Nas

“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.”

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

“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 thing...”

“I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.”

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

“It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.”

“We're all Africans, everyone - black, white, yellow.”