Hip hop Quotes by Nas

Props is a true thug's wife.

— Nas

If I ruled the world Imagine that...

— Nas

My duration's infinite, money-wise or physiology.

— Nas

I'm over dey heads like a bulemic on a seesaw

— Nas

Vocabulary spills I'm ill.

— Nas

If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers...

— Nas

It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal.

— Nas

Street's disciple, my raps are trifle. I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle.

— Nas

I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners

— Nas

Some seek fame cause they need validation, Some say hating is confused admiration.

— Nas

That buck that bought a bottle could have struck the lotto

— Nas

You have to keep your vision clear, cause only a coward lives in fear.

— Nas

I expect the hip-hop audience to be avant garde. I want them to be where I'm at or beyond where I'm at.

— Nas

In hip hop no one cares. No one stands up for it and it's a mess. We need order so we can…

— Nas

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."…

— Nas

Hip-hop artist, especially the older ones, are the ones who new hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so…

— Nas

To me, it's an honour to be accepted as a hip hop artist, it gives me a lot of opportunity to express…

— Nas

The Chinamen built the railroad, the Indians saved the Pilgrim, And in return, the Pilgrim killed 'em. They call it it Thanksgiving,…

— Nas

All I need is one mic One beat, one stage One ni%$a frontin' my face on the front page Only if I…

— Nas

I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop... We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something…

— Nas

Me and hip-hop have a relationship that has nothing to do with no other rapper, no matter where you from or nothing.…

— Nas

People have stopped battling in hip hop, in the primitive sense, and the focus of the competitive element has shifted to the…

— Nas

When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was…

— Nas

There needs to be structures in place to do something about misrepresentation about hip hop. When awards are given out and the…

— Nas

Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should…

— Nas

To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that. With that being said, then, the object of the game…

— Nas

...Shorty's laugh was cold-blooded as he spoke so foul, Only twelve tryin to tell me that he liked my style. Then I…

— Nas

DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control…

— Nas

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music…

— Nas

But whats it all worth, cant take it when you under this earth Rich men died and tried, but none of it…

— Nas

Whats up with your motto? Will you lead? Will you follow?

— Nas

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

— Nas

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

— Nas

Turnin' nothin' into somethin' is God work, and you get nothin' without struggle and hard work

— Nas

If you're scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers.

— Nas

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

— Nas

You lose money chasing women; Never lose women chasing money.

— Nas

Hip-hop ain't died because of the South, that's retarded.

— Nas

Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.

— Nas

I never see the whips niggas be claimin' they drivin, I guess 'entertainment' means blatantly lyin'.

— Nas