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.
NASStillmatic’ 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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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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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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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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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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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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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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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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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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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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