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Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas (/nɑːz/), is an American hip hop recording artist, rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. The son of Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and has sold over 25 million records worldwide. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and is the owner of a Fila sneaker store. He is currently signed to Mass Appeal.

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

Bulemic, Dey, Heads, Hip Hop, Like, Seesaw

When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was trying to make you experience my life. I wanted you to look at hip-hop differently. I wanted you to feel that hip-hop was changing and becoming something more real.

Album, Hip Hop, Illmatic, Perfect, Real

When I try to sound like the contemporary sound, it never turns out that way. That's just me.

Contemporary, Sound, Trying, Way

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

Confused, Fame, Hate, Rap, Seek

Calling Michelle 'Obama Barack's baby mama?' Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren't the only targets. Fox's pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.

Baby, Fear Mongering, Mama, Michelle, People, Race

All I need is one mic. All I need is one life, one try, one breath, I'm one man.

Life, Man, Men, Mic, Needs, Trying

No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's never what you do, but how it's done

Done, Idea, Ideas, Sun

I don't kill soloists only kill squads

Kill, Soloists, Squad, Squads

I don't meditate. Silence is golden though.

Golden, Meditate, Silence, Silence Is Golden, Though

Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain and be prosperous, though we live dangerous.

Dangerous, Hell, Life Is, Maintain, Parallel, Prosperous

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

Divorce, Easy, Long, Took

Sunlight and seeing something that was a thought become a thing and materialize - that makes me come alive.

Alive, Become, Seeing, Sunlight

Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel. 'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss. Keep integrity at every cost.

Care, Cause, Hip Hop, Integrity, Motivational, Speak

I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.

Instrument, Like, Marry, Sound, Voice, Want

Used to ride with him to Brooklyn, Lewis and Halsey, co chocolate thai, vernon style and burn it down

Rap, Chocolate, Style, Burn, Lewis, Thai

I used to carry a notebook to the studio. I don't do that no more 'cause I don't have the time to write anywhere but right there in the studio on the spot. So when you hear my stuff, know that I wrote it in the studio.

Hear, Know, Notebook, Stuff, Writing

There was a lot of negative that was put on rappers for using the word, and I feel like we're just misunderstood. Most of us are; some of us is just plain wack.

Like, Misunderstood, Negative, Plain, Rapper

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

Eternity, Hip Hop, Meet, Men, Rap, Show

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

Blunt, Hip Hop, Listeners, Rap

I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.

Doing Nothing, Nothing, Quality, Quality Time, Working

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