Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
NASWorking with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
More Nas Quotes
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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