It 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.
NASWhen I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
More Nas Quotes
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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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Hip-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.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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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 think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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