Nas Fans Come For His Head After ‘Cryptocurrency Scarface’ Lyrics

    Nas has amassed generational wealth and flipped it into his bars on numerous occasions. After his much-anticipated collaboration with JAY-Z entitled “Sorry Not Sorry” from DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled album arrived on Friday (April 30), fans found themselves upset with one particular Nas bar.

    Over a flip of Bobby Glenn’s “Sounds Like A Love Song,” the Queensbridge legend stacks his newfound wealth and boldly proclaims himself to be a one-of-one in the cryptocurrency world.

    “‘Til we all on, never fall off, hear a boss talk, you don’t hear me? That’s your loss. Winner in life, fuck a coin toss, I’m coin-based, basically cryptocurrency Scarface,” Nas raps on the single, alluding to his massive investment in the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. However, the bar was deemed not only “lazy” by some of Nas’ staunchest fans but a head-scratcher.

    ““Cryptocurrency Scarface” is the corniest flex of Nas’ career,” critic Justin L. Hunte wrote.

    Nas and JAY-Z trading massive flexes no songs together has become a common theme since the former foes squashed their beef in 2005. In 2006, the two traded bars on the song “Black Republican” from Nas’ Hip Hop Is Dead album. One year later, the pair did it again on “Success” from Hov’s 2007 album American Gangster where Nas famously told the world, “Google Earth Nas, I got flats in other continents.”

    Nas, JAY-Z & DJ Khaled Flash Their Wealth To Haters In 'Sorry Not Sorry' Video

    Even though Nas will forever be hailed as one of the greatest lyricists of all time, numerous fans echoed Hunte’s sentiments in regards to the bar. See some of those reactions below and watch the visual for “Sorry Not Sorry.”

    82 thoughts on “Nas Fans Come For His Head After ‘Cryptocurrency Scarface’ Lyrics

    1. Twitter is designed to reward intentional misunderstandings and pointlessly aggressive content. Reposting it as news is ridiculous. Peace

    2. That line went over a lot of heads. Base is cocaine, hence the reference to Scarface. Justin Hunte is corny personified when he speaks.

    3. Rap God makes words rhyme and grown adults balk and catch feelings…..SMH. This generation is weak…..

    4. See? Everyone hates that corny line that baby money Nas said on here. All the real hustlers are loving the Triple B triple entendre from King HOV, we all got it on the first listen while the dummies are still trying to figure it out. King HOV still the GOAT over Nas and it shows in this song. It’s the ROC in here!

      1. Hov is the son of illmatic. Show some respect. The same man who wanted to kill himself for Nas to appear in his song. Nas the GOAT.

    5. Most of those critizing Nas bars aren’t Nas fans or hip-hop purists to begin with, so to hell with them and their opinions. It’s just overt way of people trying to downplay the lyricism he showed so that people don’t bring up the argument that he outshone Jay. Nas verse was solid. Facts.

      1. Like Esco said before “Hating is confused admiration”. So in a way, yes, they are fans, closet ones.

    6. Most these people missed the concept of the song! Laughing cuz Nas talking about Cryptocurrency and Jay talking about angel investing ?

      The song is about them living their dream. They hustled to make $ now they wealthy.

      Nas hustled the game, invested in Coinbase. Its now an IPO. He made bout $100M off it. He owns one major platforms that pushes cryptocurrency. Hence the line, “coin-based, basically cryptocurrency Scarface”

      So while he’s featured on the #1 trending song in the world. He hustled his comoany to everyone. Raising the stock in Coinbase. Making more $$

      Go someplace people.

      1. Agreed man. Why are people hating over crypto currency Scarface. Cos they don’t understand the bars. Their loss. Join the crypto world and make cool cash. Then only King’s can come near u.

    7. What do we people expect from 50 year old business men. Accept the poetry and the culture

    8. Why y’all posting about the snowflake twitter? Them dudes get affected by a dog’s bark, let alone a hip-hop song.

    9. The Game the Gems they giving on the transformation of wealth that’s happening right before y’all eyes…When you look backwards on these lyrics you going to kick yourself in the ass..Two wars one mouth for a reason

    10. Jay is right about haters “haters still ain’t recover from the other B, that’s a double b” people hating on these guys for rapping about how they now worth billions despite not having any inheritance.This song is ??,I guess it’s all nice when they talk about poverty,fuck being poor.If you don’t aspire to be successful then go live in those rat infested place.Let them rap success just like they rapped drug dealing or gangsterism.’if you can’t hear me,that’s your lose” Nas & he right because you can’t hear him you just hating.

    11. There’s nothing wrong about rapping about money and wealth and diamonds and riches etc. just make sure that the song is good. some of the money rap songs suck, no matter what they say. it’s still gotta be good music. it’s all about art. you gotta keep the art (said Abstract Rude) , seriously. That line ‘cryptocurrency scarface’ is not the best line , but Nas has had worse lines and technically , to tell the truth , it is relevant to his life because it is the truth in all facts of the matter. I think he is just stretching wordplay creativity to make a lyric with that selection of wordstyle. But not worth that much hate. people stuck on cancel culture and want to nuclear bomb anyone who is off even a letter a or the number 1, even once. angel investors are people that have unlimited money. i don’t think Jay Z is one of those, but respect on the thought of you even knowing what that is to make it a lyric in one of your songs. Those guys just need to honestly add more beauty and style and flavor and flows and wordplay to their new songs because that is the stuff that made them the highly exhaulted lyricists of the soulstyles of hip hop legend status in the first place. sometimes these artists get fat and lazy because they are so rich and comfortable and they don’t have to work too hard on making good music anymore , because the hard work in life is really over and it’s just “victory laps”. Let them realize that , if you want to always get love and respect and honor and worship from the people , it takes constant work and dedication and serious and fun creativity and intelligent relevant knowledge with tight rapping and , like I said , beautiful language arts. Hip Hop needs to seriously not think that wack lyrics by anyone , are ever acceptable. not even Nas and Jay Z. no one ever should have any wack lyrics, ideally in a perfect world. So remember to make your rap rhymes super divine awesome hardcore funky fresh in the flesh with a cherry on top and rainbow sprinkles and sweet sugar plus the dictionary definition of extreme excellence! because one wack rhyme can ruin a whole album and career. for real. keep it true (like Aceyalone says)

      1. There is nothing wrong about cripto currency Scarface used by Nas. This hip hop, it needs to make u puzzle. He is only saying he is the leader of the crypto world having won big in coin base. Time for u to invest

    12. I think this website is the one not understanding that line and scratching their heads, he flips crypto at a massive scale similar to scarface flipping coke at a massive scale, only idiots are left scratching their heads

    13. So people mad Nas grew up and got rich? I don’t get it. Isn’t that the aim? ?‍♂️

    14. Those were 2 excellent verses. I don’t want to hear anyone rapping the same after 25 years. He rapped about what’s happening currently in his life. I remember a year or 2 ago a friend of mine and I were discussing DMX. He said the reason X wasn’t the same is because he was trying to make songs like he was still 20. His point was that people would care more about his life now then trying to make party songs with MGK. Same reason Eminem says he doesn’t like Relapse in hindsight. Im glad to hear Nas be who he is now rather then keep trying to be who he was

      1. Exactly Mike! What you said! As a person who grew up hip-hop I like to hear my favorite artists grow up with me. We are grow folks who still love hip-hop and want to hear grow folks music.

    15. Nas came with it on his verse, I had to listen to it again just to see if I missed something. The people or little kids that do not like Nas verse are the ones that listens to this new age rap bullshit and it makes perfect sense to me why they won’t ever understand a true lyricist.

      1. I understand why people are confused cos they don’t understand hip hop. Nas is setting the pace again like he did in 1991. The one who went to hell for snuffing Jesus, whose rap should be locked in a cell.

    16. Just goes to show how stupid people are. Two great verses full of gems. I hate these kodak black loving mutants.. just idiots.

    17. EVOLUTION…thats what its called. Of course we’re not still “pointing guns at nuns” at 50 years old! (Well hopefully not) The last thing you wanna see in life is a middle aged man still talking like a teenager. Meek said it best…”there’s levels to this shit.” Broke people dont understand WHY the conversation eventually changes. GROWTH, thats why.

    18. So people can rap about cars and chains but can’t flex on cryptocurrency? People are really dumb

    19. Those bars are as relevant as it gets to those MCs. Being wealthy means you rap about different things. How is this wack but broke rappers talking about trinkets that devalue dope? Ya’ll telling on yourselves.

    20. Haters gonna hate! Nas has EARNED the right to say whatever he wants on his tracks! Who is he actually offending? Still got it as far as I’m concerned!

    21. It’s lovely cause iono if he’s referring to al capone who brodied Prohibition or tony montana who bodied the miami yaeyoe scene, but he brodied the crypto scene and made more $$$ in that ¢ investment than his whole lifetime in a short span of time. We’re here to critique but the Era hate is wack, I’m not goin disrespect these you guns wave, we gotta do what our oldhead did and stand by and spectate, and in due time they goin be on here defending their heros. Like Y U wanna cancel ur own culture? Exactly! U was never really apart of it, 21philly ❤️??

      1. Oh yeah, Jay wants to rap like Commonsense, he worth 2Bs, so fuck y’all he goin sprinkle in sum Commonsence.

    22. Wheeewwww chileee, THE GHETTO!! I’m hoping they are just young and dumb because these GROWN ass men are rapping about what the fuck they are supposed to be rapping about at their age and stage in their careers!!??‍♀️??‍♀️?? The song was AMAZINGLY DONE and I’m not just saying this because Jay is my husband ???

      1. I posted straight exclamation marks and periods, don’t know where I guess those are the codes for my emojis… lol

    23. THIS makes mfs turn off a song or say it’s wack but listen to NBA youngboy, Da Baby, and moneybagg yo, Lil Baby, Cardi B, and Young Thug ??? This is why y’all’s opinion doesn’t matter when it comes to lyricism… And no I’m not “old” I’m 31.

      1. Facts bro, this other bullshit these whack rappers call Rapp and these people listen to this Bs, smfh

    24. Honestly the way some feel about Nas verse is the way I feel about Beyonce’s “HEY” on Jays verse it was corny to me. This is a flex song, but it seems to have been designed that way even down to the video. They 47 and 51 with kids wives etc. They both have amassed a healthy portfolio what else are they gonna rap about? They not in the streets no more and this was a grown ass man flow. Khaled album showcased a wide range of talent (hip hop and R&B )whether you like the songs or not.

      1. Word up! Too many people trying not to grow up. Wanting OG rappers to help them stsy in a childs place. When you got kids, wives, legal businesses, and wealth thats what you rap about.

    25. The only thing you like it was the best way possible from the fans and all times.
      Be happy and safe from the family members and the people around the world. Keep the only thing you like and love it.

    26. Both verses are brilliant ?. Instead of talking about being high off pills, sex, or selling drugs they are portraying how you can take your life to the next level. How you can overcome obstacles. This smart intelligent business talk obviously went over some heads. Amassing the 2 percent wealth Instead of short lived street wealth. Wake up people and learn something

    27. The whole song reakz a definite retirement for me both GODMC Vs. is the VACUUM Nas becomes ever Haughty of riches and Hov becomes Religiously oft Cultish yeah nas said it best HIPHOP iz DEAD?

    28. I thought both verses were brilliant ?. They spoke about how they took their lives to the next level. Dropping knowledge is a rarity these days so when it happens it can’t be appreciated or recognized. How is amassing wealth corny? The game is to take the street hustle and turn it into legitimate wealth. Just because you come from the streets, doesn’t mean you have to stay in the streets or die in the streets. Wake up people and learn something. This just shows the ignorance that needs to be eliminated from our thinking. There is more to wealth than cars, chains and yeezy sneakers

    29. This song is absolutely fabulous. Grown and sexy at its best. Most of these young people only wish they could get to their level to merely know how it feels to work so hard to elevate to this level. Most of the people responding negatively are stuck on stupid, have no ambition to elevate, invest, grow up, or live life to the max. So Sorry not Sorry that they will never be able to call themselves a CryptoCurrency Scarface. ?????

    30. Ok so everyone mad they still not talking about sex, drugs and hood shit. They grew up maybe the audience needs to as well

    31. Those who know hip hop and bars and it’s metaphors will know,these two are heavyweight rappers in the world

    32. This just a prime example of people hating and wanting them to talk about the exact same thing they was rapping about in their 20’s. They trying to low key encourage more of us black people to invest instead of this street life and scaming walkways hearing about!

      1. I guess they don’t understand the title of the song. Sorry not Sorry. Gotta love it.

    33. You get older and things change. Any idiot who wants them to still rap about what they did before, go listen to old albums. Dummies.

    34. Anybody mad at that bar is dumb ,broke and plan on staying that way. Crabs in a pot syndrome. Y’all want him to keep rapping about a life he don’t live anymore. He made it out the hood. That man spitting game. One of his best investments. He should never be broke ever again. He did what he needed to do and anybody hating on his bars need to be trying to invest a lillte bit themselves.

    35. Wow

      This publication has the fuckin audacity to glorify the critics on this epic track, try showing some appreciation you damn fools.

      Fuck you Brandon Caldwell, you a paid hater

    36. It’s like too many fans of these to icons don’t understand you can’t be an old head in the game still talking about blasting gats, selling drugs & driving fast rides while fucking freaks. At some point you boss up & your pen game becomes much more developed. Seems some just don’t keep this in mind. Sure it wasn’t the dopest line but wasn’t the worse i’ve heard as a hip hop head.

      1. Exactly, I’ve heard a lot of corny lines before. This one kind of made me roll my eyes, but it wasn’t that bad.

        I love the comment someone said on here, after all, the title of the song says it all.

    37. I love NAS’s crypto lyrics! After the 100,000th + mention of cooking crack in the trap from all the wannabe be stoopid rapping coke dealers where’s the outcry about behavior that has led to countless deaths and decades long prison sentences? These keyboard haters can kick rocks, Fake COKE ROCKS at that!!!!

    38. I’m not sure what the issue is with the line.
      He ain’t broke, nor has he been. People tried to play him for his business mind years ago when he and Jay were beefing, and on the low, he was one of the most successful artists in hip hop. He was making smart investments and kept it hip hop rather than selling out to fit trends. All the while, he was getting paid, and some tried to front on him. He just showing folks he been ahead of the curve. Catch up!

    39. Love it!! I am a proud supporter of intermittent fasting. Haters never over stand..That’s why I love them too!

    40. Anybody who has a problem with what Nas or Jay said on that song obviously doesn’t understand growth and maturity. They’re rapping about what they’re really doing. And what they’re doing is what they should be doing as men of their age with the kind of money they have. That aren’t In the streets waving guns and doing drug sales so why the f*** would they keep talking about that kind of stuff? Honestly I think it’s one of the realest things he could have said because it’s what he’s really doing instead of fronting on the song like most of these rappers be doing.

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