Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
NASEvery time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
NASI 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.
NASI 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.
NASHip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
NASWe’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
NASI like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
NASAnybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
NASI never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
NASMy earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
NASI don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASNo matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
NASI just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
NASTo me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
NASI see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
NASYou 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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