My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
NASTo me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
More Nas Quotes
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My 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.
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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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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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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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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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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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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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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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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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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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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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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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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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