I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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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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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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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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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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