I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write 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 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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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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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 think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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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’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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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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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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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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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