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Big L scared me to death. When I heard that on tape, I was scared to death. I was like there's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.
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Nas
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 14
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Life is short is what some niggaz said not if you measure life - by how one lives and what he did.
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There's not one person in the world that's not a living, walking contradiction.
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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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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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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 don't respect killers, I respect O.G. knowledge, Codes of the streets got new rules, but no guidance. Lessons, detrimental to a young disciple Folks, take care of your brothers, niggas do as I do. Keep your enemies close, where they can see you. It's not your enemy who get you, it's always your own people.
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I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners
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I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means - I love art.
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When I try to sound like the contemporary sound, it never turns out that way.
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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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I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?) I'm out for dead presidents to represent me.
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If the truth is told, the youth can grow.
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I don't kill soloists only kill squads
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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I didn't really do many business ventures throughout my career because I would have an idea and then before I'd have a chance to make something of it, I'd see someone else do it. I just liked to watch my fellow artists become entrepreneurs and be people who can inspire the next generation. I did that more with my songs.
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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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Africa has been going through so much for so many years it's time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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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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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.
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