Nas Quotes
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she's fearless and she's ahead of the game. She's ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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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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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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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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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. 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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I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. 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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When you're a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls - you want to get the most girls. You don't know anything about respect; you don't know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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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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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 don't have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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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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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.