I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
NASStillmatic’ 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.
More Nas Quotes
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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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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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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