I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
NASEven 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.
More Nas Quotes
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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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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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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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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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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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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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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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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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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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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’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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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