Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
NASThe things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
More Nas Quotes
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N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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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 think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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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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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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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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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 want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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