No shade(n/h). It wasn't until I started peeping forums that I realized Nas was suppose

[CrimsonTider]

To be such a revered rapper

I started posting on Sohh in like 09.

Maybe it's a southern thing

But, Jay, Big, Cube, scarface, Kast were considered legendary.

Also I was force fed Illmatic( but That's another topic)

Anyway, isn't transcending fanbases and regions a requirement to be held in the likes of other greats?

 

[Yoda]

Wow. Just ,.... Wow.

 

[the cac mamba]

what an unnecessary no homo in the thread title

 

[Billy Ocean]

I'm not too familiar with the threadstarter but I'm assuming his rep is ass because he's used to making these type of troll threads.

 

[CrimsonTider]

what an unnecessary no homo in the thread title

Throwing shade is a gay lingo bruh

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

ok...good for you?

 

[the rhyme king]

if u want to be honest about it illmatic is idolize locally speaking by new york go outside of new york and most dudes don't either hold it in the same regard or worship like the way new yorkers and that's just honest spit.

 

[Ineedmoney504]

I always knew nas was greatness since I heard stillmatic, went back and check everything before that and liked him anymore

It wasnt until like 2 years did I understand the greatness of illmatic tho

 

[zerozero]

probably because popular southern rappers of the time like TI, Wayne etc were offsprings of Jay-Z more than of Nas. It does seem that Nas appreciation elided some arists of that region and generation (Jeezy..)

 

[TrifeGod]

i had a dream future performed for my birthday dis nikka just pulled dolo with a mic and stereo system

and these 2 dyme ass non english speakin latina bytches were at my crib

we were dancin n shyt while he was performin

the song he played in my dream

some other shyt happen but ill leave that to me and my mystical dream bytches

shoutouts to the Ethereal Future
shoutouts to the ethereal angels
shoutouts to ethereal intelligence where i dont know any spanish language but i understood these non english talkin women

 

[the rhyme king]

probably because popular southern rappers of the time like TI, Wayne etc were offsprings of Jay-Z more than of Nas

this i have not heard any rapper from the south that i recall coming out sounding like nas the only new york rappers people in the south only liked was jay-z and biggie for the most part.

 

[Black]

I'm from FL and I'm huge Nas fan.

 

[Goatpoacher]

I grew up heavily West Coast biased in California and I had to admit Illmatic was some serious shyt. Nas and BCC were the only east coast music I had to get. Not even wu was as high on my list.

 

[Huellz Santana]

im from the south and I knew this you c00n.

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[the cac mamba]

Throwing shade is a gay lingo bruh

wasnt aware