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.
NASI’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
More Nas Quotes
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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Working 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.
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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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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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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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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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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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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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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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I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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