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.
NASHip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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 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 don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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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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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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Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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