Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
NASUnfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
More Nas Quotes
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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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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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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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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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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 wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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I 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.
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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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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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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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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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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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