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.
NASUnfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
More Nas Quotes
-
-
I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
NAS -
I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
NAS -
I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
NAS -
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.
NAS -
Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
NAS -
No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
NAS -
I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
NAS -
The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
NAS -
I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
NAS -
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.
NAS -
Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
NAS -
I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
NAS -
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.
NAS -
DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
NAS -
My 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.
NAS