Nas wrote an open letter to America on Instagram, questioning why Hip Hop culture is so glorified yet people from the streets feel threatened and unwelcome.
“This is BIGGER than BLACK and WHITE,” the Illmatic rapper writes under a picture of the American flag. “This is about America selling a false dream.”
Nas continues by saying that America exploits street culture.
“As a Black man, I find it difficult to understand that our biggest export (our American culture) comes from us,” he says. “The people in the streets… The way the world dresses, talks, what they listen to, what they watch… That all comes from us. How can we be the ones responsible for America’s biggest export & fear for our lives like we shouldn’t be here.”
Nas also responded to the AME Emanuel Church shooting that left nine dead. He said that “racism has rotten America.”
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Nas fears for his life cus hes a pussy. Just another one per center acting like life is so hard.
LET ME GUESS YOUR WHITE? SMH YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT FEELS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA THATS WHY YOUR COMMENT SHOWS THE PURITY OF YOUR IGNORANCE HAVE A GREAT DAY
Shut up fool and love yourself!
Nas fears for his life cus hes a pussy. Just another one per center acting like life is so hard.
Nas is the greatest, fool! He is so right now go fly kite little homie! At least As a celeb and man stands for something! I love Nas! I will always support this dude.
Smiling is a smiling queer.
A righteous man doesn’t fear for his life because he knows better. He walks with a different knowledge, wisdom, understanding. Check his music, but you won’t receive it your mindset isn’t in alignment.
And you sell false music, Nas. You ain’t a drug kingpin or a don. You haven’t committed any crimes in your life. And you have the fucking nerve to type up this open letter about America selling “false dreams”. This walking loser needs to look in the mirror. Where’s Hov so he can takeover this guy again? Or Byron Crawford so he can make a sequel to his Nas Lost book?
You are a sucker Nukka! Nas the greatest of all time!
Ether!
What are you talking about? Nasty Nas is the best lyrical rapper ever. Nas stands tall on issues in America more than any other rapper since 2Pac.
I see Nas so deep u missed the whole point it’s people like u been small mined that shut went rt over ur head plus Jay z killed Nas are u crazy one song ether do u remember when 2pac was calling out skillful hip hop artists on makavell he didn’t even mention Jay z so what do that tell u if u smart enough stop getting caught up in the media and Jay z if they tell u he is the best rapper u will believe that because they told u he was instead of listening ur self and judging skill level ur self #nasgodson#1
@poochino4 The “Fuck Jay Z voice sample you hear in ether is 2pac…….
i would murk you for nas…keep talkin and you gonna watch the pistols poppin
God son & f@#@ QB. Did you pull his police record? Or did you check his street record? If you think he wasn’t criminal minded in his youth, you haven’t listened to his words, heard his thoughts, or understand the environment he grew up in. Not all criminals get caught.
Nas, The G.O.A.T
Lowell is the greatest, and already a legacy. Know dat bros. Lets keep authentic. I think half the motherfuckaz criticizing Nas would prolly hop on his dick when they seen him. Keep it real with yourself. NAS is in a position to say what he wants to say, and actually have the position, and of course the privilege to speak his opinion and share his views. Grow up homies.
the only white ppl that dress and talk black are wanna bees.. black ppl steal white style and think they are the ones who set the trend.. white ppl been on polo and aeropostil, and guicc, fendi, louis then black ppl came along now we gotta find new ones
We do wear the brands, but its how we put it together that they copy. Their style is plastic, inannimate, lifeless. But we take the various brands and give the life and energy. Its not the style they try to replicate its the aurora and energy we emitt while wearin their borrowed styles that they try to replicate. –Cyeid
Would you believe me if I said you’re stupid? Yes, he never committed crimes, so it places him in a better place to speak to you dumb fucks…..Life would be beautiful if you stopped killing each other..
You idiots go read last book of the bible , BABYLON (america) WILL FALL . . . . . Word on the street you rip what you sow . .
Blacks are the one’s falling in the hands of everyone, including our own..
You rip what you sow?
I must say that a street nigga would survive this world longer than a religious one, just bcus..
God bless Nas…
WHO THE FUCK ITS A WHITE GUY?.. WHEN THE GOVT. ITS BLACK… YOU THINK JAYZ GIVE A R ABUTTHE WHITE.. HZ A BUSINESSMAN. THATS ONLY WHEN HE CONSIDER THE WHITE!!!!.
WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT THE WHITE IN the president its black”?
ASK JAYZ..HE LL TELL YOU… NEVER TO SAY ANY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT NAS..
black ppl think everyone wanna be like em but only see like 5% of white ppl trying to be hiphop. when in fact black ppl wanna be white. everything you own or are involved in besides hiphip is white or asian created..truth
White ppl don’t create SHIT they steal it then make the China man build it, repackage it and sell it to there own kind at a profit thus keeping you poor while they remain rich.
We do wear the brands, but its how we put it together that they copy. Their style is plastic, inannimate, lifeless. But we take the various brands and give the life and energy. Its not the style they try to replicate its the aurora and energy we emitt while wearin their borrowed styles that they try to replicate. –Cyeid
it’s not just america tho i live in australia it is the same attitudes but people don’t have guns so it comes out in different ways – at a certain point if your black you just have to come to terms with the concept that your fucked. Like michael jackson said “they’ll kick you and they’ll beat you and they’ll tell you it’s fair”. That line alone sums up what it is to be black in this world.
America is an asshole packed,racially moronic,and constitution-less place. Th e SAME ones playing oppressor, that wanna look like, dress like, walk n talk like, and STRAIGHT UP be, US: “Light Beings”, and are exactly what they’ll NEVER BE. These CULTURE VULTURES have none of their own, and since we’re the ULTIMATE in GODS creations, they FEIGN Hatred towards aaaaaaaaaaaaanything they CANT STEAL. TRY as you may, amer
(Cont…)ica: YOULL NEVER BE ABLE TO BUY/STEAL STYLE IN CULTURE, and make it BELIEVABLE, at least not with orange tans. We don’t look like, or behave in those typical, stereotypical way that most non blacks seem to HAPPILY, AND READILY CLING TO. IDIOTS. FTFOHWTBS.
Black lives matter if white and black stop arguing the most we all can see the government is fucking all of us and the media keep up the racism in America
Nas used to be a good rapper but boy, is he a fucking idiot when he tries to ‘write’. More cliches, Nasir please! Read a fucking history book sometime, it might help dipshit.
If you ill come get me, cause I ain’t runnin
If your gun’s off the hook then we’ll both be gunnin. Come get me if you real, cause I ain’t scared. It’s all fair in love and war
and I’m well prepared. we can take it there. What wrong, why you mad because he be kicking knowledge. What history books are you referring to you missed educated. If you don’t understand he’s read many histories and the reason he speaks the way he does, your missed educated and need to search the facts of history. You couldnt possibly understand his understanding. You can’t possibility be talking about the diluted american history text. Haters hating because he not in the position in this world/ society. You have the spirit of his hater. You don’t understand his story, hes not suppose to be, remember its written.
you saying black ppl r stealing white culture(which by yhe way is non existant) is like saying god steals from little children. Let us perform on equal ground and start on equal terms. What nas is saying is that we have not been given equal footing yet we affect the world wherever we are and thats what white america is failing to come to terms with. We are composed of dark matter(malenin), not you. Thats why we’ll make it regardless.
Real words from a tru hip hop artist Nas keepin it 1thousand