I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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.
More Nas Quotes
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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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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’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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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.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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