I think it's harder to make a classic now, not because of what people say, but because artists now are so concerned with what people say.
NasI want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat. I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that's been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
NasSo many affluent men are faced with finding love problems. I'm sure beautiful, affluent women are faced with the same things sometimes.
NasI talk about Africa and its meaning, being the birthplace of man and all that great history that's been erased and even hidden. I think it's my duty to be proud and to bring about the conversation that allows us to talk about the great history of my people.
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