Many media outlets have thrown their hat into the “who is the greatest emcee?” ring, but now CNN can be added to the list.
In a recent piece, CNN’s Eliott C. McLaughlin writes that Nas is the “greatest lyricist of all time,” and in fact interview God’s Son about that particular distinction.
“It’s wayyyyyy, way, way too early in our lives,” explained Nas. “It’s great to put a list together, but don’t take it too seriously because your list won’t matter 10 years from now or 15 years from now. It’ll be a different list.”
In the op-ed, McLaughlin weighing Nas’ subject matter (“I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.”), as well as Nas’ commercial success (Nas has nine number one albums, behind only Jay-Z, and seven of which have gone platinum).
“Don’t blame me; blame our wonderful country, America,” explains the Queensbridge emcee. “And you can’t even blame America. It’s life. Blame life. I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style — and that’s what I do,” he said. “I know one thing: People put too many labels on music.”
Read the piece on Nas here.
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couldn’t agree more. ain’t no rapper on the planet today as sick as nas
I guess you never heard of Lupe Fiasco.
“Form Follows Function” >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nas’ entire smart dumb catalouge.
@anon Lupe dropped two back to back weak ass albums.. yeah Nas has his share of flop lps, but Lupe has MAYBE one classic album.. F&L. Lupe hasn’t done enough in his career yet to be compared to Nas.
I agree his subject matter, flow, diversity and consistency surpasses any of these dude out here!
@QB weak yourself nigga.. F&L2 is right up there behind LIG, putting F&L2 and Lasers in the same range is laughable and just proves you ain’t ever thought much of him to begin with, to which I pity you but its iight
Nas is better but in terms of lyricists/subect matter, they can both be used in the same sentence
5 am recycling pick up > Lasers
@QB The Cool is a classic too and arguably Lupe’s best album.
“why it things”
its not easy to rap about the things nas raps about and not sound corny…dude is a beast
When its comes to creativity (Book of rhymes, Gave You Power, Rewind)subject matter, content, lyricism and staying real and true to the culture..Nas wins hands down. Other rappers just cant match his catalog.
” Nas, finest MC ”
This could be true, cause he’s one of the best
Just don’t tell the HHDX-trolls, they may think otherwise
True.
http://www.datpiff.com/pop-mixtape-player.php?id=m7d02ebe
No question Nas the greatest!!!….erbody talking about the Don!!!…even cnn!…SALUTE
this is true. nas says the most complicated shit and its always easy to hear and understand too.
Well put.
best rapper alive
It’s sad to me that it to CNN of all media outlets to state the facts as they are than any hip hop site could ever had. Most of these site have RECORD COMPANIES PAYING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR ARTISTS E.I. RAP UP, RAP RADAR to name a few. All these hipster site like Complex have a decent list to save their live because there is too much politics involved. But the article was well written that it’s hard to make “REAL ARGUMENT AND VALID POINTS AGAINST and not just hating. These so called hip hop journalist might hate on an artist because he refused an interview or doesn’t pay them.
Well said
Jay-Z stans mad now. Lol
“Hip Hop has to thank God for Jay-Z” – Nas.
But enjoy this rare W, it’s been a long drought since the release of LIG.
Wow, have a look at all these desperate Nas stans jacking off to to this. I thought the opinions of mainstream outlets on Hip Hop didn’t count? Yall some ridiculous hypocrites. A few months ago yall were saying Grammy’s ain’t worth a damn, but since Nas has been nomitated yall bragging about it? Quick to dismiss something when it descredits Nas, but favor it when supports him. How’s it like adjusting standards weekly for yall idol?
the fake win grammys
it an award for the most popular
LASERS WON A GRAMMY SHUT UP
Doesn’t matter. Jay > Nas still.
u mad nas’ debut was more groundbreaking than jays? reasonable doubt will never be better then illmatic bitch! hahA!
one word: Ether
It’s funny to see you straight up hate on him. You are the true definition of the modern day hater. Even a well written article with facts couldn’t stop your blood from boiling.
Nas stans are worse than Eminem’s. Sellout ass nigga.
but what’s even worse than both are obnoxious hipsters calling out entire fanbases
most people dont know how good nas is
played illmatic back in highschool and ny sate of mind got dissed
they couldnt hear his lyrics
Yeah, they couldn’t appreciate: “Rappers I monkey flip ’em”. LMAO.
All of Nas’ later projects shit on Illmatic lyrically, which is a whole lot of lyrical, miracle bullshit about nothing.
Nas humble G.O.A.T as ever! Jay-z and em stans fall back!
I just came here to see the JAY Z stans be mad.lol
I agree 100
Who gives a fuck what CNN thinks? Nas will never be better than Kool G Rap, Rakim, Raekwon, Ghostface,KRS One, or Erick Sermon. This nigga was a huge sellout with that It Was Written and I Am and Nastradamus. Him and Jay-Z will never be GOAT material. Two overrated fuck niggas who make sellout music. Oh Life is Good wasn’t sellout? Then what do you call Summer on Smash and him making songs with Wayne and Nicki Minaj
yeah n thts y ur anonymous u clown, nas s up there with the best of them, next thing u r gonnatell me 50 cent is better smh
Raekwon made songs with Rick Ross, and Eric Sermon is no where near as good as NaS.
Although I agree that NaS, is no where near as good as Rakim.
It was written was better then Illmatic from the opinions of most people i know. Illmatic just gets the media credit(and well deserved cause it change the game)But It was written made alot of rappers change into that Mafioso style but in the 90s. I Am was solid and consistent thru out and Nastradamus had some bangers with commercial failures.(Life we chose, project window, last word, Family, god love us hood niggas were bangers)
Only person Anony. named who catalogue is fucking with Nas’ is Ghostface. But lets be real, Ghostface aint lyrically as nice as Nas.
@OG, totally disagree with rakim being better than nas. nas has surpassed him in all fronts. lyricism, delivery, concepts and selling plat. rakim is a legend but come on, rakim hasn’t made a good album without eric b. and u know it. nas has made at 4 classics (illmatic, stillmatic, it was written, and life is good. life is good is gonna be in that category. nobody in hip hop can make a record like this. shit was so revealing and honest) and still influences these rap cats today (along with jay z of course). and i agree with the statement about it was written being better than illmatic cuz i tend to listen to it was written more than ill. his rhyme patterns were so verstaile on that cd. he stepped his lyrical game up. why some people didn’t like it at first was the ablum had an actual concept and was consistently all the way through. lyricism was on point. i gave you power is one of the best songs he ever made
and i forgot the lost tapes
and what is sellout music? this is rap in general now. all of it sounds the same and everybody do songs with everybody now. in fact nas and kendrick had the most originality this year (along with joey bada$$)
Lost tapes was definitely a classic. Lost tapes might have been better then Stillmatic. God Son was close to a classic and Distant Relatives could also be considered an classic. Depending on if you like that tribal real shit.
But Lost tapes was a masterpiece.
Nas is great but no one, and I mean no one is better than Eminem!! Flow, storytelling, lyrics, passion, rhyme schemes, and most the most important thing which is making good songs. You can call me a Stan but I don’t give a fuck. Eminem = GOAT
You a Eminem stan, get off Em’s dick.
You must not have read where I said I don’t give a fuck if you call me one. You can’t win with you idiots. If you’re a fan, you get called a dick rider; if you don’t like something, you get called a hater. Shut the fuck up!
Lets be real Eminem sucked after the Eminem Show. Everything after that were trash or nothing special. Even the Recovery was mediocore.
Nas is the GOAT! Every album of his is a classic! Nastradamus > Reasonable Doubt, OB4CL, 36 Chambers, ITANOMTHUB, The Chronic, Doggystyle, The Infamous, Liquid Swords, Slim Shady LP, Ready to Die, All Eyez on Me
Um yur joking right? PUt Stillmatic or Illmatic there. Nastradamus was trash
stillmatic cause of rewind
illmatic over stillmatic
This nigga is joking for sure.
the related article caused this
This has to drive Lil Wayne fans nuts
You’re assuming they read?!?!
No. Wayne fans don’t give a fuck about Nas, compared to Nas stan who can’t even keep Wayne out of their mouths on an article that has praised Nas as the GOAT and has NOTHING to do with Wayne.
Yeah Lil Wayne fans are just as ignorant as he is. Shit music for shit people.
Jay is nice but looses big time on content.
See, this is where people exaggerate, Nas content ain’t even THAT different. In fact, Jay was the one who filled alleged soulless themes with inside and emotion.
*insight
*insight
my bad.
Jay realized that it was about entertainment, not giving people history lessons. Nas may have had deeper content, but it was boring content, hence his album sales dropping while Jay remains platinum every time out.
True.
People need rappers to teach them life lessons? Really?
These idiots really believes Nas tries to teach lessons. Thats like the biggest myth ever. None of Nas’ albums(besides maybe Untitled) thought idiots like you lessons. Dude spit rhymes and make songs based off experiences. He aint teaching no lesson that how i know niggas don’t pay attention to his music. Dude paint vivid pictures and his music is sort of like watching a short film.
Jay-Z came into the game using Nas style.
You’re the idiot here.
Nasir likes to talk about shit he has never experienced on his own, I guess you also like Rick Ross?
What’s there to like about this fake ass nigga talking about other people’s lives?
Say what you want about Jay, at least he’s talking about his own life and not some made up mafioso bullshit.
Jay created the introspective hustler Nas wanted to be all his life. Can I Live contains more substance than Illmatic as a whole.
And Nas came into the game using Tragedy Khadafi’s style.
Hay last Anonymous, nerd nigga pull out the facts and i will believe. One Love shits all over Can I Live. Can I Live would’t make the directors cut on Illmatic. Stop sucking Jay-Z dick family.
To Compare Rick Ross to Nas. Wow you really sucking cock. Nas real name, Stage name get it right. How did Shawn Carter name himself Jay-Z. Oh he named himself after Jaz-O.
I guess Kendrick Lamar should write about his own life then, cause he told stories about other peoples lifes.(Sing for me, Keisha song) I guess Pac was wrong to make Brenda got a baby.
Nas came into the game with Tragedy Khadafi Style. Wow you sucking mad dick hating. Well at least we all know Jay-Z came in the game with Nas’ style and Nas’ is younger.
This aint Jay-Z versus Nas tho. Just stop hating on Nas making lies up. Can i live please nigga.
Say Nastradamus was wack but still better than your favorite rappers worst album:
Encore
BP2
500 Degrees
14 Shots To the Dome
Strcitly for My Niggas
Seventh Seal
Wanr and PEace Vol 2
Made
808 and Heartbreak
Lasers
Made was not Face’s(brad)worst album. Ghostface and Scarface don’t make ass albums
Real shit, Nastradomous was Wack only cause it was a disappointment. SHe was better then all those bull shit as albums. Don’t forget to put Relaspe and Kingdom come on there.
Nastradamus was NOT better than Relapse and Kingdom Come.
Hell yeah Nastradamus was better the Relapse and Kingdom Come. Relapse and Kingdom come were bigger disappointments then Nastradamus was.
Encore was better then Relaspe and Blue print 2 was better then Kingdom Come. Shit Blue Print 3 was better then kingdom come.
wtf Relapse shits on Encore that stuff was straight doo-doo. Nastradamus > Kingdom Come tho
Made was not Face’s(brad)worst album. Ghostface and Scarface don’t make ass albums
TRUEST SHIT EVER WRITTEN ON HHDX
Fuck Jay Z and his fanbase.
CNN should have mentioned Ja Rule as the G.O.A.T. of rap and even the music industry as well.
that’s CNN, fine however for me it is eminem
“u mad nas’ debut was more groundbreaking than jays”
Reasonable Doubt sold more.
After Jay re-sold that album. When it first came out it was gold like Illmatic. Nas just now dropped illmatic again after 20 years.
Good for Nas, I loved his new album (except that swizz shit). Just heard “it was written” yesterday, i don’t get the hate loved that too.
It was written was better then illmatic to many. Just some people thought he would put together another illmatic album. But none of Nas’ Albums are the same. Even Stillmatic was totally different then illmatic.
GIVE ME A CHANCE
Youtube is all about finding new artist, & though I been rapping for a while im still consider a new artist. I just want my music heard thats all, im not looking for no record deal, getting famous ‘r anything like that. I do music to help change the lives of others so what you’ll get from my music is all POSITIVITY! so please just spare a few sec. to check me out, & if you like what you heard please SUBSCRIBE so ill know you actually listen & support http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8K577h8N4
“Is it “Oochie Wally Wally” or is it “One Mic”? Is it “Black Girl Lost” or shorty owe you for ice?”
Case closed.
Based on that logic, in your opinion, who is the best MC then?
All this Nas’ talk after the football game ima go threw his whole catalog today. Well except Nastradomus and Street Disicple. I wish i had those albums on my phone too. Those albums were aight.
NAS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS… THAT’S FOR SURE…… HOWEVER……. WHEN DID CNN BECOME THE AUTHORITY IN HIP HOP MUSIC AND/OR CULTURE????? THIS IS A JOKE RIGHT???
IT’S LIKE WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM GIVING AN EDITORIAL ON THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR CONFLICT OR SOME SH*T…. LOL
Nas is nice with it no doubt & putin work with classic albums records. To each his own but Eminem is da best to me. Just cuz he got da lyrics & da album sales (I know he’s white but other white rappers havent sold anywhere near Em’s sales). Nas is in my top 5 but there’s a couple rappers who I think are better..It’s hard to judge but Nas is really nice & no doubt 1 of da best dats ever did it
I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE AT THIS POINT…. EMINEM
cnn the news channel? i’d respect it more if capone n nore said it
here’s my top five:
1. Fuck your list
2. fuck your list
3. fuck your list
4. fuck your list
oh yeah and
5. fuck your god damn list
Dam my nigga. Or should i say Geek.
Em is the best Lyricist ever and 2pac is the Greatest HipHop Artist ever, Nas is the number 5 HipHop Artist ever.
“After Jay re-sold that album. When it first came out it was gold like Illmatic. Nas just now dropped illmatic again after 20 years”
To date, RD’s sold over 2 million. Plus it charted 2 singles. Nas had 5 singles off Illmatic, none of which charted well. I’m surprised it went platinum.
“People need rappers to teach them life lessons? Really?”
Of course not, but if you recall it was Nas who went all deep and sleepy on most of his albums. Maybe he wanted people to know he had a deep vocabulary, or maybe he was preparing to be on Jeopardy. We’ll never know.
“Dude spit rhymes and make songs based off experiences”
Lol You mean about supposedly being a mafia don, and being rich beyond belief? I’d say Jay walked the walk and talked the talk more than your pal Esco.
he lived on a block with ruthless Dons like papi mason
Im sure Nas experienced some sort of mafia Don type shit around the time It was Written drop.(putting Drugs on his block) I don’t expect you nerd niggas to understand that Nas grew up in one of the most ruthless Projects (QueensBridge). Infact the biggest projects in the world.
You listen to Nas from Illmatic to It was written dude was ruthless himself. In his early music he explains how he puts work on the block, and later on in his music he explains that he isn’t doing that type of shit no more. But you would have to listen to Nas to understand that shit. Dude was about that life.
I guess Jay Z walk the walk by having idiots still believing he owns the Nets when duke only owns 1/15 of 1 percent of the Nets. But the way Jay-Z rhymes you swear he owns majority of the Nets. And Jayz has always been a dude who over exaggarate shit. Dude got everything and he still be lying in his raps.
yeah well what do you expect Capone and Nore are from the same projects as Escobar
^^^ Hahahaha
lol
Eminem & Nas are the GOAT..2pac for his passion and influence is on the list too. Jay Z is top 5 for his flow and longevity but well below the aforementioned artists! Biggie shouldnt be on any list at all! He died young and only made 2 albums, the fact he died the way he did shouldnt mean we put him on a pedestal! (if that was the case then Big Pun is arguably top 5)….Anyways, lists are bullshit lets just enjoy the beauty of the music these artists have given us and continue to provide us with!
with all due respect, i just don’t get how cats can have g.o.a.t list and have predominatly ’96 and up mcs on there, as if hip hop started then….i, personally don’t have Melle Mel, Grandmaster caz, or kool moe dee in my top 5, but they have to be acknowledge and respected. its as if you make g.o.a.t list in the nba and dont mention russell, chamberlain, robertson, etc…its pure lunacy and shows your lack of knowledge on the subject
without further ado, my shit is as follows:
1. krs one
2. rakim
3. big daddy kane
4. wise intelligent
5. nas
btw, you dont base goat list off sales!!! that dont mean shit…unless youre willing to add mixalot hammer vanilla ice to your shit…..uhuru
CNN (WORLDWIDE News) is given Nas the RESPECT & HONOR the bias hip hop community has been denying Nas for years. The bias hip hop blogs, magazines & fans can NEVER deny Nas GREATNESS because the world already knows that Naisr is the GOAT!
You nailed it. You can hate or love Nas, but what you said is the honest truth. People be hating too much on the obvious. And it’s sad that CNN has to do it for the hip hop community.
Ask anyone from the MTV crowd TODAY and they’d all say Eminem or Jay. People mistake Nas’s longevity for greatness, and that’s fine. He had alot of success before, and clearly his music spoke too enough people who still cite his work, but to me CNN is only trying to look cool. See, we like rap too. Much like how ESPN is now integrating hip hop into its sporting topics with guest rappers and music sound bites before commercials.
Big Dummy, that why they wrote the article? That’s the best explaination you dumb ass could come up with? That CNN needs to look cool? You know the always has articles about rappers? Think! It’s not illegal yet.
Its always been for me an argument between Pac&Nas, but Nas has had to do it way longer and grow unlike Pac though its not Pac’s fault. Nas has also always been a lyrical giant.
1) Nas-lyrics,story telling,longevity,conscious, cons-sometimes thinks he can save the world, doesn’t always pick best beats,sometimes not enough bangers on album
2) Pac-voice,bangers,real life shit, cons- weak vocab, didn’t have to do it that long
3) Jay-z lyrics,flow,bangers,longevity. cons-self pretentious, over hyped,
4) Biggie-lyrics,story,bangers cons-not long at all in the game, says a decent amount of stupid shit
5) Eminem-lyrics,storys,broad appeal. cons-not enough real shit,has became pop on purpose when before he came out of left field and made his own lane,stupid hooks
What about Rakim, KRS-One, Common, Andre 3000, etc.
All great picks, Rakim makes a great argument to be in top 5. Andre 3000 is in my top ten for sure, you can make a good argument for KRS and Common in top 10, at least for me.
Ive got same top 5 but in different order anyway great list
It wasn’t the cable network, you dumbass.
All of sudden a mainstream media outlet like CNN turns into a credible, relevant, knowledgeable source on Hip Hop for praising Nas.
If they would’ve said something bad about him, yall would say: “CNN doesn’t know shit about Hip Hop”.
The fuckery Nas stans display on a daily basis is unbelievable.
Fact is they didn’t. Whatsup with all the if, ands and buts. And no ifs, ands and buts. The fact that articles like this continue to come out and point Nas as the greatest lyricist is enough to point out the fact Nas’ is one of the best if not the best. But you trolls always hate. Its all good tho
The problem is that there is too much hate in hip hop and bias opinions that lack facts. Hip Hop blogs and magazines and non of them make valid points about hip hop because it’s either they’re getting paid and lack of true journalism. How can a hip hop site ran by someone who grew up just listen to eastcoast rap or just Jay Z argue when presented a well written article by CNN of all media outlets.
Nas has five number one albums…
It Was Written
I Am…
Hip Hop Is Dead
Untitled
Life Is Good
He actually has 9 number 1 albums
Were are all the Nas stans that were acting as proud mainstream rebels before? Now yall sucking off CNN?
where is yo mama? i miss her
We live in an era that a rappers’ bank account or the hip hop forbes list determines a rappers greatness…it is terrific.to see a creative lyricist such as Nas receive praise from CNN because the hip hop community loves to hate on this man for being human. What God has created…NO man could ever destroy. Continued SUCCESS Nas and remain humble…GOD is on your side!
Silkk the Shocker an Lil Zane are the best to ever do it
I think you meant to say Shaggy and Bizarre.
hahahahha lil zane? Hes on like everybodys top 10 wackest list.
“he lived on a block with ruthless Dons like papi mason”
So lol
Bet this nerd don’t know who Papi Mason was
Greatest troll comment ever.
actually this nerd googled papi mason after hearing the world is yours haha hip hop nerds
It’s not the hip hop community’s job to keep Nas relevant. It’s 2013, and Nas simply can’t compete with the likes of Wayne, Drake, Ross, NM, etc. It’s a cycle, and unfortunately most of the older rappers are on their way out.
Is that why he is up for the grammy this year??
Most of those artists get a large amount of sales due to ho’s and followers that won’t listen to you as soon as u are not on the radio. How is Nelly’s career or Jah Rules career now that they are not on the radio. I have messed with some Ross and I messed with some Wayne before Carter 3 but most of these artists do not have longevity to be in the biz 20 years and still be up for a grammy and have a record that was number one for a couple weeks
thats bullshit Life is good was doper than the Carter 4, God forgives and i don’t and whatever album drake has made lately (i don’t listen to drake so i really don’t know or care to)… Wayne is an older rapper he’s been around since the 90s..
Some people analyze shit to the point of microscopic exhaustion..
You can go around in circles forever..
Just like who you like..
The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
Okay, let just say he was writing for him when he was signed. So what about It Was Written, Stillmatic, Life is Good. Where was Kool G Rap then? And how come DJ Premier said Nas wrote and rapped NY state of mind in one take. Why don’t shut the fuck up with all that bullshit.
Supreme Clientele’s lyrics predominantly make no sense whatsoever
lol cosign i had to look apollo kids and malcolm x up on rap genius to decipher the code ghostface was talking in, hes still one of the greatest emcees though
Hey “dogshit” your name suits you. You proved his point dumbass. All those post illmatic albums aren’t classics. G Rap is the “nasty” nas. Like Hellrazah said: “Your favorite rapper got a ghost. LOL at you dickriders. DJ Premier also said that “group home” were dope emcees. LOL!!
Agreed, GFK is my favorite MC, so for him to have a ‘ghostwriter’ on his only album with lyrics that literally have no meaning is fine by me.
Randy Savage WTF are you talking about
The truth makes your pussy hurt?
I thought Cormega wrote Nas’ raps.
^^ Madd Dogg acutally wrote Nas’ raps.
Killah Priest all the way
fuck outta her !!
dude is nice but he does not come to my mind when i think about who’s the finest mc
*here
* here
There is only one BASED GOD
(and it ain’t nas. It’s lil B. Lil B deserves to be at the top of the list)
That’s cute, maybe you should let him bang your girl.
When it comes to lyrics, Eminem is hands down the best ever!.
1-Eminem
2-B.I.G
3-Nas
4-KRS-One
5-Big L
Silly you saying that
Get out of here
White Boy aint shit and will never b the greatest
Really…you cant compare MC’s accross eras…
80s
1)Rakim
2)BDK
3)Kool G.
4)KRS
5)Slick Rick/Chuck D
90s
1)Biggie
2)Nas
3)JZ
4)GFK
5)Big Pun/ Eminem /Scarface
2000s
1)JZ
2)Nas
3)????
4)????
5)????
my bad want to add 2Pac to the 90s list
80s is spot on
90s
1.Nas
2.Redman
3.KRS-One
4.Prodigy
5.Ghost
00s
1.Eminem
2.Jay-Z
3.Nas
4.Banks
5.Budden
“sooner or later we’ll all see who the prophet is”
nas is the illest emcee in the 90s but he aiite now
Niggas on here be stupid sayin Em the goat. Em ass sold out to pop music after Eminem show. He aint have nothing hot. Only thing that nigga done is pop music. He was doin shit with Pink and Rihanna proves that Em went pop. The white boy had 2 good albums and then went straight garbage. Recovery was pop and Relapse was straight ass, stop hoppin on his dick cuz he white.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. You’re an idiot. Though I’m not surprised since you’re a Ross stan, so you don’t know shit.
nas isn’t the illest anymore. he has great lyrics, but those albums are subpar….admit it people….
sigh. who is then?
Nas ain’t shit anymore and you pussy ass niggas just won’t admit it. This ain’t 2001; dude fell the fuck off. Y’all bitch niggas keep talking about that Ether shit but at the end of the day ask yourself: who’s the most famous? Nas or Jay? Who sold the most records? Who got the most Grammy’s? Who’s Beyonce’s husband??? Cause I’m pretty sure it ain’t Nas.
The Greatest
I got a question..
Who gives a flying fuck about who CNN says is the best lyricist/mc/rapper/hip hop artist whatever the fuck?… Honestly? who the fuck is CNN to even make that call? isn’t that some bullshit that a urban magazine would print or something?…
Making a big deal out of nothing.. if anything I’d say Nas is the best story teller in rap.. no doubt, but from just lyrical/rhyming/rapping skill alone nobody fucks with Eminem.. his subject matter could be dumb as shit but his rhymes and flow are fucking incredible, never heard anyone else that can flow so easy..
If we’re talking wit/punchlines/methaphors then I’d give it to Joe Budden.. I hate the majority of his songs but that muthafucker is witty with the rhymes, he’s definitely different.
Joe Budden over Nas? Wtf are you on? Even Budden wouldn’t co-sign this. Has Budden dropped any classics? Illmatic? Platinum records?
I gave you power> anything Joe has done.
Joe Budden was all over the websites stating how Life is Good was the album he was bumping when it came out…
I can tell you never really listened to Budden.
He can definitely fuck with Nas when it comes to storytelling.
Paid in full > illmatic
man, hhdx has comments from the 90’s popping up? Still heated that Nas was named the new Rakim back then? Even though he went his own lane? And Rakim acknowledges him? And Nas acknowledged him greatly? Yeah, your name says it well. Kiz man.
Jay-Z = uncontrollable hustler’s ambition, networth of 450 million, 14 Grammys, 11 number 1 albums, beautiful wife and family, countless historical verses and performances, huge influence.
Nas = horrible flow, uneven discography, several failed sellout-attempts, wifed two whores, broke, pays child support for a daughter whose embarrassing him on twitter, works with Young Money after accusing them of destroying Hip Hop, stops working with his weedcarriers because he’s in fear of getting destroyed on a track, goes from the africa-loving social empowerer to the violent, drug-dealing, crime-glorifying don, signed to his arch enemy to be left 4 commerical dead.
Kill yourself.
Ok let’s face it, nas back in the day had a few good songs, but come on dude just admit that your new shit ain’t saying shit. I still believe slim shady is a better rapper, performer and business man than nas.
It’s funny with these Nas stans, they will slam other rappers for their content (or lack there of), only to turn around and praise something like IWW with tracks like Take It In Blood where he drops some rhymes over a hot beat rambling about absolutely nothing.
Both of you are fucking idiots.
The thing is nas still sounds the same as he ever did and has no diversity of styles. jayz rips it in a variety of styles to any beat and adds different twists to his rhymes. nas is trash and has never stepped up his game to be able to hang with anybody let alone jayz. Hence the reason he hasnt had a hit since 2006. nas will NEVER be on the charts again
wat are you talking about nas is one of the most versatile emcees ever he created his own complex ass flow its kinda hard to explain but the cadence is unique jay-z dumbing down doesnt make him versatile 2nd of all nas has explored various subject matters the life is good album talked abut his estranged ex wife and his daughter rather than shady dealings with columbian kingpins. Distant relatives was an afro-centric piece of genius. Stillmatic had rewind and was almost par with illmatic. Nastradamus and I am well they had a few poor tracks but even then they were better than what’s out nowadays they also had alot of bangers like Nas is like, Family to name a few…
most of these rappers aint real niggas. Word, Nas bankrupt never was a drug runner, Lil Wayne aint no blood, Jeezy aint no BMF, 50 a snitch, Game a stripper, 2pac a ballerina. None of these niggas real you guys. If they was all real they all be dead now. Like it or not Ross is the new biggie.
BAWSE!!!!!
Dude is officially up there for most overrated of all time, NOTHING about what’s he’s doing is special in any kind of way, whether artistically nor rapwise. GTFOH with this dude even being in the consideration for the GOAT title for a 9 track album where the best producers of that time played a bigger part than him, nobody with so much inconsistency will never be the greatest of anything. If you think he rhymes good, I can only tell listen to some underground rappers.
smh. you’re the worst kind of backpacker…
illmatic = classic.
iww = super dope.
i am = had some of the best and worst nas songs at the same time.
nastradamus = trash would be an understatement.
stillmatic = good, but crazy overrated.
god’s son = half dope, half trash.
street’s disciple = worst double album in history, forgettable as fuck and poorly executed.
hip hop is dead = defines boring mediocrity.
untitled = fell off right after the intro, started to gain again fire with america and blended into trash right after it.
distant relatives = worst outclassing of a rapper by a foreign artist of all time.
life is good = pop trash
Pop Trash? dude, except for Summer on smash, that album was raw. Loco-motive>>>>than any of the hardest shit you every co-signed. Shit, the intro harder than your life son!
when it all set and done kendrick lamer gon be the BEST
Not the best, but definitely a legacy set in stone with all the other greats.
I don’t think a Kendrick Lamar would exist without a Nas.
I don’t think a Nas would exist without a Rakim.
Talk to me in 20 years
LMAO at eveyone hating on Nas. He must of macked yo MRS HA HA
NAS IS THE GREATEST
RICK ROSS TRASH, WAYNE TRASH, DRAKE TRASH, WIZ TRASH, MAC MILLER TRASH, MEEK MILL TRASH, GUCCI TRASH, WAKA FUKA TRASH…
NAS may not have more dollars than these wack rappers, but I assure you he would murder everyone of these trash clown rappers.
Nas is the greatest lyricist of all time hands down, eminem, jay z, rakim, biggie, big L, pac are all dope to dont get me wrong, but Nas LYRICS are totally out of this world the thought that goes into it is in-depth and gets zoning.
I agree they are all trash … i supported Nas this year and bought a copy…. thing is he is probably one of the best around still but back a few years ago him and Jigga and all the MCs that think they are the best really werent shit in their hay day…
wait, he has seven platinum albums?
7 multi-platinum solo albums, add the firm and it makes 8.
8 actually.
7 platinum albums with no #1 singles or platinum singles. Think about that for a minute. Just lyrics getting him platinum and how many rappers are able to do that? That’s real.
cause jay -z got either’d
And went on to be more successful than ever.
Nas has been in the game for twenty years and his name still always comes up when people argue who is the greatest. Hate him or love him not many rappers can say that. Even other rap greats give Nas his props. Rappers who don’t have that kind of longevity in the game aren’t even in the same category unless they’re dead
Most overrated of all time. I mess with dude but since people have diluted lyricism to the point where only your quotables matter let us call it like it is. His quotables are all simple stuff said eloquently.
Life Is A Bitch Then U Die- simple shit said eloquently.
Sleep is the Couusin of Death- Simple shit said eloquently.
I could go on and on.
Dude, first off, life’s a bitch then you die was the hook AZ wrote, and second of all, the next quote is from Illmatic as well. Now taking in account that they are from his first album and you can’t quote any other shit means a: you’re a youngster and have no knowledge of dude’s catalog, legacy or QUOTES. You just sod yourself out. Mad bc a dude is acknowledged?
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. ~William Penn
If you kill a nigga today, they life forever
so I planned it out smarter, there’ll be no martyr
rap is all about simple shit said eloquently and for the record az bodied godson on that record
Your skin is the travelling bag of your existence. Nas
All shit I like but just simple shit said eloquently.
The very word eloquence means powerful and effective language you dumb fuck. When you have a 4min song do you think it’s possible to write at a Nietzschean-level of complexity? Even the likes of Franklin, Freud, MLK, Gandhi, Churchill, et al. all had sound bites, which are essentially “quotables” of the oratory.
So genius, please give us some lyrics from ANY genre of music which are not “quotable”, but simultaneously resonating…?
Nas lyrics have thought and insight behind them. That is the real litmus of a lyricists. Today everything is based on IRONY, and the lines that are considered hot today, are BASIC THINGS WE SAID IN FREESTYLES in the 90’s. Pay attention to what I just taught you.
These 2 chain-type lyrics (“wordplay” lol)- “I’m so rich, chocolate mousse” kind of sh*t would barely keep you in the cypher!!
The Cousin of Death line you mentioned has depth and breadth beyond most lyrics, which is why it’s such a well-known lyric, and you likely simply wouldn’t understand.
Nas is a man, there is going to contradictions and different things he says and does along the way, which only make him better, because it shows he is expressing his thoughts and emotions.
When you grow you up you’ll understand. I don’t care if you’re 50 you are a mental midget
Any of you guys that think I am a fool just because I tell you that your savior Nas is not the greatest need to learn some respect for the truth. Also, it is sad that you boys have allowed lyricism to be reduced to who has the best quotables. Sad bunch of retards you guys are.
Lately I been really wanting babies so I can see a part of me that wasn’t always shady – 2PAC
PAC has quotables and New York hated on him and still hate on him as a lyricist.
Where are Biggies quotables. Nas is not the most overrated of all time, Biggie is but Nas is extremely overrated if you are saying he is the best.
Next, just because you are a good lyricist does not make you the best, there are other elements of a rapper. Nas hardly ever really raps well, he is more of a speaker over beats.
Finally, Nas has little impact for all of this supposed greatness. If he is the best example of lyricism being the most important factor then lyricism is not that well respected. If he was really the greatest he would not have to say Hip Hop Is Dead. He would be such a great example that no-one would ever make a song unless it is lyrically superior.
You’re a fucking idiot. Kill yourself, bitch.
CNN? lol, the fuck does cnn know about hip hop? those old white fucks wouldn’t know real shit if it pimp slapped them. IMO Nas faltered after Illmatic which was successful largely due to Large Professor. I personally listen to underground emcees who would never be included on that list but the generally accepted list is 1. Rakim 2. KRS then it’s interchangeable between Tupac, Biggie and Nas. Nas is looking a bit older in that pic, the game now primarily belongs to the young emcees who unfortunately suck, Nas is right about 1 thing, hip hop is dead.
LOL. Nas fans are so ridiculous. CNN is an authority on Hip Hop all of sudden because they sucked off Nas.
If they would’ve said he don’t belong in a GOAT discussion, they would say that they don’t know shit about Hip Hop.
see hip hop backwards
large professor should have been huge
they meant physically, quoting him as having the “nicest butt in the game”
just like Pac said “Fuck Jay-Z!!!”
Nas stans obsessed with Jay, can’t even keep them out of their dirty mouths on an article that praises Nas as the GOAT.
Damn, yall inferiority complex is something else.
ITS FUNNY THIS NIGGA BEEN HATING CNN SINCE FOREVER AND THEY OVER HERE GIVING PRAISE
Nas too real, Nas true king!!!!
nas not the greatest
dont even think iv heard the best yet
its a science
GOAT
dont even bother making a list
the best is coming in ten years
they aint even born yet
NO WAY NAS THE GREATEST
WE NEED UNIVERSAL RAP
perfect bars
You SHEEP are being spoonfed lies and evil! Jay-Z has been quoting The Notorious B.I.G. as a method of brainwashing you DRONES to follow his sick demon worshipping cult of elites know as Izcalldhomagenikka! There are such OBVIOUS signs proving this man is nothing but a puppet for the elites! First, notice how he says oeSo I’m inspired by music and I’m a fan and a historian.” My old college history professor called himself a historian. That ol smug ass nigga wouldn’t shut up about his career. That dude actually gave me a D on my final. D is for Doritos. My research shows Shawn Carter’s favorite flavor of Doritos is Flaming Nacho. FLAMING. Don’t you mindless sheep see this scientifically proves Jay-Z only plans on consuming your soul with his music so the elites can feed it to the highest demon they worship, Yalljushaytinohnjigga! These are pure facts and research! Seek the truth FOOLS! WAKE UP
2PAC is and always will be the greatest rapper of all time by far
Lyrical Content – 2PAC beats any other rapper, his music was so meaningful, the themes of most of Tupac’s songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, other social problems – PAC WINS
Voice – 2PAC had the greatest voice is rap, it was perfect, he can be angry and agressive in Hit Em Up and Changes, then soft in Dear Mama. MTV voted him 09 of the best voices in music ever, michael jackson was 10th – PAC was ahead of every other rapper
Lyrical Skill – Yeah pac didnt have the greatest metaphors, it’s easy to have skillful lyrics when your rapping about cars, sex, money, sex , cars, PAC told stories and rapped about real important topics, and he didnt try to have skillful lyrics, also the greatest rapper for lyrical skill is eminem. and 2pac beats him on every other catogary
Greatest Lyricist – Pac haands down, other than his lyrics having great meaning, PAC made 400 songs in one year, he writ and recorded the songs in The Don Kiluminati in 7 days, people will great metaphors in there lyrics take YEARS TO MAKE THEIR ‘CLASSIC’ Albums fukin idiot
Greatest Person – PAC
hes over rated
always liked his agressive material more than then the commercial
and im pretty sure most rappers hold there bars back so thery dont surpass pac
fuck changes
Real Bloods in LA (Compton) respect Wayne and got his back.
No real gangster respected Pac. Thats why they terminated his bitch ass for being a fake ass loud mouth.
YMCMB!
you’re a tool
Nas is the only one who deserves this!! 3 Decades of good LP’s no one else can compete!
tupac is the biggest phony in the rap game
fuck tupac
he aint bout that thug life he a bitch
ill piss in his grave while his bitch ass mom gives me brain
SUR 13
every one of the top ten mc’s have whack songs
CYNE
Fuck CNN. Nas is dope but def. not the greatest. He isnt consistant and a phony. Listen to his fake gangster rhymes. He act if he was some big shot drugdealer.
Name one greater rapper….
uhh what about: Rakim, G Rap, Biggie, Big L and Big Pun
lol Big L and Big Pun. They werent even the greatest at their peak
Rakim’s better than Nas and i cant think hes the greatest either
Rakim was good, but Nas took it to another level. Rakim can’t fuck with Nas. It’s like Bill Russell being called the best basketball player and not Michael Jordan. Jordan took it further and added more favor and skill to the game. Rakim’s flow is one dimensional, punchlines while Nas has different flows.
that why i think he could be better … hes kinda basic
but its like 99% perfection
Nas didn’t take it to another level, everyone knows Rakim changed the game, Nas is influenced by Rakim
…and the internet hip-hop community just had a collective orgasm!
GTFOH son! Nas is dope but not the greatest of anything. 2Pac, Eminem and a whole bunch of others rank miles ahead of Nasir in terms of influence.
Yeah b, i feel you on dat one. These Nas d riders just jizzed in their pants
Nas said it himself aint no best
I could drop my top 20 but its some subjective shit that being said theres certain rappers who would never make that list because they are just that wack or that average im talking the new crop of rappers who everyone is dickriding just because they are young and new faces and spit over trap beats which everyone seems to think are hot
ps. alot of people are saying CNN are wrong without even saying who they like best
Nas is the greatest rapper ALIVE. period
big pun
R.I.P Pun but Nigga fuck Big Pun! Way overrated!
FUCK EVERYBODY WHO WROTE OVERRATED TUPAC’S NAME IN THIS DISCUSSION, HE WASN’T EVEN TOP 10 WHEN HE WAS ALIVE, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT ANYBODY WHO CONSIDERS HIM AS THE BEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME HAS MORE IQ AND COMMON SENSE THAN 50 (NOT ONLY CENT). BACK THAN, EVEN SNOOP DOGG OVERRAPPED HIM ON THEIR SONG.
NAS IS MORE ACCURATE CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION, MAYBE HE IS NOT THE GREATEST, BUT HE IS IN MY TOP 10 ALONGSIDE WITH LUPE FIASCO, WAKA FLOCKA FLAME, KANYE WEST, GUCCI MANE, LIL WAYNE, DRAKE AND WIZ KHALIFA.
hahaha, is this a joke?
You realy got a top 10 list with that bullshit rappers.
Since WHEN are Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West bullshit rappers?
Pac has done more in just the 5 years he was in the game than any other rapper. You can compare catalog, record sales and critical acclaim. Aint nobody trying to make a hologram of you’re favorite rapper. Five years from now most of these new school rappers wont even be making music. pac, BIG, Nas and Jay been in this discussion for almost 20 yrs
this is an obvious joke, right? 2pac died at 25 and still has new shit coming out, Eminem didn’t even come out until he was 26. Tupac has to be considered one of the best.
@ Pez
no this isnt a joke. Pac was quantity over quality. 10.000 Pac songs are about: smoking weed, drinking henessey, my thug in jail, thug in heaven, thug in the club, thug in the shoestore etc.
well given the other rappers he listed it sounds like a fucking joke. 2pac had tons of classic songs, he had substance too unlike these shit rappers today
Dice game by apollo brown and guilty proves hip hops better than the 90s
STAND UP
amazing beats with average lyrics
expand the flow
CYNE!
they used cyne flows!!
Nas is greatness…but i dont know if hes the best all time. Jay-z, Tupac and BIggie would have somethin to say about that. Mostly Jay ya know
People mostly black people love to hate on nas why is it because he reminds you of how much of a black zombie you are and you ghetto prisoners need to rise above all the madness wake up your still dreaming look way deep inside yourself discover the diamond inside find your wealth cause everything eventually comes to an end so you gotta savor the moment cause time flies dont it.Man if you assholes only knew how far ahead of his time and these so called best mcs he is you would see what very few people see in nas he is the best 5 classics illmatic,it was written,stillmatic,lost tapes,life is good ans every album has a different feel to it 700 souls in me each channeled in from past and present times heaven shines light on those innocent to how the world goes. peace im out
“Hip Hop’s Finest MC”
Thought he was R&B’s finest MC.
That title goes to Drake.
I love how everyone argues over who is the greatest when it’s all opinion based. So there’s never any right or wrong choice. Nas happens to be my favorite MC based on his catalog so when people pick him as the GOAT I just nod my head in agreement. Yes I think he is better than Jay, Pac & Big. And when your 10th album solo album is one of your best works there’s something to be said there. “Life Is Good” was one of the best albums of 2012. Nas = Longevity.
Yeah, everyone can have an opinion, but few have an intelligent and factual opinion. That’s what is good about the article. I well written article by a JOURNALIST, not bias blogger on payola or dick riding magazines and radio stations. What l find amazing is that Nas went 7 albums platinum with no #1 singles. People like him for his music, not persona or swag. Just him being him making the music he wants. But you can’t tell this young dudes nothing.
nas only! fuck 2pac
1.tupac 2.biggy 3.nas/jay-z 4.eminem 5.andre 3000
Gift of Gab is a spectacular rapper. Nobody considered him in their top tens?
WHO?
no, cuz no ones heard of the wack rapper.
Nas, the greatest of all time.
Fuck a teenagers’ opinion.
no
no hes not
It’a all about personal choice. and what type of rap you like, there is no greatest.. follow at noles506
cyne star
Album for album ain’t nobody fucking with Ghostface and Scarface.
“Is that why he is up for the grammy this year??”
Grammy’s don’t mean a thing anymore. It’s a token nomination and even a star struck fan such as yourself knows this.
“don’t know who Papi Mason was”
I didn’t realize I was talking to a drug lord here. You operate out of Miami, or from the living room in your parents house?
“still be up for a grammy and have a record that was number one for a couple weeks”
Life is Good wasn’t #1 for two weeks. I can’t do your homework for you, kid.
what happened 2 l l cool j now he been puttint out hits 4 years what nas has 4 albums l l has 1 a year since he came out
Nas has 11 albums you asshat narcoleptic clown bum. LL hasn’t made an album in a while. Hasn’t made an album that can be called good in even longer.
Debating over lists is pointless, it’s all down to personal choice. Lord Finesse, AZ, Big L, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitter and gold
I unfold the the scroll, plant seeds to stampede to globe
when I’m deceased. By then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I’m grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
85% OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS WONT GET IT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfAgtmc78c
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitter and gold
I unfold the the scroll, plant seeds to stampede to globe
when I’m deceased. By then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I’m grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
85% OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS WONT GET IT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfAgtmc78c
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitter and gold
I unfold the the scroll, plant seeds to stampede to globe
when I’m deceased. By then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I’m grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
85% OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS WONT GET IT.
www[DOT]youtube[DOT]com/watch?v=jJfAgtmc78c
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitter and gold
I unfold the the scroll, plant seeds to stampede to globe
when I’m deceased. By then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I’m grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
85% OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS WONT GET IT.
THELUMPBEATS
~The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
..The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
:The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
!The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
…The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
it was large pro not kool g rap dumbass.
_The big industry secret is that Kool G. Rap discovered Nas,not MC serch. Why? Because G. Rap was writing for him. This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.
It was actually Large Professor, and why do they need to go back to their debut albums? People grow up, have bigger responsibilities and times change, why go backwards with the music?
Lord Superb been in jail for 10 years and GFK done dropped mad dope albums since then. Supreme Clientele’s lyrics have no meaning whatsoever – self admittedly by GFK. So perhaps he did have some help writing a bunch of lyrics that make no sense and have no meaning…I mean how could he possibly have crafted such gems as “My raps is like ziti, facing me real tv, crash at high speeds – strawberry kiwi” without the help of a American Cream Team cast off?
Wu wear you damn liar. Who is that on youtube speaking on it? Superb’s twin brudda? smh The nigga never did no damn 10 years. Yeah he did time years ago. But not a decade. Ghost is that you trying to save face?
NA SON you’re wrong. Kool G. Rap himself said he discovered Nas. I think you’ll find the article on this site.
“This is why you’ll never hear nas in his “nasty” illmatic form again.Just like how ghostface will never spit how he did on supreme clientele. Superb wrote all that. And ghost doesn’t deny it.”
^ what’s your point?
I like IWW better, and Ghost did his thing on “Fishscale”. And it was KGP. Surprising how none of you see the Erib B & Rakim connection with Nas’ early career.
good music in foul places , soul tape 2 , life is good
CNN are probably too high to realise that Nas will never be hip hop’s finest mc.
Y’all dumb people considering overrated Tupac to be GOAT.
That title is ALREADY taken forever by Ja Rule, he wrote all of Tupac lyrics, probably he even created Tupac from clay, one will never know. And flopped all the time until he made a song with Ja Rule few years ago.
Wake up people, all we need is JA RULE and MORE JA RULE.
Free Ja Rule
#teamjarule
LMFAO one of the best Ja rule troll posts ever
“probably he even created Tupac from clay”
classic
dat must be ja rule writing dis lol
“realise”
^ the Queen’s language
“realised.” Probably some Canadian faggot. The same lonely, loser faggot who has been trolling about Ja Rule for 5 months now. Dude, what are you honestly getting out of making bullshit up about Ja Rule everyday saying he’s the best and shit like that? Why don’t you get a muthafuckin life for real, you’re a sad piece of shit…
*And NAS flopped all the time until he made a song with Ja Rule few years ago.
Honestly, what does CNN know about hip hop? Next thing you know Mad Magazine will call Kendrick the most gifted rapper of our time.
apparently they know something!!! They just said something pretty damn accurate!!
Nas= Possible candidate for G.O.A.T.
Today’s Nas= Overrated as fuck.
Im glad to see that CNN know what they talking about. Im 20 and i knoe that Nas deserves that spot. i was just listening to ether too.LOL
Tupac
Nas
DMX
Jay Z
50 cent
your joking right
where biggy at?
………*HUGE SMILE
“the all around the world SAME SONG AWARD GOES too”
SHORT DAWG “THUG LYFE”……#FRE$H……777
COMERCIAL RAP HAS NO ESSENCE
learn lyrics
nas not the greatest
nas like the rick ross of back in the day exepct todays music is worse
large proffesor still underground and make music with essesnce
the essesnce is what make it feel like classc hiphop
perfect rhymes , crazy rythem and dope beats
to say the least there words are just nice
Damn, they’re right!! Fuck Jay Z! He ain’t the best! Nas is!
#IN-SANE…
JOEY BADA$$ VS “J COLE”……SMDH!…..135….
“And now I smile like a proud dad watchin’ his only son that made it…” #Bar
im working to take that title
nas he is the goat the real goat!