My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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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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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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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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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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