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.
NASMy fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
More Nas Quotes
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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.
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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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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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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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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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 definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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