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.
NASThe sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
More Nas Quotes
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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 don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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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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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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