Why has Nas never made it properly in mainstream ?

[Mike Wins]

If I Ruled The World, Street Dreams, Nas Is Like, Hate Me Now, Oochie Wally, Got Yourself A Gun, One Mic, Made You Look, Thugz Mansion and I Can were all massive hits. Can only assume you weren't around when these were released.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

This is because he has great fans.

Nas is basically a Nintendo home console of rap music

I don't even know what this means, but it's hilarious to me for some reason

 

[up in here]

yall gotta get more creative with these nas troll threads though, i mean is yall even trying anymore?

 

[CrimsonTider]

I don't even know what this means, but it's hilarious to me for some reason

Just think about the Gamecube and WIIU

Nas makes great music for his hardcore fans just like Nintendo makes great games for hardcore Nintendo fans (zelda, mario,etc)

But that's where it stops, The stuff they make will never appeal anyone outside of the core.

 

[frush11]

i dont think he wants it

This

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

1*

 

[FlyRy]

his highest charting hit was "i can"

by FAR

and it was #12

nas stans making up excuses "he didn't want it"

oh so songs with Ginuwine and diddy don't exist

 

[LogicFirst]

His fans won't let him and he doesn't want to anyway.

 

[Diddly Drogba]

his highest charting hit was "i can"

by FAR

and it was #12

nas stans making up excuses "he didn't want it"

oh so songs with Ginuwine and diddy don't exist

 

[GunRanger]

his highest charting hit was "i can"

by FAR

and it was #12

nas stans making up excuses "he didn't want it"

oh so songs with Ginuwine and diddy don't exist

:melosass:



I take back my earlier daps. I really thought If I Ruled The World was a top 10 hit. This proves Nas wasn't as big as his boys claim

 

[JustCKing]

his highest charting hit was "i can"

by FAR

and it was #12

nas stans making up excuses "he didn't want it"

oh so songs with Ginuwine and diddy don't exist

A Ginuwine feature wasn't necessarily a reach for mainstream success. That song was what it was. It didn't exactly scream crossover. It appealed to fans of both R&B and Hip Hop. "Hate Me Now" definitely wasn't going for crossover appeal. That song was more in the vain of "Victory" than it was "It's All About The Benjamin" and "Been Around The World".

 

[Surreal]

Nas is mainstream as fukk

 

[I love Latina women]

nas has flirted with mainstream success from time to time but it's primarily because he doesn't follow trends

he just does his own thing and wins

 

[Tom Foolery]

I know he doesn't make 'mainstream music'

Well, you just answered your own question.

 

[ISO]

:melosass:



I take back my earlier daps. I really thought If I Ruled The World was a top 10 hit. This proves Nas wasn't as big as his boys claim

The song was Grammy nominated, had a Hype Williams directed video all over, it was definitely a hit in '96. Street Dreams was bigger I think the single sold Gold.

Anyway, we're here arguing whether a rapper that has gone multi-Platinum several times "made it properly" in the mainstream.