I Always Found It Surprising That “The World Is Yours” Didn’t End Up Being A Pop Hit In 94

[Metal Face]

Nice lines. In real life, Big brought the east back and Hov became successful emulating and intertwining with THAT badboy circle.

The power of biting Nas's cover art

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

The power of biting Nas's cover art

The power of Nas 2nd album being a wanna be bad boy album "successful out the blue"

 

[Metal Face]

The power of Nas 2nd album being a wanna be bad boy album "successful out the blue"

and that shyt was ass

Tupac Listened To "Illmatic" Bootleg During 1994 Trial: Report
Illmatic was too goated

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

If you knew how cap illmatic's impact was, you'd understand. Nas wasn't a big deal in 94'.
Album was average. Got 5 mics by some asian chic, in a bias magazine.
But in real life, meant nothing

Plankton negged you for your post in the thread I Always Found It Surprising That “The World Is Yours” Didn’t End Up Being A Pop Hit In 94. With the following comment: In your world. In Hip Hop he was considered the next big thing.
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@Plankton in bias east coast media he was considered the next big thing. In the real world. A bunch of other artists whom ALSO made their debuts in hip hop, totally were out shining him.

Brat
Coolio(as a soloist)
Biggie
Warren g
Outkast
Bone
Etc etc

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

The power of Nas 2nd album being a wanna be bad boy album "successful out the blue"

and that shyt was ass

Tupac Listened To "Illmatic" Bootleg During 1994 Trial: Report
Illmatic was too goated

IT WAS WRITTEN was ass?
Stop. The creative Nas, we all know and love, was birthed on IWW and illmatic (rapping in circles Nas) died in 94/95

 

[L. Deezy]

Everyone knows The World is Yours. How is it not a hit? Im confused

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Everyone knows The World is Yours. How is it not a hit? Im confused

That’s not how the world works

 

[spliz]

and that shyt was ass

Tupac Listened To "Illmatic" Bootleg During 1994 Trial: Report
Illmatic was too goated

U smoking Clorox nikka.

 

[get these nets]

Nas wasn't as easily marketable to the pop-loving masses like Biggie or Snoop.

Yep. Getting Lauryn Hill on the hook to his debut single on album #2 is what helped launch him into the pop space.

 

[-DMP-]

 

[HollywoodP]

oh Coli Nas stans. Revising history like those who lived thru it are dead. Like billboard records and sales dont exist. Shameless.

 

[Surreal]

In the South we was messing with Nas starting in 1992 when Zebrahead ST dropped and Halftime was on there. Still remains the most played Nas track down south. Nas was too hood and didn't promote the album or tour or do many interviews that were open to him back then....aka play the game like BIG did. Just wanted to smoke weed, drink, fukk bytches, and catch BS court cases until promoters stopped booking him

 

[L. Deezy]

That’s not how the world works

Soooo, a popular record known by just about every rap fan who knows Nas is not a hit?

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

one of my favorite songs but it doesn't sound like a pop hit. too jazzy (ahmad jamal sample) not funky like the death row bangers or biggie's hits

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Soooo, a popular record known by just about every rap fan who knows Nas is not a hit?

What plaque do you get for that?