When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
NASI talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
More Nas Quotes
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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.
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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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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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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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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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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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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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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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