I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
NASI’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
More Nas Quotes
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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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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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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 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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
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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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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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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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