I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
NASI never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
NASWhen you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
NASI just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASNo matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
NASMy earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
NASMy fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
NASWhen I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
NASHip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
NASI’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
NASI like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
NASAfrica has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
NASYou can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
NASDivorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
NAS