Nas and Salaam Remi or Nas and Hit Boy?
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Mindfield333
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Hell no. You better check his catalog. He’s just not all that with Nas sometimes.
but I prefer hitboy with nas now
I think even yall purists and real hip hop heads can admit that Salaam is super duper hit or miss with Nas...if the shyt aint some straight fire then most likely it's some super mid/weak shyt.
Hitboy has a wayyyyyyyyyyy higher batting average, he's much more hit than miss, even the shyt that aint super fire like that is still some pretty dope shyt.
Hitboy has a wayyyyyyyyyyy higher batting average, he's much more hit than miss, even the shyt that aint super fire like that is still some pretty dope shyt.
H. Selassie
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Nas & Hit for sure.
OAN: I feel like L.E.S has brought the best out of Nas in all of the previous eras and it’s not even close…
OAN: I feel like L.E.S has brought the best out of Nas in all of the previous eras and it’s not even close…
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Nas and Salaam are dangerous for a few tracks. Nas and Hit are dangerous for an album. Salaam better at getting that gritty street shyt outta Nas tho no question. Also. Salaam is more versatile than people think. He gave How Many Drinks to Miguel and I’m still pissed that THAT wasn’t the Nas/Miguel collab we got.
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People seriously overlook the classics Nas and Salaam have together
What Goes Around
Made You Look
Get Down
Nazareth Savage
Thief's Theme
Sekou Story
Where Ya'll At
Queen's Story
Nasty
Just to name a few....incredible stuff. I think it's more impressive than the Hit Boy stuff
What Goes Around
Made You Look
Get Down
Nazareth Savage
Thief's Theme
Sekou Story
Where Ya'll At
Queen's Story
Nasty
Just to name a few....incredible stuff. I think it's more impressive than the Hit Boy stuff
Salaam takes a lot of the blame for Streets Disciple which played a big role in the Nas pick weak beats narrative but he was catering to Nas vision. Who went out of his way to drop an anti-commercial double album as a statement.
That album aside, was a big fan of his work on Stillmatic, God's Son and LIG.
Will say though that Hit-Boy is the perfect producer for him right now. His versatility is a big plus but most important is the chemistry which Nas acknowledged got him inspired to make music in a way he hadn't been recently
Tribal Outkast
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Nas and Hit Boy are doing good but Salaam was with Nas during more popular times. People sleep on his work especially get down which still goes hard to this day
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Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
The chemistry that Nas and Hit Boy have now is very similar to the chemistry Nas had with Salaam. Two people who found each other at the right time, had similar visions when it came to music and knew how to execute that vision in a way not every rapper-producer team can. They just fit together.
The only problem is Nas and Salaam were never able to do it for an entire album, and I think they could have. The label didn't really get what Street's Disciple was supposed to be which is why it ended up like it did, but if you look at it, a lot of the good songs were produced or co-produced by Salaam ("Message to the Feds," "Nazareth Savage," "Sekou Story," "You Know My Style," "Street's Disciple," "War," "Thief's Theme"). Then there's the unreleased stuff like "Talk of New York" and "Serious." People bytch about Nas needing the Illmatic sound again, but if there's anyone that could have pulled it off, it's Salaam. He was the absolute best at giving Nas hard, grimy street bangers and you can tell his sound brought something out of Nas' songwriting. But at the same time, he could give him smoother stuff like "Get Down" and "Cherry Wine."
Hit Boy is the producer that Nas needs right now. He said Hit Boy is his Quincy Jones, which means there's an incredible level of trust there and I've never heard him talk about any other producer like that. But Salaam is very important when looking at Nas' career because they were on the same wavelength and when Nas said "fukk the mainstream," Salaam was right there with him.
The only problem is Nas and Salaam were never able to do it for an entire album, and I think they could have. The label didn't really get what Street's Disciple was supposed to be which is why it ended up like it did, but if you look at it, a lot of the good songs were produced or co-produced by Salaam ("Message to the Feds," "Nazareth Savage," "Sekou Story," "You Know My Style," "Street's Disciple," "War," "Thief's Theme"). Then there's the unreleased stuff like "Talk of New York" and "Serious." People bytch about Nas needing the Illmatic sound again, but if there's anyone that could have pulled it off, it's Salaam. He was the absolute best at giving Nas hard, grimy street bangers and you can tell his sound brought something out of Nas' songwriting. But at the same time, he could give him smoother stuff like "Get Down" and "Cherry Wine."
Hit Boy is the producer that Nas needs right now. He said Hit Boy is his Quincy Jones, which means there's an incredible level of trust there and I've never heard him talk about any other producer like that. But Salaam is very important when looking at Nas' career because they were on the same wavelength and when Nas said "fukk the mainstream," Salaam was right there with him.
Ukbrotha
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Nas and hit have hit a stride that is unmatched right now. Although Salaam gave Nas some classics. He had a lot of misses for Nas, While hitboy in 2 and a bit albums is mostly hits.
I’m happy Nas has the ability to work with young and old producers. I enjoyed KD1 and 2 but I am looking forward to seeing him work with Salaam again.
I think Salaam is a great producer and due to their friendship and history, I think he can help inspire Nas to craft better verses than what he does with Hitboy.
I think Salaam is a great producer and due to their friendship and history, I think he can help inspire Nas to craft better verses than what he does with Hitboy.
IWasntMadeToPlayTheSon
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Streets disciple title track and serious are classic tracks