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.
NASYou can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
More Nas Quotes
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I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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 think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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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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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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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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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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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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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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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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