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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.
Nas
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Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 14
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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How can you lose when you're doing you?
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All I need is one mic One beat, one stage One ni%$a frontin' my face on the front page Only if I had one gun, one girl and one crib One god to show me how to do things his son did.
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Always observe, watch, and talk to older people.
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