common
Rap-Up.com || Common: Nas Is the Best Rapper Alive
cormega
I mean he knew nas title songs by heart on poetry "Hate is like confused admiration
solange knowles
At 14 I was obsessed with Mr. Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones and yes I do know his full name (laughs). Every publicist, every artist who crossed paths with him and who knew me was like Yo, you have to meet Solange, shes like your biggest fan I used to get his name encrusted in my nails in junior high. I actually got an in-school suspension over a Nas poster. He had of course the infamous God Son tattoo and I had the poster in my locker. I went to a Christian school and the dean of the school told me it was blasphemous to have that picture and I said Well if I take down his poster then the girl four lockers down has to take down her Justin Timberlake poster because he had his shirt off and he had a cross across his chest. So yeah, I didnt take it down and got suspended
So that year was the NAACP Awards and I went there with my sister. This was Bow Wow Puppy Love era days when I was in his video. I have no idea what I was wearing because I was too focused on being in the same room with Nas. But I know I had those crazy, raggedy anne red braids (laughs). Basically Bow went into his dressing room and told him You have to meet my friend Solange, shes obsessed with you and he was like Yeah, so I here
So I went to meet him and I literally was the crazy, crying fanatic fan. You could not dry the tears from my eyes. Shaking and crying. I did the slow walk up and it was just way too embarrassing.
If Im in the same vicinity as him I just hope that he does not remember me as Bows 14-year-old crazy, crying friend. It was really quick, but it was super monumental in my junior high. He was really nice and said I heard youre a big fan of mine. Thank you. Good to finally meet you. He gave me a hug and I was just really really upset that I cried because I had home training. At that point I had met so many humongous people and held it down, but Nas is just something different. But eventually I calmed down after he left because I was so embarrassed. There were people around and Im just like, this is not the look. And I didnt even get a picture. Thats what was really wack about it. All that hootin and hollerin and no photo.
krs one
KRS-One - Tribute to Nas - YouTube
fashawn and elzhi for their illmatic cover
jlo
"I love Nas," she gushed on Saturday in New York. "I've been a fan of his since his first album. I could [recite] all the words by heart. It was just a dream to be able to work with him. He said he would do it and he did it just like that. [Nas and I] shot the video here in Spanish Harlem a few days ago."
at the thought of the GOAT over a DJ Quik beat
