I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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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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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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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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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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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