It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal.
NasRead
I'll always love rap, no matter what's going on.
Interpretation
The quote expresses an unwavering affection for rap music, regardless of external circumstances.
In this quote, Nas emphasizes his deep-rooted passion for rap music, stating that his love for the genre remains constant despite any changes or challenges in the world. This declaration highlights how music can serve as a steadfast source of comfort and identity, transcending time and external situations.
In practice
At a music festival, to express your loyalty to the genre when discussing artist lineups.
It's foul what this money could do, cash corrupts the loyal.
It's a thin line between paper and hate,_x000D_ _x000D_ Friends and snakes, nine millis and thirty-eights,_x000D_ _x000D_ Hell or the pearly gates...I was destined to come,_x000D_ _x000D_ Predicted, blame God, He blew breath in my lungs.
I pledge allegiance to the fair and balanced truth._x000D_ _x000D_ Not the biased truth,_x000D_ _x000D_ Not the liest truth,_x000D_ _x000D_ But the highest truth.
Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers...
I don't respect killers, I respect O.G. knowledge,_x000D_ _x000D_ Codes of the streets got new rules, but no guidance._x000D_ _x000D_ Lessons, detrimental to a young disciple;_x000D_ _x000D_ Folks, take care of your brothers, niggas do as I do._x000D_ _x000D_ Keep your enemies close, where they can see you._x000D_ _x000D_ It's not your enemy who get you, it's always your own people.
Rappers act so wild, and love to profile,_x000D_ _x000D_ Frontin' hard, but ain't got no style.
We may be sure that a genius like Mozart, were he born today, would write concertos like Chopin and not like Mozart.
Not many people bought Velvet Underground LPs, but those who did, started a band.
I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.'
Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even hip-hop became the vox populi of America, and then as an adult he shattered racial barriers.
We don't want to be Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. That type of thing wasn't what we were after. It was most important for each of us to be equal in input and output - each of us has to pull the same amount, musically, in composition and in every sense of being in the band.
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