I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
NASDivorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
More Nas Quotes
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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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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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 had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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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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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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