Nas

"A true brother will always defend your honor."

- Nas

"You could name practically any problem in the hood and there’d be a rap song for you."

- Nas

"Don’t expect to see positive change when you surround yourself with negative people."

- Nas

"The hood teaches you to find hope in despair, joy in sorrow, life in places where living is the hardest."

- Nas

"The streets may raise you, but they don’t have to define you."

- Nas

"The hood doesn’t break us; it makes us. It’s the forge where diamonds are shaped."

- Nas

"Respect is earned, not given. In the hood, respect is everything."

- Nas

"The hood raises us, teaches us, but family keeps us grounded."

- Nas

"The struggle is my life; I will let it define me, refine me, and outshine me."

- Nas

"My life’s a movie, but the ending is unwritten."

- Nas