Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
NASYou don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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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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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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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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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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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.
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