meanwhile in reality, nas is the ONLY mc from new york still carryin' the torch for new york and not only that, but is the best mc and lyricist in all of hip hop
no one can do what he does. nas does what he wants 95% of the time and yet still has his audience. he might do an oddball feature here and there (see: his future guest appearance

) but when it's album time, nas still marches to the beat of his own drum for the most part
you can say he got wack beats and there and his albums have been spotty over the last 2 decades (true, somewhat) but as an mc and lyricist, nas is #1. period.
ether must burn the souls of not only camel but his stans till this day
