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.
NASI think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
More Nas Quotes
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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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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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I 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.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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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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Hip-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.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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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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DJs 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.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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