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Creativity Quote by Jam Master Jay

"Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it"

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Faith here isn’t a soft-focus feeling; it’s a work ethic. Jam Master Jay stacks “believing,” “being a part,” “watching it work,” and “coming from it” like bars in a verse, turning conviction into a sequence of actions. The line reads almost unfinished on purpose, as if he’s more interested in the momentum of participation than in polishing a neat aphorism. That messiness is the point: belief, in his world, is lived, tested, and proven in real time.

The subtext is community as infrastructure. Jay isn’t talking about private inspiration; he’s describing the electric feedback loop between a person and a movement. “Being a part” matters as much as “believing” because hip-hop, especially Run-DMC’s era, wasn’t just music. It was a collective project: building a sound, a style, a business, a neighborhood mythology strong enough to travel. “Watching it work” carries the thrill of seeing an idea survive contact with the world: audiences responding, doors opening, a culture shifting from ignored to unavoidable.

“Coming from it” lands like a quiet flex. It suggests origin and outcome at once: you emerge shaped by the thing you helped build, and your credibility comes from having been in the room when it became real. From a musician who helped mainstream rap without sanding down its edge, it’s a reminder that the most meaningful belief is the kind that risks failure in public and still keeps the beat.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Jay, Jam Master. (2026, January 17). Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/believing-in-something-and-being-a-part-of-56775/

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Jay, Jam Master. "Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/believing-in-something-and-being-a-part-of-56775/.

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"Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/believing-in-something-and-being-a-part-of-56775/. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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Jam Master Jay (January 21, 1965 - October 30, 2002) was a Musician from USA.

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