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Superstar
I hear Nas name in the goat convo more than LL so Nas
Better Overall Career: LL Cool J VS. Nas
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Splakavellie504
Superstar
Are yall smoking crack 
All respect to Nas but LL had multiple hit records, movies, tv shows, ect. He has the greatest career of all hip hop artists (well him and snoop) and up there with all musical acts. The LL disrespect is crazy
All respect to Nas but LL had multiple hit records, movies, tv shows, ect. He has the greatest career of all hip hop artists (well him and snoop) and up there with all musical acts. The LL disrespect is crazy
Controversy
Superstar
Nas had a relevant album when I was in elementary school, junior high, HS, college and adulthood.
Nas is the most respected lyricist of his generation
Nas made better albums that have stood the test of time
Nas is the most respected lyricist of his generation
Nas made better albums that have stood the test of time
Best career. Pump your breaks. But its better than Nas for sureAre yall smoking crack
All respect to Nas but LL had multiple hit records, movies, tv shows, ect. He has the greatest career of all hip hop artists (well him and snoop) and up there with all musical acts. The LL disrespect is crazy
Plankton
Superstar
I've listened to every LL album
Not denying he was the man back then
You said he was better in everything except movies and TV. LL was the first template multi platinum rap superstar solo. And he dominated as a solo artist in the 80's in a way Nas never did. Nas, in every decade he was hot, had to share the spotlight, he was never a dominating #1 solo like LL in the 80's.
Let me add....LL been getting them NCIS checks since 2008 and he's still getting a check from them. He's in the same status as Ice T on Law & Order. LL is household name status on a mainstream level Nas isn't.
Diondon
Thanks to the lawyers uh, I marbled the foyer
Nas has sold more records overall than LL Cool J.
Nas has sold over 35 million albums worldwide (with 20 million+ in the U.S.) over his career.
LL Cool J’s total album sales are generally estimated at around 13–14 million albums sold globally.
Nas has more classics and has been considered THEE GOAT. LL is one of the GOATS though.
Splakavellie504
Superstar
The man was a star in 85 at 16 years old and was still dropping hits in the 2000s. The nikka was out before Rakim, Kane, KRS, etc. Like very few can say they had that type of longevity in music. I listen to Nas more but man LL got this one even Nas would admit.
LL is more successful music wise too brehOkay?
Nas music better and sold more.
and I conceded Film and TV already
The have the same amount of plat albums
But LL has 8 plat singles vs nas 1
Sincere > God
Absolutely not breh.
Plankton
Superstar
Okay?
Nas music better and sold more.
and I conceded Film and TV already
And that's why I said you weren't around in the 80's. Radio and Rock The Bells were powerhouses in the streets but you didn't experience that. All the kids were saying either "I can't live without my radio" and "LL Cool J is hard as (look around to make sure no parents are within earshot) Hell!" You weren't there.
"I need love" is when LL became the iconic rapper heartthrob. Nas attempts to make songs for the ladies always fell short compared to LL
Bad video... the 'take off ya shirt and show ya chest' trend starts now
Cube jacking "Big Ole Butt" on Jackin For Beats, because the beat was sick.
Biggie flipping "I'm Going Back To Cali" Biggie never flipped anyting Nas did.
Mamma Said Knock You Out. A PERFECT ALBUM. Both Marly Marl and LL's magnum opus. 14 songs, all great. Hit after hit after hit from just this album alone. The quotables from this album alone were too many. When MSKYO hit it was similar to when Jay Z dropped Blueprint.
Cheesy Rat had the Scenerio remix beat first.
Around The Way Girl....the origin of the sped up chipmunk sample
All of this was before the BBQ song and Halftime.
LOL @ bringing up who sold more. We didn't do that dumb shyt in the 80's. EPMD and NWA both spoke against aiming for the charts yet here you are using it as some sort of measuring stick. Got me doing the Googles on that one and Nas' biggest seller was 3 while LL's was 2. But you left out that LL had numerous solo singles that went platinum while Nas has zero solo singles that went platinum. Nas needed help from Missy, Lauryn, Jeezy and 2Pac to get platinum singles.
Who has the better music is subjective but Nas is without a doubt lyrically superior.
Iverson_64
Superstar
Let's be real.
Even though LL is a GOAT contender, he rarely gets brought up in the GOAT conversations like Nas.
Even Rakim gets brought up more than him.
Nas not only outlasted LL in relevance but his catalog is held in a much higher regard and he also outsold LL too.
LL may have more recognizable hits but Nas is just on a higher level than him. Let's be honest. LL's last album which was good btw doesn't even get talked about much these days whereas Nas's KD series and the project with Premo are still talked about a lot.
Even though LL is a GOAT contender, he rarely gets brought up in the GOAT conversations like Nas.
Even Rakim gets brought up more than him.
Nas not only outlasted LL in relevance but his catalog is held in a much higher regard and he also outsold LL too.
LL may have more recognizable hits but Nas is just on a higher level than him. Let's be honest. LL's last album which was good btw doesn't even get talked about much these days whereas Nas's KD series and the project with Premo are still talked about a lot.