L.A. Lakers’ point-guard Lonzo Ball is standing by the controversial comments he made about Nas, reconfirming that the future of Hip Hop is Migos and Future, at least to him.
In a recent interview with Marcellus Wiley and Kelvin Washington of ESPNLA, the NBA rookie attempted to clarify his controversial statements, but wound up only solidifying them.
“They told me that the goal for the next two months was [to get me to listen] to real Hip Hop, I replied, ‘That’s not gon’ happen,'” he explained. “And the first person who popped into my head was Nas, because obviously he’s real Hip Hop.
“So I’m like, ‘Nobody listens to Nas no more,’ which I think is true, because of my friends ain’t nobody bumping Nas no more,” he continued. “No disrespect to him. He had his time, I just think it’s a new time. And then the next question was, what is real hip-hop to you? And I said, ‘Real hip-hop is Future and Migos.’ So that’s how it all went down … everybody went crazy with it, but that’s my side right there.”
Last week, Lil B threatened to put one of his infamous curses on Ball for his comments, but on Thursday (September 7), The Pack rapper acknowledged it was simply a difference of opinion and checked him on not respecting the culture.
“Big baller brand is family we all have opinions lonzo ball was not wrong what he said.. just please respect hip hop. thank u love u,” Lil B wrote.
Ball released his own rap song, “Melo Ball 1,” earlier this week, an ode to his 16-year-old brother. There’s at least a few Hip Hop fans out there hoping Nas will shut him down with a diss track.
We can only dream.
Check out the posts and “Melo Ball 1” above.
Lonzo Ball strikes me as a low IQ individual. While a high IQ is not required for his current vocation, he should certainly refrain from speaking publicly on matters aside from basketball.
Lonzo is right. Broke ass Nas went from top 10 to not mentioned at all. He only has Illmatic, the most overrated hip hop album of all time, to his name. No classics, no hits. King HOV got 14 classic platinum albums and a long list of hit records. Ask Russell Simmons why no one listens to Nas anymore.
You are a fucking idiot lol. Hoes swear they know what’s in another man’s pocket.
Guarantee the only hard bone in your body is the dick in your ass.
Nah you just arguing with nukkas that don’t know you a troll or are 13-26….real ones know when it’s not even worth our time
Who cares what this idiot thinks? People in sports are there because they are good at sports. That’s it. If it was a decent rapper, or a music journalist then perhaps we should care. But I remember in like 2006 when Nas said hip hop was dead, people were like ‘Nas is past it, real hip hop is Lil Jon and the Yin Yan Twins’ but where are them clowns now? Nas hasn’t put an album out in 5 years, that’s why nobody is bumping him! But here’s betting his album will slide straight to number one.
What he should’ve said is “me, my social circle…we don’t listen to Nas anymore. WE listen to such and such.” Making sure you say what you mean and mean what you say. But one can’t just state that no one listens to Nas. That’s just an assumption. If you and your friends decided that none of y’all smoke blunts but prefer sucking d/$k, that doesn’t mean everybody doesn’t smoke blunts.
What he has to realize is that him and his friends are not the only people in the world that listen to music. That’s the thing with these young kids they think the whole world revolves around them. There’s plenty of people that still listen to Nas on the daily but as a lakers fan I wish him the best
This dudes gonna be like Tyus Jones. All bark no bite straight to the d league. Big Baller Brand right between the Avia’s and the Fubu at Wal-Mart. Starbury ass Steve n Barry’s shit.
What an ugly AF loser, this gremlin bitch doesn’t know shit about Hip Hop, Future and Migos are homesexuals that make some of the worst gay sex music known to mankind.
I’m a homo that hates on Nas for no reason, I love to suck Jay-Z off.
What gives this awkward, alien looking fucktard the right to diss anybody in hip hop?
Sounds like Ball trying to get a response. Take to the wax with Nas. That Lonzo free smoke low key flame.
Are you serious
Say what you want but the song most definitely meets today’s standards
Lonzo is right. Music is moved by the youth. A 50 year old should be able to make music, but should stay in their lane. And one day the youth will be the old ones. That’s life.
Music evolves with the creative and talented, young or old. Hiphop got its chance to show it’s a young mans game and it’s mediocre at best.
To you, I guess. But to the youth nas sounds like a dad trying to rap. Too old school.
It just hit me y’all. These guys are a bunch of clowns…im sure they premeditated all this and knew bringing up the hip hop topic would generate publicity
I guarantee 10 years from now Lonzo will not be listening to any Migos or Future songs. Nas has stayed around for 25+ years. He has classic songs and albums that people still listen to today and is even studied in college courses. Migos and Future will be forgotten in the next few years.
Damn straight just rolled thru illmatic this morning while working fuckin classic and im sure ill listen in the next 25 years as well
The Ball sacks are copying the Kardashian formula. It’s all orchestrated. They’re being pimped out by their parent, who exploits black culture. Looks familiar?
The younger generation are missing the point. The older golden generation is not hating on the new generation, The old generation weren’t born yesterday and therefore know the tricks that the music industry will pull to exploit young rappers. You may be rich now but for how long.
I aint even mad at the Nas comment but rather Migos and Future being real hip hip, lol fuck that autotune wack shit. If you have either of those artists on your playlist you know dick about Hip Hop, I don’t give a fuck what nobody says.
I almost feel sorry for Lonzo Ball being born in a era where the worst no talent rappers exist its like being fed junk to eat you cant recognize good food that’s what has happen to him research your history of music before making dumb comments
The shelf life of these mumble rappers’ music is comparable to milk. The legends’ music however will ‘Rifa Siempre’
Big difference between being relevant and talented
How the fuck migos and future are real hip hop if can’t even understand what the fuck they saying this boy is a motherfucking dummy (HaHaDavis voice)
Old heads use to say the same shit about 90s rap . You can’t understand shit blah blah I use to hear mad shit especially with bone thugs. Now the 90s kids are hating smdh
Lmao man keep it on the court no one gives a fuck about your playlist
why cant people just like both? only people to blame for hip hop now its older hip hop that influenced them.
I agree. Old heads dont care they already got theres these young cats mad cause they cant survive without talent. You never see Migos on any G.O.A.T list you never get Future on a greatest 100 off all time. Shit should be called fad rap cause its just a fad like reebok pumps and stone wash jeans which no one wears anymore. Dont worry people all this wack music will be gone soon. There is always something new and better that comes along. Just have to be patient
My patience running out…laffy taffy was over a decade ago now, shit only got worse
Who cares what this dude says? Like jigga said, “What you eat don’t make me shit.”
who? .. ‘When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.’
look at that fuckin picture… those two fucks look like they should work in a circus… fuckin freaks. Grow up and do something important you lames!!!!
To all my stuck in the 90’s people (nas shouted y’all out on locomotive), do you have kurtis blow albums? Or bambata? Is slick rick the greatest ever? Kool moe dee
The great adventures of slick rick is a classic, dont get it fucked up
Classic to you or the rap site that told you it is? I recognize why it might be classic in 86. But slick rick is like the nba before a three point line or the nfl with leather helemets. I respect history but musically can’t vibe with it.
Born in 92 and yes I have all that. What now?
Just asking a question. Congrats on supporting leather helmet rap. They need our support when they perform in small venues and the county fair. If u2 and the rolling stones can still perform, so should the old guy rappers.
I think this is Lonzo Ball. It has to be.
Run off little millennial. It’s time to go listen to rapper that will fall off in a year. Lil who?????
Didn’t Nas make a song about immaturity and a fear of getting old? 2nd childhood?
Nas didn’t make a song about a fear of getting old.2nd childhood a song about people that mature slower than others.Sounds lik some of these thrash new rappers.The music they make sounds like its made by 10 year olds.
Son go back to the 90’s get anyone of the records from that era and try to find one rapper that can do it better these day i tell you find just one because for sure you can’t find 2 rapper that can make a song that make sense or have a meaning, you never hear they saying any of the rapper today are the Greatest i wonder why is that, is it because the SUCK!
Lupe, Kendrick, and cyhi are better than Nas on their worst day. But thats my opinion though.
U r entitled to your opinion but longevity is what u fail to equate into this nas can come and go in hip hop as he please he has a very loyal fan base and the ppl u named have talent but not one has made a classic album and it’s guys like nas that paved the way for lyracists to thrive in the industry today and I’m sure if u could ask them about nas they would tell you they are greatful for all the hard work he put into making lyrics and content matter
Maybe they will have longevity, maybe they won’t. Takes time to figure that out. Until then, I’m enjoying the ride. Lupe and Kendrick have better albums than nas now. I’ll take the cool, tetsuo, sec 80 and butterfly over Nas’s pseudo-consciousness, deep only to dropouts, anyday.
I’m sure the people that acknowledge nas’s lyrical capabilities acknowledge Dave east and j cole and kendricks lyrical capabilities as well.So nobodies stuck in the 90‘s.People with taste and standards are never going to appreciate no talent having non lyrical skill having rappers.
This stretched Drake lookalike must be trolling, he cant he serious. I hope Nas doesnt even bother to acknowledge this cornball.
The Zionist pigs of HHDX will never be happy until Palestine is annihilated.
Most of the new rap is garbage. This “ol head” thing is a way of deflecting the truth. I wasn’t born in the jazz or soul age but I recognize it was great music. Marvin gaye,MJ’s music is great n better than anything today. I don’t call him an old head (rip) cause I recognize the talent n artistry. The reason millennial generation makes trash music is because of this same dismissive attitude to previous artists. How can you be great without learning from those before you. “Ol heads” rappers should not apologize for calling out this new trash..cause that’s what it is.
Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick, J Cole, Chance, Childish Gambino a few of millennial rappers making good or decent material
No a single one you of those guys is a millennial
this long headed drake soon too be nba flop( wont live up to his hype) was born in 97 or so, so he has no clue who NAS is..nothing to see here.
That was meant for the hand feeds smh dumb ass hip-hop dx can’t even send the reply to the right person let alone write a decent article
Every artist has their time in the limelight.Nas is a legend.And legends remain legends FOREVER!!!!!And nas lyrically bodies every beat he spits on.The best does the bodying on a migos/future track.NOT THEM!!!
How do you know what anybody listens to on their headphones etc?The RESPECTED lyrical new spitters like dave east,conway kendrick j.cole etc all respect and studied nas.That’s why they so lyrically dope.Gotta learn from the best to be one of the best.
Let’s not overhype Nas’s ability to make a song. He is the worst beat picking mc of all time. And his lyrics is good. But you can tell it was written by a dude that dropped out of school (pseudo-consciousness). He constantly contradicts himself. He doesn’t have the knowledge that lupe, kendrick, or j cole has. And for my older folk, killer mike and talib would ether him.
Lupe is anti-Sematic. Kendrick is the definition of pseudo-consciousness. J Cole keeps dropping mediocre albums. And Killer Mike and Talib are both racist fucks. None of them can hang with Nas.
Maaan back to class Screech!!
who keeps putting a mic in front of Lonzo Ball? That’s what I wanna know… We should hear nothing from him until he suits up and plays. Anything he has to say before that is irrelevant. His Dad thinks he can beat Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player ever…. That should let you know who you are dealing with, ignorant stupidity.
I remember…not too long ago when McGregor said the same thing about Mayweather…