Only Nas Stan’s think being active in your genre for 20+ years with 11 albums during that run with not one song popping and still be the goat
If the goat of your genre and u are still acting competing in your genre for 20 years U should have a hit. I said nothing about sales. A hit don’t have to sell records. It’s literally nothing on Nas last 11 albums that once the beat hit people would go crazy for. He has made literally nothing the last 20 years that move the cultur to the point like yo did you hear the new Nas lol
Did your mans get cooked in the beef or not. Yes or no?
lol Y’all the reason Nas career became stagnant. All y’all do is talk about 23 years ago. Yall the reason why he fell off commercially. Y’all only getting excited mentioning Shawn.
You have no fukking clue and are in no position to say that
This shyt worse than Ether lol
(REPOST) 2001 Nas interview from Felon Magazine
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Esco was popping shyt back then
Nas also commented about the credibility of Jay Z's first album. He could never do a Stillmatic. He put his out first album, with my voice on a hook /'I'm out for presidents to represent me
He had Babyface on his joint (Sunshine).
He had Mary J. Blige on it (Can't Knock the Hustle) and Biggie (Brooklyn's Finest). How can his shyt not go gold? Yet, they wouln't even be in his fukking videos." Why do the tracks then, I ask.
His response is a chuckling, matter-of-factly *For the checks! A check is a check. Once Nas recovers from laughting, he continues. Foxy Brown - it's that bytch that blew him up - he owes her his entire fukking career. My shyt didn't have anybody on it - I had AZ, but he was a nobody - I was try- ing to put him on. Nobody co-signed for Nas - and my shyt blew. Until he does that, he'll never be on my level - and he can't 'cause he can't recreate history. There will always be a Nas before Jay Z.
He will always be my junior. And he makes that obvious when I don't. He wishes he could start
his career all over again, but he can't - it's too late." *And who is this cat anyway? I don't even think he knows who he is - when The Firm was out, he was shouting The Firm out, when Biggie came out, he was runnin' around in Versace and gators, when DMX came out, he started wear.
ing bandannas and rhyming with Swizz Beats. Who is he? He's fukking "Chameleon Man", that's who he is (Nas chuckles). I mean, I understand you gotta keep up with the times, but at least etch something out in stone for yourself first. He fakes like he's one thing when he's really some-thing else.
That's why Jadakiss said 'and don't apologize on
your two-way'. cause that's exactly what [Jay Z) did. saw the nikka and acted one way and then hit him on his two-way apologizing. Like I said, the nikka is "Chameleon Man" (Nas is doubled over with laughter)."
Meet the parents is probably one of the best story telling tracks of all time. Me liking both artists doesn't stop me from admitting Nas got Jay on the beef. But Jay is the more popular amongst the average casual rap fan. Again both things can be true at the same time.
took u all that time to dodge the question like a politicianI still bump all of Nas' albums. KD3 stays in constant rotation. Legit is one of my favorite songs. Stay, Thun, Play on Playa, EPMD, No Phony Love, Never Die, Adam and Eve etc etc. All post 2003 cuts. I mean what's your point? Im a hip hop head. I still to Deltron 3030 for fuks sake.
The cats I roll with listen to MF Doom and Joey Badass. Of course they are still bumping Nas in 2024.
I fail to see what I bump in 2024 has to do with Nas beating Jay during their beef.
Oh wait..nothing. you're just deflecting. It's ok. Do whatever it takes to cope. I said Jay is more popular. I'm not a Stan so I can admit that.
I'm not dodging anything. I answered your questions directly multiple times.
