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.
NasYou are who you associate with. Look around at your five closest friends and that's who you are. If you don't want to be that person, you know what you gotta do.
NasWorking with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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