I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
NAS- 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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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.
More Nas Quotes
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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 don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
NASI don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
NASWe’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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.
NASI 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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
NASAnybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
NASYou don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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.
NASI 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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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
NASI’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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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 never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
NASI never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
NASI don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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.
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.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
NASHip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
NASWhen I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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