We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
NASI’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.
More Nas Quotes
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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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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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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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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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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