Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Hip-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.
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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 flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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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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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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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 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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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