Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
NASYour look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
More Nas Quotes
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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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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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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 just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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