I’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.
NASI don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
More Nas Quotes
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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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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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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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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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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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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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 enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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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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