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 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.
More Nas Quotes
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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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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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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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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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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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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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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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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