To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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 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.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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 don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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