on the steps.” – On To The Next One
33. “Mobb Deep shook it, but Prodigy took it, a little too far, can’t f*ck with Brooklyn.” – A Star Is Born
34. “Me, I’m out in Bed Stuy home of that boy Biggie, now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me.” – Empire State of Mind
35. “Chi-town’s D-Rose, I’m moving the Nets to BK” – N*ggas In Paris
36. “Check, live from the 718, either respect the flow or learn lesson from your weight.” – What The Game Made Me
37. “I made it so, you could say Marcy and it was all good, I ain’t no crossover, I brought the suburbs to the hood.” – Come And Get Me
38. “I’m from M-to-the-A-baby-R-C-Y, so it’s hard for me to let the larceny die” – So Ghetto
39. “I spit Brook-Brook-Brooklyn every time I bust” – So Ghetto
40. “Career crook, nobody rep Brooklyn like me” – So Ghetto
41. “BK like a shot for Big Pop in heaven” – So Ghetto
42. “Marcy raised me, and whether right or wrong, streets gave me all I write in this song.” – BluePrint
43. “Imma floss til they throw me a Bed-Stuy parade.” – The Best of Both Worlds.
44. “I’m a Bed Stuy n*gga, but I do it to death.” – All Around The World
45. “All around the world, Brooklyn bombers, Detroit players, Chi Town, all around the world.” – All Around The World
46. “Like a momma you birth me Brooklyn you nursed me schooled me wit Hard knocks better than Berkeley” – Hello Brooklyn
47. “Hello Brooklyn if we had a daughter guess what I’m a call her Brooklyn Carter” – Hello Brooklyn
48. “Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit your drawers (Where you from?) Brooklyn, going out for all” – Brooklyn’s Finest
49. “Marcy – that’s right – you don’t stop, Bed-Stuy.. you won’t stop, n*gga!” – Brooklyn’s Finest
50. “Iller than Albee Square Mall back in the 9-0” – Hello Brooklyn
