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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
Nas
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Nas
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 14
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Everything will eventually come to an end, So try to savor the moment, cause time flies, don't it? The beauty of life, you gotta make it last for the better, Cause nothin' lasts forever.
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Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.
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No matter where you're from - you can be Native American, Italian, Jewish, Latino, African-American - whatever you are, we're all distant relatives.
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I guess entertainment means blatantly lyin'
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I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners
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I got the opportunity to meet people all over the world. Brilliant women, tall women, short women, slim women, thick women, you name it. But, I don't meet them. I have the opportunities to and it's a little bit - I'm a little shy, so I don't meet them and I don't know who's right for me.
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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.
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Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne
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There's always going to be space for battle in hip hop. For competition. It's just an inseparable part of the game.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South, hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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.
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I'm inspired by people like Nelson Mandela. Can you imagine - you know how racist America was back then - imagine how racism was in South Africa when he had to stand up and say what he had to say. That's bravery beyond comprehension.
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When your so focused on what people say, how can your really be focused on the music? If you're concerned with what someone says, you aren't working on a real record. You're working on something that's just for now, to please people this very second... because you don't believe in yourself.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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I know you think my life is good 'cause my diamond piece, But my life been good since I started finding peace.
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No temporary chaos is worth your sanity. Just knowing that whatever happens, it happens to the best of them too.
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I'm never gonna die, never heard of death, energy can never be destroyed only the flesh.
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America is a melting pot for all different groups of people, historically. And it's rare that the story of all of these people will be told in the history books. So I always felt I had to find out my history for myself and research my roots.
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I used to carry a notebook to the studio. I don't do that no more 'cause I don't have the time to write anywhere but right there in the studio on the spot. So when you hear my stuff, know that I wrote it in the studio.
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