My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASOnce you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
More Nas Quotes
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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’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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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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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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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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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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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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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