DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
NASUnfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
More Nas Quotes
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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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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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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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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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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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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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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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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