To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
NASNo matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
More Nas Quotes
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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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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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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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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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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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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