No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
NASI’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
More Nas Quotes
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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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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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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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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.
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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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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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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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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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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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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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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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