I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
NASI want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
More Nas Quotes
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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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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I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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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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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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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 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.
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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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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’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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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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