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.
NASI’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.
More Nas Quotes
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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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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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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 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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