I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
NASNo matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
More Nas Quotes
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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It 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.
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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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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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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