Quote of the Day: Camel Gets Cocky in Interview with Gotham Magazine

November 5th, 2009

Posted by Bossip Staff

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For those of you tired of the consecutive saga of Beanie Sigel vs. Jay-Z, here is Señor Camel dolo chopping it up with Gotham Magazine..and being cocky:

“I don’t dislike anything about myself,” he says. “I know this sounds a little arrogant but I really accept what God has given me. I’ve got a short temper but I work on controlling it. I can say inappropriate things because I believe them to be true and sometimes that can be hurtful to others. But I think in the long run it is more helpful.” In the midst of one of the most successful hip-hop careers in history, Jay-Z, who turns 40 next month, has a lot to be thankful for. He was born Shawn Carter in 1969 and grew up in the Marcy Houses project of Brooklyn as “Jazzy.” He was abandoned by his father at 11, shot his older brother for stealing at 12 and sold crack at 13. It wasn’t until he released his first album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996 on his label Roc-a-Fella Records that the then 26-year old left drug dealing, gangs and poverty behind. “[Making music] is a gift from God,” he says. “I put it to the side for so long because it was so easy. It took me a while to really know it was my true calling. I wanted to tell my story.” Friends, family and privacy matter most at this point in Jay-Z’s life. He’s a mentor to artists like Rihanna and Kanye West. The most important thing on the horizon seems to be a plan to have children with Knowles, whom he wed on the roof of their Tribeca building last year. He keeps his perspective by remaining close with his family, all of whom work with him in some capacity. (His mother runs a scholarship program he developed.) He even made good with his estranged father before his death.

“Making music is art,” he continues. “It doesn’t change who you are as a person. It doesn’t mean you’re entitled or you’re above the law. You still treat people as human beings. It doesn’t change the laws of the universe. Life has a balance and for every action there is a reaction. So if you put negative energy in, negative energy comes back to you. You have to live your life within the laws of the universe and I haven’t lost sight of that. You have to be close with your foundation and the people who know you best because they’ve known you for so long that they can see the changes in you,’ he continues. “Fame is such a deadly drug that you can’t see the changes because you are so consumed by it. You need a close-knit group of friends and family to make sure you stay grounded.”

When asked what else he’d like to accomplish, he replies, “Go to the moon.”

Tune in later though for part ga-zillion of Hova vs. the rest of the Roc…SMH. (You know there’s more)

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64 Responses to “Quote of the Day: Camel Gets Cocky in Interview with Gotham Magazine”

Nique

11/5/09, 10:12:am

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No u can't be boyfriend #2!

11/5/09, 10:12:am

GOLD!~

No u can't be boyfriend #2!

11/5/09, 10:14:am

SILVER!

THOSE LIPS ARE LIKE WHOOOAAAA! @ Jay, no more close-ups ok!

melo

11/5/09, 10:15:am

WTF Bossip?! post my comments! Does Jay own Bossip too?!

Nique

11/5/09, 10:15:am

ugggghh!!! THE FACE,THE CAMERA ANGLE…….MY EYES…..THE HORROR OF IT ALL!!!!!!

Queen B

11/5/09, 10:16:am

I dont get why people dont like Jay Z. You dont have to like him ( most people dont even know him only what they heard or read in the blogs) how stupid is that. The man makes good music and thats why i like him. There is no concrete evidence that he’s done all these bad things just a bunch of he said he said bs. grow up

melo

11/5/09, 10:18:am

So I can’t call JayZ names in my comments or Bossip won’t post them…Woooooooooow!

Caramel Cat

11/5/09, 10:19:am

D@mn! I can’t take all that fugliness this early in the morn…

Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

11/5/09, 10:22:am

I really accept what God has given me.
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@The Ladies

BettyBoop

11/5/09, 10:23:am

I just want to see if they let me say anything about the camel himself. I still say he’s a little demonic. I just love how artist have song’s praising lucifer, drugs, and murder, but somehow think that God is to thank for their success. SMDH

Lawd da mercy

11/5/09, 10:25:am

If he feels music is a gift from God…

Why not talk more about his greatness and less of your own, Jay-Z?

Praise the Creator not the creation!

No u can't be boyfriend #2!

11/5/09, 10:25:am

Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

I really accept what God has given me.
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@The Ladies

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LMAO! You’re really a funny guy!

Lawd da mercy

11/5/09, 10:26:am

@ slide like a fresh

I agree with you.

...

11/5/09, 10:27:am

VIGILANTCITIZEN.COM <— GO

miss dior

11/5/09, 10:31:am

Not bad looking, just that the lips are too big.

JJ FAD

11/5/09, 10:32:am

Jay is that dude, it’s funny how people take the positions they maybe in for granted.. dame, beens, etc, then want to point the finger at the next man for your down fall.. yall *****s need to grow a set and the rest should just respect greatness cause its a gift, stop hating and learn something..

IDONTLIKEU

11/5/09, 10:32:am

GO TO THE MOON AND TAKE YOUR WIFE WITH YOU.

Sadie

11/5/09, 10:37:am

@Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

I really accept what God has given me.
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@The Ladies

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CHURCH!!! You ain’t lying about that one!

Choco

11/5/09, 10:38:am

I will give him the benefit of the doubt for now…

kendra

11/5/09, 10:39:am

@ idontlikeu

lmao!!!please go…

Choco

11/5/09, 10:44:am

@Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

I really accept what God has given me.
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@The Ladies

Please do the same, be content with yourselves and make the necessary changes to live a longer and happier life i.e., make some adjustments to your personality so that you can make more friends & be able to attract good people to you and lose a few pounds if you believe you need to especially if yo have a gut…
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Wow and with this advice I bet you rock the baddest bod of all…nothing wrong with telling folks to love themselves more but you just made your point moot by giving an insult…and before you even think my body is not in shape you can freely think what you wish…I’m simply pointing out how you back peddled…

Who Am I To Judge

11/5/09, 10:53:am

Call him what you want, but you can’t call him broke!

LaTonya

11/5/09, 10:56:am

He is arrogant. With all that money he should be grateful and humble.

Rrrrroe Ski Love- A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

11/5/09, 10:56:am

@Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators- That was some funny advice that you gave to the ladies. I enjoy your sense on humor, which provokes but yet makes you think otherwise. ps Never get rid of your gravy, it goes well with your comments.

Philford

11/5/09, 10:57:am

wait… HE shot his own brother???

Sticky-n-Sweet

11/5/09, 11:00:am

Yawn….

Summer

11/5/09, 11:04:am

He made a couple of references to God for creating him and his gift of making music, so maybe now people will shut the F up about him selling his soul to satan. You people are ridiculous! Hova! Hova! Hova!

Miss B

11/5/09, 11:06:am

WOW. Bossip, WTF. I didn’t even use profanity and ya’ll won’t let me comment

BabyLove

11/5/09, 11:20:am

@summer

pure dumb *****…watch who you call “Hova”…it ain’t but one…everything else is a fallacy…

Newlife

11/5/09, 11:31:am

@ JJ FAD

Again, I am behind you 100 percent in your comment! How is that you are called arrogant, selfish, fake etc. if you dont know the person. God gave us all confidence and he didnt make any mistakes in none of us, if you all read what God preached/preaches we all should be living the abudant life, have the great house, good health, etc than why call him arrongant when you are confident enough to step out of your comfort zone and make something out nothing to becoming a millioner. Dame Dash, Beenie took what they had for granted. They received a blessing from God, and treated it as they were the king of the world. Stop blaming Jay Z (someone) for your mistakes and non-productive ways and look at yourself as the person of blame.

$$$ = God inAMERICA

11/5/09, 11:54:am

bossip is acting real weak

no freedom of speech. did not curse or nothing comments won’t post.

RO RO

11/5/09, 11:59:am

AMEN @ BettyBoop. I was thinking the same thing.

Preaching about GOD but doing the DEVILS work all day. SMDH

Sonia

11/5/09, 12:12:pm

@ Summer
When an Illuminati says “GOD” it’s SATAN!!! People just *****ume he is talking about God “Jesus’ Father” but they wrong.

real ness

11/5/09, 12:31:pm

I he’s guess staying close with your foundation and the people who know you best didn’t include beans while he was in prison….or beans wasn’t any of those things to him

james/007

11/5/09, 12:33:pm

@summer, the devil is god of this world. The church of satan refers to lucifer as god, you can look that up. There are many gods, greek gods of old, pagan gods, etc. But there is one Jesus, and notice these stars never refer to or thank Jesus, they use the general term god. make no mistake tho, there is only one God, and thats Abraham, Issac, jacob, Daniel and Moses God, the Most High that rules heaven and earth, and no they are not referring to Him.

Jones The Producer

11/5/09, 12:49:pm

Thank goodness for haters! Jays the best! lol at him needing to be humble!

I love Atlanta

Trinity

11/5/09, 12:49:pm

@ BettyBoop

Thank You! Thank you for peeping that and being real! And it’s not just him, so many artist say that and I just scratch my head with confusion. Not judging but practice what you preach, im just sayin

See Me Love Me

11/5/09, 13:25:pm

First, I love Jay – period. But his age has always been suspect to me. Here they say he was born in 1969, Reasonable Doubt came out in 1996. So from 1996 to now is just short of 15 years, which means Jay is at least 42…I think he’s like 45 and B is about 33.

Shelley

11/5/09, 13:28:pm

@ New life

I agree, no matter what happened,it’s not Jay-Z fat that they did poorly in there choices and now they want to blame and make him look bad because they have nothing now and they want something for nothing. I believe in God and Jesus Christ we can’t say what Jay-z believes but thats his soul not mines to judge and he has to answer at the end for himself. If he believes in satan then thats him. I don’t and I’ll just pray for him

mel

11/5/09, 14:06:pm

Why has Jay only got 10 hairs under his nose

Summer

11/5/09, 14:22:pm

@ BABY LOVE, ***** watch who you call a dumb*****, Jehovah and hova are two different names. It is simply a nickname stupid broad, what grown ***** woman calls herself ‘Babylove’ anyway sounds like a FAT HOE=)

TimeisCoffee

11/5/09, 14:40:pm

BROOKLYN, JEW YORK

diamond

11/5/09, 14:52:pm

I have ALWAYS been a fan of JayZ, ALWAYS!!! My favorite CD is BLUEPRINT the 1st one. You dont have to be man to be able to relate to some of his music. I can relate to some of it. I would hope he’s change his style a little bit because you cant keep rapping about the same things. People grow, people change, people get wiser!! I’m all grown up now but when i was younger or whenever anyone is younger & you dont have much because you don’t come from much; you don’t want to be the same 18 or 21 yrs old person when your 30,35,or 40. Obsticles & storms in your life give you wisdon & knowledge, & those are the tools you need to servive the jungle we live in. I persued an acting career for 14 years but never got anywhere without some disgusting fool trying to get in my pants. So if JayZ made it, good for him because it was indeed god’s will. I’ll always be a fan!! And I hope god will continue to bless him. Good for him!!

My WORD

11/5/09, 15:40:pm

He needs some carmex

speaker

11/5/09, 16:05:pm

Wow So all it takes is for someone to mention the word “god” in an interview and you believe he worships the Heavenly Father? SMH And “hova” isn’t “just a nick name” he refers to himself as “J hova the god mc”. If that isn’t blasphemous I don’t know what is.

chekka

11/5/09, 16:07:pm

oh give me a break he’s older than 40. murdering piece of lying trash.

The truth shall set u free

11/5/09, 16:27:pm

I have always loved Jay Z music. Ever since the Reasonable doubt, i was a fan. I was also young and impressionable. It was not until adulthood, that i discovered the full menaing of how music influences. Lucifer was the head of music until he was cast down. Music has spirits. Dont believe me, can u name one positive Jay Z song? Where he saying positive messages to the youth,empowering black women, no, not one. The last line i can remember him saying was ” my music should make jackers commit felonies” HUH

BLACK-A-RIZZLE (RIFICK)

11/5/09, 17:28:pm

Summer

WOW! WHAT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAN DO TO PEOPLE…

iNCkeen

11/5/09, 17:40:pm

Bossip = Hater…

Twitter: iNCkeen

YOUNG 'N NIEVE'

11/5/09, 18:21:pm

what about your fathers mother did u make good with her before she died?

jamdown

11/5/09, 18:30:pm

this is whay Beanie is a joke a follow this link and don’t worry bossip it’s to your sister site!
Also stop the sensoring!http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2009/09/topic/topic/news/beanie-sigel-talks-jay-z-t-pain-blueprint-3-dame-dash-his-album/

lele

11/5/09, 18:30:pm

he has no choice but to like everything about himself, because if he doesn’t no one else will.

Ms. Littlejohn

11/5/09, 18:36:pm

I guess he and his camp are paying attention to what people are saying about them regarding Devil worship… He and Rihanna both mentioned God in their latest interviews. Hmmm… It’s funny how people in the industry think God has anything to do with their “success”. Self glorifying, money grubbing, idolizing, overtly sexual “art”… God has nothing to do with that.

Amanda

11/5/09, 21:32:pm

@The truth shall set u free

Thats Because He Is Apart of The ILLUMINATI and Masons… You Tube It! Lol I’m So Serious though :/

SHO ME STATE!

11/6/09, 00:54:am

BET THERE’S NO MIRRORS IN HIS HOUSE…

ms.dani

11/6/09, 11:02:am

all this is true he does worship satan and we who are not aware.are worshiping false idols jay z is no god and they belive man is god name 1 thing jay has done 4 u.then ask ur self why ur putting a man u dont know up higher than the real most high God.music is kept at a 6grade level ie laffy taffy yea i loved jay 2 but now im awake and know they worship satan all rappers and singers who make a certin amnt. do ur reasearch.i have 4 over a year now.i have 1 question what r u gonna do in tha nwo

ms.dani

11/6/09, 11:11:am

beyonce sold her soul watch tha videos alot of them r rituals. and tha coming robot agenda.some of u lack knowledge and will be the first in line getting tha swine flu shot and the micro chip. thats nwo all day and in order to stay paid in this world.they trick u into worshiping satan its not to late to clain christ as ur savior.never but u will go to hell if u recive tha mark of the beast.all high paid entertainers worship satan.and watch their hands they all throw up the diamond just low its masonic.jay killed bey in crazy in love.thata sasha fiercewe see performing.im just doing my job here on earth spreading the good news dont be mad at me.

Smart Guy

11/6/09, 14:53:pm

Yo really can yall shut the F up with this mason demonic thing. It’s really old and innacurate.

GOD

11/6/09, 17:33:pm

first and foremost sean carter does not represent me!!!! he is a freemason and yes they do worship satan!! they will never ever be allowed into my kingdom and all others who follow him will be cast into damnation eternally!

WHERE YO BOSS AT ! WHERE MY LADIES UP IN HERE THAT LIKE TO TALK BACK!!!

11/8/09, 02:49:am

That ***** ugly he look like his lips smell like Some light skin Coochie.

burito9245

11/8/09, 03:56:am

His soul is SOLD!

ms.dani

11/8/09, 11:11:am

smart guy does not fit u dummy.tell me the last thing jayz did 4 u.i got all day i bet he wudnt take up 4 u.unless u taken larry place u a bottom or a top all that we are sayn is very relevent.do ur own research and then make rude comments other than that ask God.the most high to release u from ur possesed state.because u are possesed.and we cant help u but i will keep u and others like u in my prayers.