Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
NASMy fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
More Nas Quotes
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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