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.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
More Nas Quotes
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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’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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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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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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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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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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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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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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