All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help. Nas Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery. Nas Read Quote
When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead. Nas Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop. Nas Read Quote
I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was. Nas Read Quote
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. Nas Read Quote