I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
More Nas Quotes
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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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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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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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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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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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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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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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