Why is Jay z's legacy so much greater and more superior than nas

[B-Mint94]

because he's a better pop artist than nas.

Pretty much this. I love Nas but Jay-Z is the more versatile MC out of the two.

 

[OfTheCross]

it seems like no one even cares about nas these days meanwhile the masses are always feenin for a HOV verse. Look at all the current rappers, they look say happy to be in HOVs presence and all express how they want to work with him, and at the same time nas is just an afterthought with wack Hennessy commercials. In the real world it's easier to see who's superior but the coli keeps telling me nas is the greatest

He ain't cross over. He brought the suburbs to the hood.

Dude was transcendent and changed the game on and off the mic.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Cause he worked on his legacy. Nas just worked on the music and does whatever he feels.

 

[Chip Skylark]

It's because of his business accomplishments

 

[jag1]

In the hip hop community i don't think this is true.

But in the mainstream? Well cos obv nas don't make as many 'hit' records. Hov is a household name. Nas, well, obviously isn't (outside of new York lol)

 

[GreenGrass]

could be the fact that he is married to beyonce where as nas is struggling with child support payments

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Bait thread

 

[raoulduke187]

it's not

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

let's be real, Jay Z was on the verge of becoming Nelly, 50 Cent, Ja Rule status until he married the biggest star in the world

 

[reservoirdogs]

I don't see that like Jay's legacy would be bigger in hip-hop circles...

More casual know him, sure but for me that doesn't really count.

Scene/subcultural level they have the same respect by now or similar

 

[SamyTwoTimes]

Because he's a better artist.

 

[African Peasant]

Because he's rich.

If Jigga was poor, but with the same discography, He wouldn't have half of the stans he has today.

It has nothing to with music. Jigga is a pop icon.

 

[African Peasant]

let's be real, Jay Z was on the verge of becoming Nelly, 50 Cent, Ja Rule status until he married the biggest star in the world

The funny thing is in my first year in college, all these white dudes I was hanging with knew Jay-z as the man who married Beyonce and the rapper who worked with Linkin Park.

 

[African Peasant]

Cause he worked on his legacy. Nas just worked on the music and does whatever he feels.

Jigga had one of the biggest Hip-Hop PR campaign to turn Reasonable Doubt into a classic in the Hip-Hop public opinion.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Hov Makes better music