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.
NASHip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
More Nas Quotes
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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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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I 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.
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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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Stillmatic’ 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.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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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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