Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
NAS- I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
More Nas Quotes
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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.
NASI’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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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
NASAnybody 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 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 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.
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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 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.
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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.
NASI’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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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
NASI love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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.
NASI’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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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
NASWith age comes common sense and wisdom.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
NASI think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
NASI don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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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.
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.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
NASTo me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
NASEvery generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
NASIt speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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