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.
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More Nas Quotes
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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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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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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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 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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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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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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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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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