I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
NASNo one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
More Nas Quotes
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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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Hip-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.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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