I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
NASAll fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
More Nas Quotes
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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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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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