I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
NASLet’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
More Nas Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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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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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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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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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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