I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
NASIt 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.
More Nas Quotes
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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 don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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.
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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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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 have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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