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.
NASYour look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
More Nas Quotes
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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.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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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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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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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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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 want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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