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.
NASDivorce 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.
NASAnybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
NASI want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
NASI love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
NASUnfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
NASStillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASI don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
NASI 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.
NASIt speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
NASI never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
NASI see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
NASThere was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
NASI 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.
NASN.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.
NAS