I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
NASI’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
More Nas Quotes
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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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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.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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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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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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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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Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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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 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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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