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Nas

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 14, 1973

No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?

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'Stillmatic' is the rebirth of 'Illmatic,' my first debut album to come out in 1994. 'Stillmatic' is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.

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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.

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I had a pretty public divorce. They're not easy - divorces - and it took me a long time to really get through.

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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.

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Let's not forget, art can sell. You ain't gotta front all the time on your records.

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I'll always love rap, no matter what's going on.

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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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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.

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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.

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No one's promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.

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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.

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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn't have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.

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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.

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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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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control and to own hip-hop. DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.

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When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.

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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I'm not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.

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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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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she's fearless and she's ahead of the game. She's ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.

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