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.
NASNo matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
More Nas Quotes
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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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 love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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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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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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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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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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