The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
NASGaGa 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.
More Nas Quotes
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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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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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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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 think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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I’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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