VH1 vouches for Nas
BEST RAP SONG
"Choosing between Nas‘s “Daughters,” Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s “N***** In Paris” and G.O.O.D. Music’s “Mercy” just isn’t fair, but somebody’s got to do it. Also nominated are Wale ft. Miguel‘s “Lotus Flower Bomb” (a huge record in its own right) and Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg ft. Bruno Mars‘s “Young, Wild & Free” (a song that barely made any waves). “Mercy” was the summer’s anthem and we’re sure even grandmas across America know the refrain “Lamborghini, mercy.” Meanwhile, “N***as in Paris” was a global phenom that had concertgoers everywhere going bonkers for up to 11 performances of the song in one show. But the storytelling of “Daughters,” a song any man raising a baby girl could relate to, had the hardest of grown men rapping and nodding their heads.—Bene Viera
Grammys 2013: Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, Best Pop Solo Performance | VH1 Tuner
I can't believe those songs are in the same sentence let alone is being discussed as songs that are laudable. I cringed.