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. Nas bravegottahip Change image and share on social
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 baddescribehave share on social
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 adaptgrimygrind Change image and share on social
The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling. Nas 90scombinationfelt Change image and share on social
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. Nas admireaheadentire Change image and share on social
You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it's like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it. You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm. Nas africanconversationform share on social
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. Nas feltgrowhip Change image and share on social
My record company had to beg me to stop filmin' music videos in the projects. No matter what the song was about, I had 'em out there. Nas begcompanyfilmin Change image and share on social
I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it. Nas beautifulmarriagesupporter Change image and share on social