Why has Nas never made it properly in mainstream ?

[SixxiS]

I know he doesn't make 'mainstream music', but Jay Z didn't really originally either... and its surprising he hasn't made one MASSIVE hit..

 

[vaudevillevillain]

"bu bu bu but nas won"

 

[Real]

Because he's not a complete artist...

 

[DaveyDave]

 

[Ziggiy]

8 Platinum albums

3 Gold Albums

5 Number 1 Debuting albums

13 Grammy Nominations

1 Emmy Award

A fellowship in his name from Harvard

A Documentary that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes


How much more mainstream does it get?

 

[CELL]

Another Nas hate thread?

Never seen this before

 

[Canada Goose]

8 Platinum albums

3 Gold Albums

5 Number 1 Debuting albums

13 Grammy Nominations

1 Emmy Award

A fellowship in his name from Harvard

A Documentary that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes


How much more mainstream does it get?

I think OP means superstar status... I never heard a Nas song on pop radio, but I have from Jay, Nelly, 50, all three who were SUPERSTARS at one point.


A lot of country artists have those musical accomplishments but they aren't superstars.

 

[KplusK]

"I got no game its just bytches understand my story"

 

[T.he I.nformant]

This is where we act like If I Ruled the World, Nas is Like, Hate Me Now, and Made You Look weren't big songs

 

[CrimsonTider]

8 Platinum albums

3 Gold Albums

5 Number 1 Debuting albums

13 Grammy Nominations

1 Emmy Award

A fellowship in his name from Harvard

A Documentary that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes


How much more mainstream does it get?

This is because he has great fans.

Nas is basically a Nintendo home console of rap music

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

These 90s babies don't know breh...it ain't worth telling them that he's had videos in heavy rotation back in the 90s.

This
Street Dreams
Hate Me Now
Nas Is Like
etc...

 

[the cac mamba]

i dont think he wants it

 

[Ziggiy]

I think OP means superstar status... I never heard a Nas song on pop radio, but I have from Jay, Nelly, 50, all three who were SUPERSTARS at the one point.


A lot of country artists have those musical accomplishments but they aren't superstars.

The man sold 470k first week with I AM in 99. Put out TWO platinum albums in a single year also. Nas may not be a "superstar" as of now but he certainly was from 96-2001. And he's definitely been a mainstream figure for the past 20 years.

 

[Taadow]

Nas doesn't make "mainstream" music. They won't let him play. He's like E-40.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

The man sold 470k first week with I AM in 99. Put out TWO platinum albums in a single year also. Nas may not be a "superstar" as of now but he certainly was from 96-2001. And he's definitely been a mainstream figure for the past 20 years.

Nah...nah breh...you ruined it.

We're supposed to pretend he's never had a mainstream hit cause the majority of this board was born after 1992...