241 Quotes by Nas

Let the music diffuse all the tension.

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.

I'm a firm believer that we all meet up in eternity, Just hope the Big Man show me some courtesy

You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it's like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it. You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.

I think a lot of us know when it's our time. No matter what profession you're in, you get a feeling. If you worked on it long enough, you know when it's ready.

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.

Hip-hop artist, especially the older ones, are the ones who new hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.

I fell in love with words and I think that made my mom smile. I think that was cool for her.