I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
NASHip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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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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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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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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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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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