I def feel like Hov is more accessible in the sense that he's going to go to dinner with you, show up at the studio to hear some music, invite artists to meetings etc. Part of that is his job - he's in chart of a label essentially, of course he's gonna be up on new shyt. But part is also personality. He's a hustler who wants to be in the mix, in the game, etc. Nas has always been more to himself and aloof. Some people take that as disrespect. Sometimes it leads to opportunities not happening. Nas working with Cole on more tracks would have made sense, especially post-Born Sinner. This isn't a criticism because hell I'm the same way in real life lol.
Hov has worked with each member of the new "big three" (Drake, Cole, Kendrick). Ironically each of them have given Nas glowing praise. Drake even got him a songwriting credit on Scorpion when he didn't have to. Will Nas work with them...we will see. No one will agree with me but I think musically the best fit would be Nas with Drake. Some straight up stunting on nikkas music, some bars for the hoes, over that typical OVO production (hard drums and moody 90s r&b samples)....it makes perfect sense.
1). There are pics and footage of Nas in the studio with half the industry bro. Everyone from Big Krit to Yo Gotti. There’s footage of Nas in the studio with Meek Mill during their Dreams & Nightmares session where he’s praising Meek. Nas got songs with The Game when The Game was one of the hottest rappers on earth. Nas got songs with Rick Ross when Ross was at his peek. On the flip side Nas got songs with Killah Priest, who is an underground King but has never sniffed a platinum plaque. Nas also runs a label and when he signed Fashawn he hopped right on his second album KNOWING that Fash would probably never be a mainstream artist.
People act like Nas is some hermit but he’s been around and done songs with damn near every “worthy”’artist you can name except The Roots & Outkast. And he’s spoken glowingly of Outkast in the past so its no beef or problems there.
2). What song did Drake give Nas a writing credit on Scorpion? And uhhhh given Drake’s past how do we know that…you know what nevermind lol
I know Lupe is intelligent so i’d hope that maybe he’d pitch it better than you’re making it sound because it just sounds like an off the wall concept. Even for somebody like Lupe, who can write a conceptual song in his sleep, what could have been going through his head when he texted Nas that shyt?
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