Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
NASOnce you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
More Nas Quotes
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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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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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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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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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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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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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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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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