I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
NASI had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
NASI 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.
NASWith age comes common sense and wisdom.
NASI like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
NASI 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.
NASEvery time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
NASNo matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
NASWhen you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
NASI see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
NASDivorce 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.
NASMy earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
NASThe sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
NASYou can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
NASI 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 don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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