The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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More Nas Quotes
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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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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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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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I 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.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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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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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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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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