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.
NASI 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?
More Nas Quotes
-
-
You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
NAS -
I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
NAS -
I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
NAS -
I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
NAS -
I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
NAS -
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.
NAS -
I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
NAS -
N.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 -
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.
NAS -
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.
NAS -
To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
NAS -
I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
NAS -
Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
NAS -
Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
NAS -
No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
NAS






