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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More Nas Quotes
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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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.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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