I'd go with Jay being Breaking Bad, and Nas being The Wire as television shows - not particularly plot wise*. Breaking Bad is the more popular, better produced (cinematography, direction, music selections, etc), more accessible, etc show. Whereas The Wire is the denser, better written (and acted, overall) show that isn't as "sexy" or well produced, thus doesn't have much mainstream appeal and ultimately had low tv ratings. Personally I don't think there's any question that The Wire is far superior to Breaking Bad, which is a really good show but just doesn't match up to The Wire or The Sopranos. Peak HBO v AMC.
*plot wise Reasonable Doubt is probably closer to The Wire than anything, in terms of the attention to detail and hustler/criminal info.