No troll... Why do you think Jay has had so much more business success than Nas?

[Auger]

He aspired to be like Russell Simmons more than he wanted to be a rapper

 

[daboywonder2002]

Dame Dash. call it what you want. but Dame business and hustla mindset obviously rubbed off on Jay. He just took it up a notch once rocafella sold and he surrounded himself with the big bosses.

 

[Doobie Doo]

Got damn. Two pages in and nobody flat out said cuz Jayz owned his own shyt since reasonable doubt and Nas did not.

But honestly none of this is really true since Nas invested in IT he will still gross close to a billion

 

[up in here]

Jay put it best, he's not a business man he's a business, man. Everything he does and has done is about business. That's not a bad thing, that's just his motivation.

Nas just seems to be motivated by different things. Which also isn't a bad thing.

They just got different life priorities because they are different people. Do you measure your own personal success by the successes of other people?

 

[True Sinister]

Maybe it's a natural gift, maybe it was destiny, but I don't think it has much to do with rap

 

[Primetime21]

Nas has been very successful in business

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

@Premeditated don't you believe Earth is flat? No wonder that "smart dumb nikka" comment struck a nerve

 

[Premeditated]

@Premeditated don't you believe Earth is flat? No wonder that "smart dumb nikka" comment struck a nerve

don't recognize trolling brehs You nikkas take this place way too serious

doesn't change the fact that your hip hop opinion is garbage

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

don't recognize trolling brehs You nikkas take this place way too serious

doesn't change the fact that your hip hop opinion is garbage

I don't believe I've given my opinion on "hip hop" in this thread. You can still make good music and be a smart dumb nikka. Nas is a testament to that.

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Weed is also part of the issue

Facts .deadass this is the truth..nas is a weed head always high 24/7

 

[BarackStar]

Or just smart

Everything i Iisted is proven fact. Shut up cac

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Surroundings, upbringing, personality ..so many factors contribute to the different fates of both rappers. I will say this though, Jay is one of the most discerning, shrewd personalities in hip hop, he's also one of the hardest working in the game. He's definitely calculated, I think that's what he owes most of his success too, very strategic. Alot of guys break under pressure.

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

Facts .deadass this is the truth..nas is a weed head always high 24/7

how do you know this?

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

nas invested in Lyft and drop box and many other businesses and has a successful label/platform mass appeal and has a sneaker store in Vegas

 

[el_chivo1984]

It's a different mindset...I remember Nas talking about never doing a beer commercial. Jay endorsed Heineken and Budweiser. .

Nas didn't endorse many products in the 90s. I remember the karl kani and sprite ads.

Meanwhile Jay had rocawear, reebok s.carter shoes, touring, and more successful artists under his label. He was driven to do more outside of music.