GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
NASI don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
More Nas Quotes
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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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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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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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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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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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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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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