From his arrival in mainstream Hip Hop over the last two years, North Carolina’s J. Cole has been frequently compared to emcee legend Nas. In a recent interview with Bootleg Kev, the Roc Nation hopeful candidly spoke on that discussion. “It don’t even sound right to me [that I’m compared frequently to Nas], ’cause Nas is [in] another stratosphere, but there has been some dialogue,” said Cole. The emcee continued, revealing a mutual affinity for each other’s work, when they crossed paths. “When I met him, I tried to give him like extra props – like I tried to bow down in his presence. He kinda wouldn’t let me, ’cause he’s like, ‘Man, I’m a fan of yours.'” Taken aback by the exchange, Cole asserts that it’s unusual for the iconic 20-year veteran to respect an artist without even a single album released to date. “It’s impossible for you to be a fan of mine; it’s not supposed to happen like that.”
Asked by Bootleg Kev about the likelihood of a collaboration, Cole said, “Man, I’d do a whole album with Nas.” More than just speculation, J added, “Whenever Nas is ready, I’m ready.”
Last month, J. Cole released his latest mixtape, Friday Night Lights 
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Nas should to do a album with Elzhi and get some madlib and dilla beats maybe a 9th wonder beat i bet Elzhi will outshine him on 95% of the album. j .cole ahite not the best out of North Carolina Phonte(little Brother)is.
YES, Elzhi is dope he would shit on j-cole over and over.
who the fuck would buy that album? I don’t doubt it would be quality but Nas wouldn’t collab with someone who would generate no buzz for the album except for backpackers
Elzhi is lightyears beyond this j cole cat. these j cole fags should cop the europass, the preface, and el’s leftover joint and see how far j cole is from being the illest. j cole needs to focus on his on shit and stop dreaming up colabs, however it make since coming from a dude who basically stalked jigga for a record deal. nas is a fucking legend, his music, especially doing his introduction, illmatic, live at bbq jawns, etc. was organically grown hip hop. he was’nt trying to staisfy the radio. i read numerous comments in which people compared the two. j cole is like harold minor, “the next MJ” good in college(mixtape rapper), drafted high, (roc nation first signee), was a copy cat in the duck contest, (his so call villmatic), could jump high but could’nt shoot (his occasional good verse, but weak singing, and subpar beats. my point is this dude hasn’t accomplish anything, i can be wrong in my prediction, but i dont think he’s the next dude.
…..and Elzhi is the next dude? come on…nobody is rockin to that dude cept geeks lol
niggaz trippin. elzhi is the only nigga staying true to hiphop with the rhymeschemes, the flow, the wordplay. if you wanna call elzhi for geeks, than you say g rap is for geeks, ras kass is for geeks, chino xl is for geeks. he raps exactly like them. j cole is garbage.
lol jcole is garbage? Your wack my man…elzhi is straight battle rapper and never makes anything anyone can truly relate to…I don’t wanna hear that shit…I put him on in my whip one time and everyone was like turn this shit off this is wack…..even when people werent familiar with Cole when they r done hearing a song they instantly want more. Ya’ll just hatin on a nigga gettin money now that worked extremely hard to be where is right now
Wasn’t Nas suppose to collab with Jay Elect for Act II? I will be surprised if J. Cole gets a full collaborative album from Nas, but Nas nowadays will only do something like that if the money’s right. Shit, he STILL has yet to fulfill the promise he made on doing a full LP with DJ Premier, Dr. Dre… shit the list can go on.
WTF niggas suckin each other off nowadays fuck that, … hiphop is wak… fuck nas and j. cole
now thats REAL!!!!!!!!
Haha, cosign.
are you kidding me? How immature of a dumbfuck are you? They are respecting each other’s work and J Cole is being humble in the conversation of a legend.. fucking retard
Everybody that know real hip hop respect Nas. Greatest Ever. Hands Down.
J Cole is mad good but yea little brother is def better. But would like to see this album work out man anything with nas is fire
Not a huge J.Cole fan myself and don’t really get what all the buzz is about.He seems pretty average to me, lyrically. I guess niggas really miss hip hop. Of all the new cats getting hype I prefer Jay Electronica.
Rap is so watered down these days. All these new rap cats will never compare to nas or anyone from the 90s
The crazy amount of dick suckin in hip hop is ridiculous. I’m more appalled than kanye at these niggas.
this dude needs a line up
lmfao i said the same thing
For real i don’t feel this nigga, i think he is mad whack. Don’t buy into all this hype bullshit. Hop off his dick comparing him to nas get the fuck out’ve here
Very true statement, I find J.Cole subpar, but at least he is very humble.
If they got together for to collab, i can confidenty say it would be the first album i physically owned since now music 5
Who ever says J. Cole is wack should listen to his song 2Face. Then try say he’s wack. I’m sick of some people having false assumption about him. He’s far from wack, dude’s real talented. He’s amongst the best newcomers in a while. Him Jay Electronica, Blu, Fashawn, Kendrick Lamar are leading the pack for the future of Hip Hop. As far a Nas and J. Cole album collab I don’t think it’s gonna happen. But maybe a collaboration for a song in the future…
Kendrick lamar is horrible…
I’m a fan of both artist, but I fail to see the comparison. I guess people got nothing better to do than to grasp at straws…And while I’m a fan of both, an lp wouldn’t sound right in my opinion
i think the comparison is clearly due to the fact of both artist have content in there music. they try and educate there listeners unlike alot of the music in todays industry. i honestly think jcole could be one of the greatest ever if he continues on same path
You got Premo and The Game waiting in line ahead of him. J. Cole is still where Young Chris or Lil Neefy was 5 years ago. He’s gotta earn some stripes before he starts talking about whole albums with Nas.
no way…when you see everyone and their mother putting up cole’s lyrics blowing up news feeds on facebook he’s NOT in the same spot that Chris and Neef were in
LMAO @ some of these comments. I can guarantee you that you were all fans of Cole when he wasn’t known.I have respect for the underground but I don’t have respect for those who hate on a mc who makes it out of the underground. Aside from Fashawn, I’m not even sure who I’m feeling in the underground anymore, most of them are boring as fuck.
co sign. these niggas always dickride a nigga when they nobodies, but when they blow up now they the wotst rappers to ever rap. they did the same shit to drake, b.o.b, wiz, and now they doin it to j cole. smh hip hop is the only genre where rappers aren’t allowed to blow up without scrutiny.
Haha, so true man. I mean look at it this way. I checked some sources back in the day, they were some people putting Drake as a top 10 hottest rapper (Not best fyi)… Now, Oh he’s a Young Money rapper and R&B singer. Then B.o.B, oh B.o.B will blow up, he’s the big thing in the A, another Andre 3000 in the making. Now, oh he’s a pop star making songs with pop singers. Kid Cudi is the next big rapper from Cleveland. Now, oh Kid Cudi, does he even rap? All he mumbles. Then, Wiz Khalifa is the next big thing. Now, oh Wiz is just a Lil Wayne clone, he raps about weed. Now there’s people thinking Jay Electronica is a sellout. Seriously, underground rap is good music but there fans are narrow minded. They think rap is just based on lyrics. In 20 years, Lil Wayne might be considered GOAT by Hip Hop critics in the future watch.
all you haters are fuckin’ stupid.. Cole is sick, quit bein’ jealous.. give him his props, and move on..
if you think cole is wack then i wanna know who you listening to and please explain to me where their buzz is.
the kid hasn’t even dropped and he’s being compared to the greats. there’s a significant amount of people that want to work with him and he’s arguably most anticipated.
so once again where’s the buzz for your fav artist?
Hahahaha
So u only listen to artists cause they got a buzz? You’re an idiot
These so called ‘buzzes’ you talking about are manufactured my friend.
Drake already been signed before they announced he was officially signed to any label… To make dumbasss kids like you think exactly the same way you are right now… To think these dudes are natural phenomenas and shit
They did the exact same hit with Cole brah
The whole point is to make it seem like they’re fame and stardom and props is all organic
The only dude worth it’s buzz is jay electronica
This dude drops 2 songs last year and he said more shit than any of the new ‘super lyricists’ you guys are campaigning for
Don’t get me wrong I’m a fan of them too but for you kids to still think everyone that has a buzz in hip hop earned that naturally is fucking silly. If you look around hiphopdx they be posting random ass news about this whack ass nigga big Sean…. No one gives a fuck abt dude
But since dx dick rides kanye on some full throttle shit (no one can deny this… Weeks leading before MDTF y’all were HHDX was on some major vagina mode for Ye) they gonna try and podt the fuck outta Sean until y’all just going to think the same shit…
If you really want to say something about your taste in music dint remind us music that everyone else is bumping…. Because most of the time, if not all the time, that only means you listen to music that’s been fed to you…
And sorry the music I listen to don’t need a ‘buzz’
A buzz is almost synonymous with fashion, trend, and temporary cool.
All of which shows no sign if longevity
The musicians I listen to make timeless music
Are called legends by their peers, listeners, and elders, but never once call themselves the greatest
You ever see Michael Jackson remind you mothafuckas how great he was?
Did the Beatles?
Dilla?
Man I can go on for days…
These new rappers don’t need to learn respect… Cause they obviously show love
They just need to get a grip and really really analyze what’s real and what fake
So do you friend
Peace
i think igave you the wrong impression. what i meant by buzz was the feedback from the actual fans. go on any site and look at the responses to any of cole’s material, the guy is respected across the board. the most negative thing you might hear about him is that he’s average and they don’t get what the hype is about, just look at some of the comments on here.
with other artist you’re bound to find haters, you’re bound to find niggas shittin on the artist, “he’s trash this”, this, that and the third. my point to that is not that i really follow what everyone else is listening to (cuz believe me i don’t, otherwise i’d stanning kanye, nicki & banks right now like the rest of the world) but that if i’m really feeling it and other people respect it, then dude is probably the real deal. buzz is probably the wrong word, let’s use respect. what other rookie artist right now is respected as he is. the other up and comers either have niche fanbases or they get shit on on the regular ( i was calling drake a fag before he dropped his album )
my point basically is if i respect you as artist i’ll be playing your music, if the public and your peers show you that same respect then you’re something serious
ps dont lecture me bout manufactured hype, talk to the rest of these suckers who got gassed and copped projects from artists “like” the ones i mentioned above.
C’mon Man. The question is not is J. Cole Whack? Its will he live up to the hype?
Big up to him for being humble infront of those who paved the way… More New artist should do the same. Its shows class and that he’s a student of the game.
It’s way too early for J cole to be talking about collaborative album with Nas, Son’s gotta earn his stripes first. I wanna see Nas and premo or Nas and Jay before something like this. J cole is dope as fuck, but no where near deep enough in the game yet. Classic album?
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I guess you got dumped by a latina, lol…. anyways stop spreading fabricated hate!
this a hip hop site get the fuck out here wit that bullshit u posting dumb motherfucker!!!
dat shit is corny dude….dat shit aint nowhere near funny,quit embarrasing yourself….excuse my spelling
ps.i keep my dick in your moms ass 24/7
The op here is dumb. My gf is hispanic (light skinned too) but she’s a normal girl. I can tell you hispanic girls are one of the prettiest girls in the world. This guy probably is pissed off that some hispanic girl asked him for a restraining order.
Damn ya’ll act like the dude actually said they makin in album…he said it in terms of what he WOULD do. and which one of ya’ll wouldn’t do the same if you had the opportunity. SHUT UP and start READING…
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nas been da goat….greatest
n to da fag posting unfunny psa’s…..stfu dat shit is corny get a life…#truth
IMO nas = goat.. enough said
IF THEY COLLABORATED IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME MANE!
HAHAHAHA, no one would buy this album if they did. Seriously, it will never happen. A washed up has been and soon to be failed protege. Seriously, J. Cole sucks. Even Jay Electronica is getting better promotion ever since he signed with Roc Nation. But they all suck even Jay-Z. It’s all about BRICKSQUAD!
It’s Gucci Time!
man that might be the dumbest shit i heard in a long time…nas a washed up has been? nah homie more like a living legend one fo the best to ever do it and j.cole a soon to be legend…gucci is a dumabass
this is a perfect example of a soldier boy , waka flocka fan. This child is so miseducated.
stupid ass comment. die
brick squad is fake shitty hip hop u dumb as motherfucker they not real rap j. cole and nas IS hip hop
gucci time
All you people do on these forums all fucking day is criticize. Who the fuck made you an expert on hip-hop. If you’ve been a listener for so many years, then thats exactly what you are, a listener. EVERYONE has different opinions. Why are you arguing with people you don’t know about who’s better? Why can’t we just appreciate good music and other people’s opinion. For me I love hip-hop like its a part of me. J.cole IMO is one of the few new commers who are really bringing back that essence that we’ve been missing. I don’t like waka flaka and i can honestly say that it does bother me in some way if someone will say that he’s better than j.cole. But thats that persons opinion which doesnt make them right or wrong, just different. OPEN YOUR FUCKING MIND, use it.
perfect example of the state of hip hop, ignorant ass people listenin to ignorant ass shit, he prolly think wayne the greatest rapper alive to, nas is a livin legend n I cant wait for cole to save hip hop, he bout to run over all these garbage no substance rappers
j cole is a clown for wanting to bow down to faggot ass Nas. i just lost all respect for this robotic rappin no flow wack voice north carolina clown.
WOWWWWW your clearly just joking
NaS has yet to do a collab album with AZ, his original rhyme partner, so what makes this wack ass faggot think he has a chance in hell of recording a whole album with Nasir Jones?
Rappers always talking collab albums, but never make any.
he’s better than drake and lil’ wayne so he’s cool in my book
ATTENTION
There is a petition to make Def Jam release Nas’ Lost Tapes 2. They are holding it back.
4000 + signatures but thats not nearly enough considering this is Nasir Jones.
keep the momentum going nah mean?
spread the word and sign the petition at WeNeedLostTapes2.com
Some of you idiots have your backpack straps on too tight!!! Elzhi isnt on Nas’ level…get that through your head….Until Elzhi write a good song or 10 then maybe until then hes strictly gonna be a battle rapper..and at that, KRS would kill him YES KRS!! Elzhi isnt even top 20 in alot of peoples book not just my own. And this J.Cole IS nice. You have this dude spittin lyrics thats on the radio and people say hes garbage ..c’mon son!…let this nigga breath so he can terminate these wack rappers on the radio. Maybe people will then start paying attention to lyrics instead of thinking that …..”cause bitch im the bomb like tick tick” is a clever line…. EITHER YOURE A YOUNGIN’ JUST GETTING INTO HIP HOP OR YOUR JUST PLAIN DUMB! GIVE PROPS WHERE PROPS IS DUE!!!…oh yeah just remember…PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEATDOWN!