Nas Quotes
I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
NasNas No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
NasNas No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
NasNas We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
NasNas 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.
NasNas I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
NasNas 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.
NasNas Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
NasNas When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
NasNas 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?
NasNas With age comes common sense and wisdom.
NasNas 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.
NasNas 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.
NasNas 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.
NasNas I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
NasNas 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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