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.
NASYour look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
More Nas Quotes
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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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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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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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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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 love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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