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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
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Nas
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 14
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I fell in love with words and I think that made my mom smile. I think that was cool for her.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
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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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What you base your happiness around? Material, women, and large paper? That means you inferior, not major.
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Just do as much as you can.
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Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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The big stars in rap, they were too big, so when my rap generation started, it was about bringing you inside my apartment. It wasn't about being a rap star it was about anything other than.
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Hip-hop is such an amazing thing that kids still want to do it. They're not saying, Ugh, that's the old people's music. No, they're younger than they've ever been that want to get into hip-hop music.
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