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. Nas basebeatinstrument share on social
I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did. Nas hatejealousypeople Change image and share on social
When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead. Nas americabasicallydead Change image and share on social
Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist. Nas artistclassicalrapper Change image and share on social
The flaws, the mistakes I make - that's the real me. Nas flawmakemistake Change image and share on social
Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper - it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do. Nas consciousgangstalane Change image and share on social
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'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 callconsciousfelt Change image and share on social
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. Nas africaamericanchina share on social
Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York. Nas bighiphop Change image and share on social