I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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.
More Nas Quotes
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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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.
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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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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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?
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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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.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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