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" I don't have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission. "
Nas
Own
Time
Mission
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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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" 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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" I can't control what people think. They know who I am. "
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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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" 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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" When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead. "
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" No one's promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records. "
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" Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me - ever. "
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" Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it's time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up. "
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" Your look reflects what's happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you. "
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" Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist. "
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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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" I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better. "
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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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" Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you're happy... Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest. "
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" I'm not talking about Russia in my music. I've never been to Russia. I'm not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China. I'm talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life. "
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Growing Up
Crazy
Life
" To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets. "
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Version
Creatively
" No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean? "
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Black
Green
" I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up. "
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" Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York. "
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Hip-Hop
New York
Than
" Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new. "
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Want
Older
New
" I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means - I love art. "
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Art World
Art
World
" 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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Expectations
You
Here
" '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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" We're all Africans, everyone - black, white, yellow. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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Take
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Trying
" I've been called everything. Gangsta rap. I've been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that's on them. "
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" I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was. "
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Some
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