The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
NASI 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.
More Nas Quotes
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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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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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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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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 never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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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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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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My 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.
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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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