The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
NASSome 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.
More Nas Quotes
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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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I’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.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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I 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.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s 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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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?
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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