I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
More Nas Quotes
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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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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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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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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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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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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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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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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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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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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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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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