It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal. Nas More Quotes by Nas More Quotes From Nas You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years. Nas albums four years I think more people want to be rappers than anything else. Nas rapper people thinking Used to ride with him to Brooklyn, Lewis and Halsey, co chocolate thai, vernon style and burn it down Nas style rap chocolate In hip hop no one cares. No one stands up for it and it's a mess. We need order so we can all follow the tradition of where we came from. We need to keep referring to the pioneers. Nas pioneers hip-hop order 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. Nas rap strong memories I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it. Nas stills beautiful thinking Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence. Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate... I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it. Nas violence men america Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should not be a small-minded conversation. Music is supposed to evolve. It's supposed to be going through changes, it's not supposed to sound exactly the same as what it did when it started. NY hip hop has to be allowed to move on and grow and expand. Nas hip-hop important moving When I try to sound like the contemporary sound, it never turns out that way. That's just me. Nas sound trying way There's always going to be space for battle in hip hop. For competition. It's just an inseparable part of the game. Nas hip-hop space games Hip-hop ain't died because of the South, that's retarded. Nas retarded hips hip-hop You know the block was ill as a youngster Nas block body night 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? Nas you man not-perfect time 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. 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. Nas music business work time 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. Nas everything know you want Your look reflects what's happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you. Nas your look you mind With age comes common sense and wisdom. Nas sense common-sense wisdom age I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning. Nas me opportunity morning life The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling. Nas street feeling me soul 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. Nas me respect change people
