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.
NASHip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
More Nas Quotes
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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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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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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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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 can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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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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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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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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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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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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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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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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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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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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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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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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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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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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