I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
NASI’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
More Nas Quotes
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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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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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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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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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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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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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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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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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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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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