What NAS is doing with Mass Appeal vs Jay-Z with ROCnation

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Mass Appeal been having hip hop brehs eating good for a spell and some change.

Roc Nation is just those street team ads you use to see on the walls and telephone poles

 

[mikishere]

I mean Rocnation is significantly more successful than mass appeal. What are we talking about here.

only on the coli would a thread like this get traction

yeah lets compare a hood dollar store to walmart

 

[AnonymityX1000]

only on the coli would a thread like this get traction

yeah lets compare a hood dollar store to walmart

A hood bodega moreso. Where Ock knows your favorite sandwich, knows you aren't a cop and will sell you loose blunts and cigarettes, will let you have informal credit if necessary and also tell you some street shyt that went down while you were in the house.
Walmart provides no such services.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Dont forget the legendary Hip Hop 50 Concert at Yankee Stadium back in 2023 and the Paid In Full Foundation

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[Cladyclad]

Dont forget the legendary Hip Hop 50 Concert at Yankee Stadium back in 2023 and the Paid In Full Foundation

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So legendary most of the talk was about who wasnt there lol

“Even in my absence my presence is felt. That got to tell you im the king dog if nothing else”

 

[Stick Up Kid]

I'll say this tho, I like Jay as a rapper.. but his Roc Nation business has kinda damaged his legacy and the way people look at him.

 

[DontEemTry]

nikkas had to dust off they crusty timbs to cosign this post

 

[Wepa Man]

nikkas had to dust off they crusty timbs to cosign this post

yes

 

[CarltonJunior]

Havent kept up with Mass Appeal since Dave East was coming up. Roc does a lot of behind the scenes work, I dont think they are that comparable

 

[L. Deezy]

I mean Rocnation is significantly more successful than mass appeal. What are we talking about here.

because its a subsidiary of Live Nation. Roc Nation job is to package artists tours with a brand sponsor to help cover costs for Live Nation. Whoopty Doo

 

[Rasille]

Nas became the business man people claimed that he couldn’t be.

 

[DontEemTry]

Nas became the business man people claimed that he couldn’t be.

Correction, the business man stans claimed he didn't want to be

 

[Street Knowledge]

because its a subsidiary of Live Nation. Roc Nation job is to package artists tours with a brand sponsor to help cover costs for Live Nation. Whoopty Doo

Yeah the 10 Platinum albums aren’t success(mass appeal has zero)

 

[staticshock]

this is what mass appeal doing

• Nas & DJ Premier: A collaborative album from the two artists.
• Ghostface Killah: A sequel to his 2000 classic, titled Supreme Clientele 2.
• Mobb Deep: The first album since the passing of Prodigy, with Infinite releasing on CD October 10, 2025.
• Raekwon: A new album titled Emperor's New Clothes.
• De La Soul: The first album since the passing of Trugoy the Dove.
• Big L: A posthumous release, featuring re-released and re-mixed versions of his songs.
• Surprise guest: The series also includes a project from an unannounced artist.
  
  
  
  
  I think Roc Nation has some shyt with an artist named piccolo and an album for the NFL. Yikes.

edit my bad; here's the google


Other 2025 releases and music highlights

• V Don released a project in January 2025 through Roc Nation Distribution.
• The Roc Nation website showcases additional artists with music released in 2025, including Benny the Butcher ("Summer '25") and Isaiah Falls featuring Alex Isley ("Just A Dream").
• In October, the company celebrated artist A$AP Rocky's birthday and highlighted music from Ayra Starr and Kalan.FrFr on social media.
  
  
  
  
  
  they made a social media post for the face of Harlem's birthday(RiRi must have not signed yet)

Coli nikkas refuse to leave the 90s

 

[boogers]

• The Roc Nation website showcases additional artists with music released in 2025, including Benny the Butcher ("Summer '25") and Isaiah Falls featuring Alex Isley ("Just A Dream").

im glad people are showing respect to the isleys before theyre all gone. one of those obituaries i dread

Coli nikkas refuse to leave the 90s

theres nothing wrong with loving hiphop at its peak. i do think people and music should evolve, but nobody says shyt when some retro rock band comes out apeing some shyt iggy pop did in 1972. they get awards for it (the white stripes/the black keys coughcough). yet if some kids came out now doing some public enemy kind of shyt, people would clown on them. youre part of the problem