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.
NASLife Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
More Nas Quotes
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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I 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.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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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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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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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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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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I don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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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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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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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When 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.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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