I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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.
More Nas Quotes
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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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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 want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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I’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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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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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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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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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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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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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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