Stillmatic’ 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.
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.
NASI don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
NASDJs 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.
NASI don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
NASLife Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
NASNo one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
NASEvery time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
NASI 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 think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
NASThe flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
NASWhen you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
NASHip-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.
NASCalling 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.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
NASI’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
NASHip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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