I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
NASHip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
More Nas Quotes
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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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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N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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I’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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Divorce 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.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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