You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
NASI 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.
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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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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.
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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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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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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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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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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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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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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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