the thing that amazed me about him over the years, his throwaways, album cuts, bonus tracks are even better then his most know tracks....i always had him and pac fighting for the # 1 spot, but im ready to give nas the crown.....he might be the greatest poet of his generation in the world....im not even just talking about mic skills, listen to the meaning behind his songs....the pain, his perceptive on life, the metaphors, story telling....brilliant guy, jay was wrong about nas "kicking knowledge" nas struggle with politics i guess, but thats bullshyt anyway.....so i can see how one can get confused ...... but when hes talking about his personal thoughts and giving his observations about life, hes unmatched ....jay is a great emcee and a GOAT american businessman but nas left money for the sake of his art....nas is a true artist, even if he wanted to take a bag in exchange for watering down his art, his inner conscience wouldn't let him