The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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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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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 talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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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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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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