No, but he did pay Kelis in gift cards that was kinda gangsta.
said he tried it 'but the shoes didn't fit'... rough paraphrase
IllmaticDelta
Veteran
Reebok Jones
Pro
i dont think its really fair to compare tracks that are 20 years apart in this context but i feel you regardless.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, REALLY......A GANGSTA RAPPER IS A RAPPER WHO CLAIMS A SET. HAS NAS CLAIMED A SET? NO. THEREFORE, HE AINT A GANGSTA RAPPER.
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up in here
Superstar
what set did ice-cube claim? or is he not a gangsta rapper either?
a gangsta rapper is a rapper who raps about the gangsta life in their area. on the west its about sets, turf, colors, shootouts and drive-by's. on the east its about cliques, pj's, drugs, shootouts and crime.
i would say illmatic and it was written are both quintessential east coast gangsta rap albums, but nas has moved far beyond just east coast gangsta rap themes i wouldn't define him as just a gangsta rapper anymore
Suleiman Bey
Banned
Nas is a gangster rapper. People claim "It Was Written" was a "mafioso" album, "Mafiosoes" are "gangsters".
Cryptocurrency Scarface
Coinbased
mafioso but not gangsta
Cryptocurrency Scarface
Coinbased
it's also story telling you think Al pacino is really michael corleone
Capone and Nore were actually out there busting guns
THATS WHY PEOPLE CLAIM HE WASNT REAL GANGSTA RAP, EAZY-E WAS THAT GANGSTA BEHIND NWA AND SNOOP WAS THE GANGSTA BEHIND DRE DURIN THE CHRONIC ERA .. UNLESS YOU WANNA CALL KENDRICK LAMAR GANGSTA RAP TOO. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO HOW U WANNA DEFINE GANGSTA RAPPER.
THATS WHY PEOPLE CLAIM HE WASNT REAL GANGSTA RAP, EAZY-E WAS THAT GANGSTA BEHIND NWA AND SNOOP WAS THE GANGSTA BEHIND DRE DURIN THE CHRONIC ERA .. UNLESS YOU WANNA CALL KENDRICK LAMAR GANGSTA RAP TOO. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO HOW U WANNA DEFINE GANGSTA RAPPER.
KravenMorehead™
Barrel Brothers.®
Came in to say street poet but shyt you said it yourself so 
lucky lefty
Most Annoying Jay Z (aka GOAT) Stan of All Time
Not unless gangsta is now a synonym for horrible
Personally, I consider him to be another in a long line of wack ass, weedplate factory ass, non-lyrical, miracle, wade in the water negro spiritual ass rappers who serves as a savior for smart dumb nikkaz too retarded/lame to fukk with the GOATness of the GOAT our Flow Lord and Lyrical Savior Hova Da Gawd's music
It Was Written is aight tho, I'll give him that.
Personally, I consider him to be another in a long line of wack ass, weedplate factory ass, non-lyrical, miracle, wade in the water negro spiritual ass rappers who serves as a savior for smart dumb nikkaz too retarded/lame to fukk with the GOATness of the GOAT our Flow Lord and Lyrical Savior Hova Da Gawd's music
It Was Written is aight tho, I'll give him that.
JayBaldacci
All Star
"Gangsta Rapper Naaaz"
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly