Who has a better discography: Nas or Kendrick

[ThirdAct]

By who? Nas fans? that make it a cult classic at best then

By rappers? Influenced 50, Lupe, Dipset, probably Drake, Cole and Kendrick, etc, etc...plus its lowkey the blueprint (no pun intended) for Jay to go more commercial

Also was listed as the 12th best NY album of all time on this NY IG page:



What did BP3 influence besides corny early 2010's rap that aged terribly?

 

[Revolutionary]

Could you imagine the glaze if Kendrick made My Country or Rewind

These would get panned lmfao. We're talking about objectively bad songs regardless of who makes them.

Nas fans really making shyt up

 

[Hum Alistair]

Didn't know Nas fans were mad jealous like that lol, even pretending his best songs would get praised if they were performed by another artist
Kendrick has badly received songs as well, just like Nas, the difference is he doesn't put them on his albums so your argument is invalid

 

[Illmagic]

Depends on who you ask.

Thecoli (minority)? probably Nas

Rest of the world (vast majority) probably Kendrick

I dont agree with this at all. Nas is considered one of the GOATS on and outside of this board for a reason.

 

[ThirdAct]

Didn't know Nas fans were mad jealous like that lol, even pretending his best songs would get praised if they were performed by another artist
Kendrick has badly received songs as well, just like Nas, the difference is he doesn't put them on his albums so your argument is invalid

God and GNX are definitely on his albums last time I checked

 

[Revolutionary]

I dont agree with this at all. Nas is considered one of the GOATS on and outside of this board for a reason.

I don't disagree, Nas is my #1. But discography wise he has never cracked this conversation.

Eminem is in my top 10, yet people joke about him having one of the worst discographies.

 

[Hum Alistair]

God and GNX are definitely on his albums last time I checked

And they are nowhere near as bad as the lowlights from Nas albums.

The masses even fukk with GOD. can't say the same for Nas least appreciated songs.

 

[malbaker86]

Nas hands down and its not even close

 

[ThirdAct]

And they are nowhere near as bad as the lowlights from Nas albums.

The masses even fukk with GOD. can't say the same for Nas least appreciated songs.

He shoulda called that one GOD AWFUL

 

[Budda]

With Kendrick every rhyme is a quadruple entendre, every verse points to some deep social critique, when he writes it’s the most technical shyt ever apparently his shyt is all in iambic pentameter

Right Kendrick dikkriding has long surpassed the d riding the likes of Kanye used to get, the breh can repeat bytch be humble x30 and get praised to no end.

 

[Revolutionary]

Nas fans really reached a new low, no wonder nobody else gives a fukk about Nas

 

[Revolutionary]

Nas fans talking about voice when he was considered as the boring nyquil rapper before Cole came out

Thats actually true and his music hes still considered as the most boring rapper, but they would rather close their eyes on whats being said out there

 

[HoldThisL]

As a Nas Stan and Kendrick fan, imma have to say Kendrick has a better discography and that is only because there is no bad Kendrick album.

Nas is better than Kendrick when it comes to rapping though.

 

[Hum Alistair]

As a Nas Stan and Kendrick fan, imma have to say Kendrick has a better discography and that is only because there is no bad Kendrick album.

Nas is better than Kendrick when it comes to rapping though.

I agree with this, and thats pretty much the general consensus (not on the coli forum though).
Kendrick is a great rapper, but he ain't seeing Nas but what put Kendrick in that top 5/10 convo is his catalog, not his skills. And what put Nas in this convo is his skills + impact & illmatic, not his discography in general.

 

[Unbothered]

Nas and it's not even close.

I think Kendrick would even agree.

There might be some Gen X and older Millennials biased in favor of Nas, just like younger Millennials and Gen Z being biased for Kendrick, but looking from an unbiased perspective, Nas has the better catalog of music overall.

Musically, I prefer Nas, but I could understand why a younger millennial, such as myself and Gen Z individuals, musical tastes may lay with Kendrick because he's relevant to our era musically, but unbiasedly, Nas is simply better with more classic albums, and hits.