Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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.
More Nas Quotes
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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.
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I’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.
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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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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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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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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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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 don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
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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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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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