OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
Nas or Ice Cube shyt on = instant vlad video.
TK fukking Kirkland the comedian talking about being a rapper and work ethic? If only God Son could recycle lines like he did jokes for years.
"Nas had the poorest work ethic for a superstar, that's why Jay z won" TK Kirkland
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Nas or Ice Cube shyt on = instant vlad video.
TK fukking Kirkland the comedian talking about being a rapper and work ethic? If only God Son could recycle lines like he did jokes for years.
Lord Mecca
Eyes May Shine
Nas stan reporting in.
The work ethic he's speaking on is not just the amount of albums released in a span of time (even though that's the one example he gave)... them times I was in high school... and it's clear to me why Jay-Z is above Nas commercially. In those times... let's say 1999-2003... look how many fukkin remixes Jay-Z was on... that were huge. Like c'mon... even Mya Best of Me... how many years did we have to hear that? Nas could have done these... but why not??? That's basically the difference in Jay fans and Nas fans... Jay fans like what everybody listening to... Nas fans like rap. So, he right. He appeared in more places that mattered to the short attention span, which is even worse today. That's why he won. We still waiting for Nas til this day.
The work ethic he's speaking on is not just the amount of albums released in a span of time (even though that's the one example he gave)... them times I was in high school... and it's clear to me why Jay-Z is above Nas commercially. In those times... let's say 1999-2003... look how many fukkin remixes Jay-Z was on... that were huge. Like c'mon... even Mya Best of Me... how many years did we have to hear that? Nas could have done these... but why not??? That's basically the difference in Jay fans and Nas fans... Jay fans like what everybody listening to... Nas fans like rap. So, he right. He appeared in more places that mattered to the short attention span, which is even worse today. That's why he won. We still waiting for Nas til this day.
I really think Nas did something to Vlad
The irrational hate is ridiculous. How the fukk you interviewing TK Kirkland and you bring up Nas beat selection?
Nas or one of his people need to approach Vlad and ask him what the problem is. shyt has been OD for a while.
Fred.
You can't compare jay to nas and why someone is more successful than the other
Jay is the type that will dumb his shyt completely down and do what's popular at the time. Nas doesn't go completely that route and go with that sound. That's why jay is more successful in the rap game. Point blank...
Jay is the type that will dumb his shyt completely down and do what's popular at the time. Nas doesn't go completely that route and go with that sound. That's why jay is more successful in the rap game. Point blank...
IllmaticDelta
Veteran
that's not work ethic...that's selling your soul for the riches. nas has always said he never wanted that path/spotlight. Remember, everythingStoute did for jayz he wanted/had in plan for Nas but Nas was like
Shadow
Enjoy your life and loved ones.
This implies that Nas doesn't have material unreleased that he has just sitting around.
You don't know how much time dude puts into his work and you don't know how much dope material is sitting in a rhyme book yet to be heard.
To question an artist's work ethic is straight up insulting.
You don't know how much time dude puts into his work and you don't know how much dope material is sitting in a rhyme book yet to be heard.
To question an artist's work ethic is straight up insulting.
Lord Mecca
Eyes May Shine
C'mon dog... put it into perspective. Now, we're both happy where Nas is today being Nas fans, but in the grand scheme – Jay-Z did the dirty work Nas ain't want. So being that they're intertwined into the same genre of music and both rapping... you could only place it to work ethic. Jay-Z calls it "work ethic" on why he was so active... Nas calls it "ethics" on why he wasn't... that's exactly the difference... what appears to be "work ethic" got the hollow body no soul havin majorities attention; having "ethics" is what lost Nas that same chunk. The same comparison works anywhere you go... somebody was always willing to work harder than even THEIR beliefs; or change their BELIEFS for work.that's not work ethic...that's selling your soul for the riches. nas has always said he never wanted that path/spotlight. Remember, everythingStoute did for jayz he wanted/had in plan for Nas but Nas was like
Remember, I'm about Nas all day (pause)... but Jay-Z got me arguing rap with people who don't give a shyt about rap... because of his "work ethic". Our arguments can only survive for so long. Imagine where they'll place Nas 50 years from now cause he ain't have that amount of chart toppers smh...
Jordan>>LeFrozen
It was written in the Bible
Nas first album was only 2 years before jay-z first album. Not like he was around 5-10 years before jay. He was more popular jay still fits in that timeline of rappers. He just wasn't as popular as the otherswhy
how many 90's superstars are left
Nas was relevant before Jay-Z and is still here.
opinions aren't fact. The fact is you could look at Nas class of 90's and see who's still here and that statement isn't true.
An artist doesn't have to be a businessman. The reason Nas won still relevant and still here is because he was always a great artist first and foremost that's undeniable.
ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
11 albums the 100+ unreleased tracks is being lazy?
IllmaticDelta
Veteran
it's not work ethic...nas was in no way slacking on studio work. nas unreleased catalogue alone speaks on that...he and jay just had different end goals. Jay came in with "Im a hustler not a rapper" outlook while Nas was more of a pure artist, like music has always been regardless of genre before rap became obsessed with the mogul. To quote some old posts on the same topic
yup..like I said
this hiphop business/mogul shyt only really took off in the late 90s and isn't associated/tied to any other musical genre
No troll... Why do you think Jay has had so much more business success than Nas?
My whole point is that the there aren't a lot of 90's rappers on their level so how could you say someone has a poor work ethic and lost when he outlived most of his peers. Let's not even get into the fact that Nas has one of the best and largest unreleased catalogues in rap. When was he lazy?
What did Jay Z win?
Forget 96, he dropped 2 albums in a year and 4 albums in 3 years...which bookended the Jay Z friction (99-02).
He dropped 5 albums between 96 and 02. That was the standard at the time.
Didn’t bother listening because he said Jay won anyway.