The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute

I'm a fan of hip hop music, so I always used a hip hop element in my music anyway.

My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.

Nas is someone who can communicate with the streets and can still keep it real in terms of being human, he doesn't try to be this super perfect person, but has respect for his history and for his ancestors and for spirituality. So Nas always displayed that in his music, while at the same time keeping it hard and something that you can relate to.

The average man can't prove most of the things that he chooses to speak of, and still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of

When you do an album about Africa, you can't be too superficial.

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute