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.
NASI can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
More Nas Quotes
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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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 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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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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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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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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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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