Nas Quotes - Page 7

I think hip hop allows us to talk about everything, and Africa is what I choose to talk about now. If people are not talking about Africa, that's them, that's cool, there's nothing wrong with that. But this is who I am, this is what I have to say, this is what I have to offer.

Realize, how many classics I gave you/Perhaps if you think back you'll realize that I made you

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.

I want to hear the artist. I want to hear them give me something that I can relate to, other than the fact that everything's about bragging.

We're all Africans, everyone - black, white, yellow.

I'm a reader, so when I go to bookstores I need (stuff) that's going to help me. There a big emptiness there and I want to help fill that through song.

I'm a storyteller and the Bible is a bunch of stories about life and things that took place here on planet earth. It's a great example to use and a great reason to be happy about being a storyteller because the lessons of the land are always in stories.

All I need is one mic . All I need is one life, one try, one breath, I'm one man.

I sip the Dom P watching Gandhi til I'm charged - writing in my book of rhymes, all the words past the margin

You can't count a man out because one record went different direction. You gotta count the things that scored, not the misses.

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.

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.

What you call a infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin War gets deep, some beef is everlastin

I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners

To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that. With that being said, then, the object of the game now is to make money off of exploiting it. That's what it's all about - get this money. That's basically what I'm saying.

You're supposed to be who you are. You're supposed to make music that is true to you.

Hip-hop artist, especially the older ones, are the ones who new 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.

I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat. I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that's been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.

I never see the whips niggas be claimin' they drivin, I guess 'entertainment' means blatantly lyin'.

Love the skinny model chicks but I prefer the thickness.

Dogs live longer than rappers.

I want each album to say something different and be accepted better than the last one but I don't have any point to outdo any particular album of mine.

The Internet made the world smaller, so it's easier for people to hear your music. You don't necessarily need a radio record.

I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I'm a big fan of Common. I'm a big fan of Scarface; I'm a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to... well, there are a lot of people's music that I respect. I don't know who I will collaborate with, but there's a great chance of something happening.

I just appreciate what Andre 3000 has done musically - just the bravery. I think Andre 3000 may be one of the bravest artists in rap music.