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nas > Jay
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I'll take Jay Z's fifth-best album over Nas' second-best.
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Distant Relatives is better than all but Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album. It's not a true Nas album but the same could probably be said about God's Son.
Jay's lows aren't as low, though. |
Nas was a victim of his greatest success happening too early his career. He has undeniable talent, but Illmatic overshadows all of his later work by its status as THE iconic hip hop album from the golden era of hip hop. That's not something anyone can top, not even Nas. But every step of the way he's been expected to try, despite the fact that Illmatic was so classic because it was an unforced, honest expression of a young black mans life in America.
He was successful too young, held captive by a music industry that doesn't understand his art but only popularity. He style is the epitome of underground lyricist, but he shuttled towards the role of mafioso kingpin (which nobody believed sorry Nas), because gangsta rap was big at the time, and pretend playboy gigolo (sorry you still need more people) with Ginuwine. Nas is not a pop artist, which his catalogue makes pretty clear, but apparently none of his producers are Nas fans. |
Illmatic > Stillmatic / Distant Relatives / Lost Tapes / Reasonable Doubt / Blueprint / Black Album > 90% of Jay's Catologue / God's Son > Jay's wackest albums > 90% of Nas' Catologue >>>>>>> Nas' wackest albums
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that's all that i'd call classic maybe the black album |
I'm not a Jay fan but The Black Album is definitely a classic.
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they call it thanksgiving
I CALL YOUR HOLIDAY HELL DAY |
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Blueprint is a classic also
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blueprint is better than the black album
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So yes, his influence and respect make him more relevant than Prodigy. That was a bad word choice. But Prodigy understands who he is and puts himself in better position to succeed. Nas is fighting a battle that won't ever be won. In short, Nas is too talented to have had this career. |
Jadakiss has the same syndrome tbh
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Truth. I never would have guessed in 2000 that a Styles P album (A Gangster and a Gentleman) would be the LOX solo album I like the most.
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But i gotta say none of his albums are as a whole, dope His first album was probably his best I personally prefer sheek louch |
Yea Jada can't put a dope album out
Which I think is ridiculous considering talent |
Fab better than Jada and Nas both tho
Also struggles on Lps Yet does better than kiss |
i am gonna agree with the momma's boy here. fab is the best self-made non mainstream artist in hip-hop history easy, peak nas has peak fab beat lyrically but career wise fab>nas. Music wise fab>nas. Lyrical consistency fab>nas. Social/emotional intelligence and realness fab>nas. Who wants to hear a nas freestyle? Exactly. Fab is the most relevant rapper out currently because he's diverse even tho weirdos like @oats think he's average. Freestyles, mixtapes, clubangers, features, stories, he can murk anything, sorta like a skinny new age biggie nobody else to really compare him to. Fab is more suave than biggie tho.
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The Soul Tape series is one of the best mixtape series ever, and it's a shame he doesn't reach that level on his studio albums.
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i like fab
i would much rather hear a nas "freestlye" than a fab one tho. |
Try the new clue fab tape uh oh
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Fab dope. Finally peeped the Saturday nite freestyles he been dropping too. Well....6 of em anyway...they're fire.
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but this thread is interesting tbh, idk i think nas career is well above mediocre tbh. |
Nas a legend OP dumb af
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theres more then 6 http://www.datpiff.com/Fabolous-Live...pe.705083.html here u go u ungrateful smut |
I respect Jada's skill, but his music is bland as fuck to me. Fab is a little better at making actual songs, but similar in that he's a hyper talented MC who doesn't make music becoming of his ability.
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Got a joint with Chris brown and migos go dumb |
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Nas' career, as in his actual on-wax output, has not matched that status. That's the fucking point. And no one has even tried to deny that. Even if you love Stillmatic or It Was Written or God's Son or all three, you can't argue that Nas is consistent or has made as much good music as he could have with better beats and a clearer vision for his abilities. Y'all are acting like Fabolous and Jadakiss should be held to the same standards as Nas. I like them, too, but Nas at his best is on another level entirely. Nas at his best was the best, ever. But it lasted one album and was done by his 21st birthday. Basically, I just want Nas to rap about the hood over DJ Premier piano loops forever and never do anything else. |
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its his whole mixtape in there....shit is dope |
Damnit. I thought I was gonna link it in the morning an be the man lol.
That lil Wayne track is crazy hard. |
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Feeling like Moses tbh
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Andre 3000 was good in the Jimi Hendrix movie.
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