No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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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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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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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.
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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.
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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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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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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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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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