I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
NASMy 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.
More Nas Quotes
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing 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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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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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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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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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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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 definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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