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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style - and that's what I do.
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Nas
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 14
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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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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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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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How can you lose when you're doing you?
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I've met a lot of people and happened to inspire a lot of people who I'm in conversation with about business. It's just how things are going for me and it's great, but music is always going to be number one for me.
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Rule No. 1 is you can't be fake. If you're fake, you become a gimmick and you're selling a gimmick a little gimmick is cool, this is entertainment. But when you base your stuff on mostly real stuff, you never run out of it because every day is a different adventure.
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Sunlight and seeing something that was a thought become a thing and materialize - that makes me come alive.
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You a slave to a page in my rhyme book.
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I wanted to say what wasn't being said. I wanted to give people a real story. I wanted people to know people like me exist in the world.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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