Whats up with nas not being able to perform live

Billy Ocean

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He's much better than he used to be.
 

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I thought Nas ripped it. He does seem to sometimes forget lyrics but I don't hold it against him.

His performances also vary greatly, sometimes he's crystal clear sharp with lyrics and other times he leaves small gaps while performing songs.

I didn't even watch the video cuz I was there. The only song I remember him fckin up was One Mic and Hate Me Now. BUT Hate Me Now was over the "Deep Cover" instrumental and it was AMAZING how the whole crowd basically did One Mic Acapella, lyric for lyric.

I saw females who knew the song word for word :mindblown:
 

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He's gotten MUCH better... Saw him Live at the Tabernacle in 07 and he RIPPED the entire show beginning to end.

I've never seen a bad Nas performance and over the years I have seen him plenty of times starting from It Was Written era.
 

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Seen him a bunch of times and hes never once been bad. Hes been great on 3 separate occasions over the years. All the westcoast posters who were at Rock The Bells around the time Untitled came out will vouche for that.

A shyt youtube video capture of any concert isn't the same as being there.
 

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Cosign everybody in this thread. You could say he's a bad performer cuz he constantly forgets his lyrics but I've seen him a couple times and every time it was great.

Like 50% of putting on a good show is just having songs that people recognize. Then another 40% is having a good crowd...
 

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Yeah his shows are pretty average, he doesn't sound like a AAA rapper on stage. But he survives cause he has AAA-material, while someone like Busta can perform average songs and you'll leave the spot on some :wow: shyt.
It's wack, cause performing your music is one of the most important features an artist can have. A great performance is unforgettable and it displays your artistic skills in real life without any studio enhancements and other digital whatever.
 

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I think he's pretty good live but he still has a few clunkers here or there. Not as bad as he was in the 90s though on stage.

Touring non-stop the past 5 years has helped him
 
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