On the Come Up

You can’t control what other people do. You can only control the way that you react.”

No, you can’t. Not when your arm

Nas told me the world was mine, and I believed it could be

You see, I’m somebody’s daughter, I’m somebody’s sister,
I’m somebody’s hope. And I’m somebody’s mirror.
I’m a genius, I’m a star, call me all of the above

See, the one thing good memories and bad memories have in common is that they both stay with you

’re the only one who can say who you are with authority

Admitting that you’re weak is one of the strongest things you can do

The more people in your life, the more people who can leave your life, you know?

Yeah, people leave us,” he says softly. “But it doesn’t mean we alone.”

Not fighting is harder than fighting

but America, you made us, only time we famous—’”
“‘Is when we die and you blame us,’”