The reason Nas gets GOAT status is cause he covers all grounds of being a great MC better than anybody else. He's deeper. He's thoughtful. It's not cause of Hate Me Now or If I Ruled The World. It's cause of songs like Purple, Black Zombies, Black Girl Lost, One Love, Doo Rags, Daughters, you da man, what goes around..... he speaks to and for the people. He also stood up against the greats. Never backed down from Biggie, Jay, Pac, Prodigy, 50. He does internal rhyme schemes better than anybody and his stories are the most detailed and intricate. It's really not close. And he didn't sell his soul to do it either. He didn't dumb down his rhymes. And during the most attention he got on a major label, he dropped HHID and Untitled that questioned where hiphop was going and Untitled, about literally everything that is still going on in society today. He called out Fox News years before it became the problem it is today. But he was knocked for kicking knowledge. And That's not even going over the commercial success.
You can't start listening to Nas and appreciate him from Kings Disease. You have to go all the way to the beginning to fully grasp this beast of an Mc/poet/human.
Nas has more substance he has more creative songs in his catalog and he's a way better storyteller. Jay-Z is a great rapper but Nas is a musician and a lyricist
No one is touching Nas imo. Kendrick is great too at the height he's taken it to but imo Nas is the epitome of a great mc and a musician if in general. Nas is the one.
Nas prolific runs 1994-99 Illmatic,It Was Written and I Am. 2000-2002 Stillmatic,The Lost Tapes and God's Son 2008-12 (Concepts) Untitled,Distant Relatives and Life is Good. 2020-21 Kd1,Kd2 and Magic. And his bad albums are decent to Good for half the dudes out at the time of those releases. What more does the man have to do...lol?
@@MichaelWilliams-cd9if it pisses me off when peps say jays body of work is close- it just isn't. Nas is 3/4 albums up for real. I won't be allowing jay to drop one album and people say he back at number one, jay seriously needs 1 or 2 blueprints level albums to have a conversation, simples.
I hate that irritating Jay voice. He's such a herb it ain't even funny. Guru all day over Jay. Kool G Rap over Jay, Pharoah Monche over Jay...about 200 emcees id listen to over Jay. I'd rather listen to Tribe or De La or even Cella Dwellas over Jay,....Andre 3000, Black Thought... I could go on for years
Nas washing what?? At 48 he brags that he doesn't have to rap and about his stocks and shares, meaning he doesn't have to bother to rap just witch hunt the weakest link, when he has run out of other people's blood to suck.
In my 30 years listening to this genius’s music this is the first time I’ve ever seen the word overrated associated with the most brilliant writer of the last 50 years
Woaah calm down there homie. There’s a thin line between admiring and hero worshiping and you’ve crossed that line to a level where you’ve turned your fandom into a cult.
Here's my take: What exactly makes Jay-Z "great"? Commercial success? Besides Reasonable Doubt and the first Blueprint, what are his classic albums? 4:44 was a grown and really good piece of work. But that's all. Am I wrong to say that Jay Z has great songs but Nas has great albums? Am I wrong to think that Jay Z has the attention but Nas has more of substance? How exactly do we define what a "great" is? To me, NAS has always been a master lyricist. Jay Z is a great rapper who has an amazing flow and knows how to pair beat with rhyme. They're both legends but Nas to me is in a different class of his own.
I'll only add that #LifeISGood is Nas' 4:44. It's been a long thing with these two guys. Nas says it, he's preaching. Jay says it later, he's woke and giving game 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
We Gon Forget The Black Album? 😢.... We Gon Forget Hov's masterclass performance on A Written Testimony? And American Gangster too? Watch The Throne too?
@@jasongrace4005 American Gangster is an AWESOME album, but not a classic imo. Nothing wrong with that at all. I'm not a Jay hater at all, I just think he and Nas are two totally different artists who are judged incorrectly. They're great at what they do but in the purest form Nas is galaxies further from Hov. It's mostly a popularity thing with them. Nas is chill; Jay brags and his wife is Bey. It is what it is lol🤷🏾🙆🏾
Je suis français et je peux vous dire que Nas contribué à me faire découvrir les États-Unis , enfin New York mais aussi c’est grâce à son élégance linguistique que je suis totalement bilingue… il est l’égal d’un Scorsese dans le cinéma
That is amazing! I didn’t realize his lyrics were that affective that it could teach someone the English language. Nas has been my favorite rapper since I was 10 when I first heard him in 1996. He’s the greatest!
People forget Nas's father is a famous trumpet player. Nas once played the trumpet. It shows in his style. The notes,cadence,phrasing,musical depth is all intertwined in his style. He can only get better especially now he's in control of the creative process and releases.
Illmatic > Magic > It Was Written > Stillmatic > King's Disease II > God's Son > Lost Tapes > Life Is Good > Distant Relatives > King's Disease > Untitled > Hip Hop Is Dead > I Am > Lost Tapes 2 > Street Disciples > Nasir > Nastradamus
@@mayonaze2g and Nas succeeded really?. Hip hop is alive and well. Besides of he didn't say that then Jcole and co would be pumping out autotune records
Sometimes you had to be there and witness greatness when it was being shown in that time.. I'm 40 years old and when Illmatic dropped I was 12 years old. Been a fan since. That boy Nas is the Goat of New York hip hop Mos definitely
Gostface Killa called Nas the Chosen 1 for a reason. Hiphop is based on lyrics, flow and the ability to tell stories. Jay got the flow, but lacks lyrics and story telling like Nas and Big. Jayz gives you that club banger and radio record - definitely the go to on that. However, when it comes to hiphop.. You would agree it’s deeper than just club songs (pop corn/bubble gum music) Hence why illmatic is still regarded as the Greatest Hiphop Record of all time. When you take Nas worst album and compare it with the worst albums of Jayz or other rappers. You will realise he's still better quality and has a timeless feel, & this’s because of the content & lyrics. On the flip side when you take the Best work of other rappers... 😂🤣 it can't be compared to what this Genius called Nasir ( Real Name Alert LOL) made as a teenager. 18/19! 😄 c’mon na❗️y’all need to stop 🛑 this Nas slander it’s blasphemy❗️ ILLmatic it was written StillMatic Godson Magic KD2 KD1 Distant Relative Life is God Lost tape 1.
@@radarinfinite1032 "I switched my moto, instead of saying fuck tomorrow, that buck that bought the bottle could've struck the lotto" "investments in stocks, sewing up the block" What kind of financial advice you want from a 18 year old from Queensbrige?! Lol how you comparing that to a grown ass man by the time Jay was really talking thst financial shit. Even RD, he was already 26.
Even if he did it's extremely hard to top 3 great albums. He's ways behind Nas now. But Nas did say sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is! 🐐
Hip Hop is dead refers to the underground iterations of classic hip hop as opposed to the global commercialization of hip hop controlled and proliferated by white suits. We use to create the standards now we simply conform to standards created by the industry.
This guy is too uninformed for his opinion to matter. For one, this "Nas fans" angle he using is hilarious, as if Nas fans are automatically not Jay Z fans. Small minded as hell and the reasons he gives for loving Magic is even superficial because the content is no different than his usual. There's nothing said on Speechless for example, Nas hasn't said going back as far as Streets Disciple. He's the type of guy that discovers something and think it didn't exist before he came across it. He must have been sleeping through everything outside of It Was Written. Last bit of Evidence he is a dinosaur, "the internet is undefeated" is a lonnnnggg running joke in the online world. He seems to not know this lol
That’s just your opinion man. I enjoy Professor’s videos. To be fair he gave caveats like “I’m just an old white guy”, and “I’m not the most knowledgeable about hip hop culture”…so what you’re criticizing him for he is blatantly aware of.
@@mightguy123456 he’s just in his feelings man lol big fan of Nas myself however I can’t expect everyone who hasn’t grown up in hip-hop culture to get why this man is Great. 🤷🏾♂️ everyone is welcome to their opinions.
Anyone that listened to nas at his peak through the ninties knows the deal 💯 Nasir Jones is one of the coldest mcees lyrically that ever did it nuff said, his storytelling abilities were another level, definitely one of the 🐐s in hip hop game, Jadakiss is another fave of mine I rate him highly too #legendary
I can appreciate your clarification of your position concerning Nas. He's Never been overrated. He's The 🐐🐐🐐🐐. You are, however, entitled to your own opinion and preference to your personal taste.
Holy shit you completely missed the point of hip hop is dead. He was referring to street guys getting into hip hop. This was a big thing. 50 Cent was bankrolled by Kenneth Supreme Mcgriff, Nas himself had the backing of Harry O, other Rappers were backed up street kingpins like Azie Faison and the mob style crew, it was about the fact that the street guys didn’t care about the craft. They just wanted profit and were willing to do anything to get it.
Nas is the only living legend that is still consistently putting out new work, selling records, topping charts, and winning Grammys. He changed music with Illlmatic. He is unquestionably the GOAT. And never forget he slaughtered Jay with Ether.
Yup, he needs to listen to Sekou Story/live now, for starters. Also, it's amazing how many people hear him switching flows on Magic and somehow think it's new for him. He was doing all that shit in 2004 before there was a Migos,etc. He was even doing triplets on "Rare" off KD2 and that's just 5 months ago and they forgot already. People half ass listen and have full on opinions.
Considering Jay z is his number 1 mc so I take it he was influenced by Jayz jealousy of nas... in the takeover he put nas down so it makes sense for this guy to call nas overrated
Nas is on his victory lap at this point , I can understand your point of view but as someone a huge fan have you heard “EVERY single nas track” ? Dude is loaded and has many side tracks that express his personality more than that monotone voice you speak of. And those are some of my favorites and wish he would do it more but I love nas because nas is Nas.
But why would you say Nas is overrated (apologies if I am wrong because you don’t sound ignorant to hip hop music at all, you sound knowledgeable, only non-hip hop people in hip hop would make a statement like that)? Illmatic, It was written, Stillmatic, God Son, Life is good all classic albums on each decade since 90s. Another thing when Nas said Monotone like Guru he was actually repeating Guru’s bar from a Ganastarr track called Moment of Truth, doesn’t mean Nas himself is monotone he was just paying homage to Guru
This guy is a walking contradiction. He complains about people taking issue with his opinion, when he is the one who made the video calling Nas overrated, which is him complaining about other people's opinion, to tye point he felt the need to make said video pleading his case. When Made you look is on his list but not "I Can" , it's no wonder he made that video to begin with. He doesn't understand our opinions because he doesn't understand the culture, it's just music to him. The values go right over his head
@@millyoneyedeaz1350 I didn't even see the video where he is saying Nas is overrated I dont even want to see that. Surely if you are really into hip hop you can say a wordsmith like Nas is overrated, a rapper who possibly has the greeated hip hop album off all time.
@@isaacsello6097 Don’t worry Nas will get true representation when According To Hip Hop reviews it by Mike D and Coop. I love to see people from that channel out here repping!
"Sooner or later they'll all see who the prophet is"- Nasir Jones Let people keep sleeping on the God. "Half man half amazing" song is Nas is like. You can't remember that then you really don't know Nas true classics.
Artists like Biggie, Jay-Z and the death row versions of 2pac and Snoop blew up because they were easier to digest as entertainment. They were colorful, charismatic, cool, predictable and most of all profitable . Don't preach, just Dance!
Jay Z wouldn’t be who he is without Nas, he was obsessed with illmatic. Jay imitates those he idolizes. First he was Big Daddy Kane, then he was Nas and now he is J Cole. That’s why Nas said Jay was his only son that made it on Ether.
"Biggie's Ready to Die album came out several months after Illmatic, and Biggie was crowned king of New York in the popular culture of Hip Hop heads, Ready to Die unfairly over-shadowed Illmatic, which is truly a classic album. Though they were quite distinct artists, they innovated in analogous ways. Biggie merged language that was high and low, vernacular and vocabulary words, in a way that sounded natural. He did this with a sophisticated understanding of the patterns of black language. When a different or unusual word or phrase could be introduced while still maintaining the aesthetics of black language, he inserted it. NaS, in contrast, merged concepts that were high and low, vernacular and metaphysical, in a manner that was whole rather than pieced together, thus presenting a complex that is unusual in any music outside of jazz. What Biggie started to do with language in 1994, NaS had already begun to do with ideas on Illmatic. He carries us through the "Righteous steps" of the cosmic, oceanic, and literal dimensions of his person. He transcends." - Imany Perry (Born To Use Mics)
New York was so hungry to win back the crown from the west coast that they crowned Nas the king , then Biggie was better so they crowned him the king , then they crowned Jay the king. Nas is a slightly better Guru. Nas has had a great career , but mostly nobody cared. Every one (esp New York) want to crown him the king , but no one pumps his music except hip hop heads , Plus go read his lyrics, make no sense, not street smart , not funny ,not witty ,not conscience, did not start trends , slang , nothing , no huge hits , no storytelling (rewind was cool) he is just good at everything but not great at anything. If no one had him top 20 , I would say he is underrated, but the best muh
Soulja Boi had a point but so did Nas. Nas didn't mean hip hop is literally dead. He meant it was dying because rappers at the time ('06) were becoming more focused on making money and the industry became more about mass commercialism (like ringtone rap era) than keeping the five elements alive: Emceeing(Lyricism), Breaking(Dancing), Deejaying(Producing), Beatboxing(Producing) and Graffiti (art). He wasn't the only one to feel that way either. Then came Wayne's run. Lil Wayne was the spark that kept it alive because he made rapping and lyricism cool again. And that's what made rappers want to be better rappers again.
Hit Boy’s beats are like throwing perfect lobs to Nas and he dunks it every time. He has no business being this good at this age. Right now Jay-Z and Nas are neck and neck on top of the rap pyramid Also someone make a song out of Professor Skye’s bars @16:38
@@tonylouis6072 lately not much. He was on “Jail” and “Sorry Not Sorry”. 4:44 was great. Recency bias aside, he has one of the greatest runs in hip hop history which is why he’ll always be in the conversation.
I just wanna know who's his number one rapper of all-time? 🤔. At this point it's becoming silly to say another rapper is better than Nas. Like who really has more doper albums than Nas? Isn't that what's it's about? Dude has arguably the greatest hiphop album (illmatic) of all-time going back to 1994, dropped classics in between and just released 3 great albums in the last yr and a half which got him his first Grammy 30 years in the game! The closest one to Nas imo opinion was Jay-Z up until he dropped KD. And I personally think Jay should've responded with a project at that time to stay in the convo with Nas, but with these last 2 projects and the possibility of dropping kd3 it's pretty much impossible for Jay to crawl back into the convo.
No one. I just have my favorites. Nas and Redman are two of my favorites. I always look at it like this. Your hiding out for 10 years. Which 10 artist would you like to listen to for those 10 years.
@@cwillie1492 I love Redman. Definitely in my top 25 and a true legend. But he has very limited content. And Redman is not in the same stratosphere as Nas when it comes to making dope albums. We're talking goat talk, not who can freestyle the best, sales or living off what a rapper did 15-20 years ago. We need to stop being bias and give Nas his due credit🐐
W just means "win" lol. It's become a big thing online, and I find it's even bigger in the music community. Likely due to it becoming a meme on Kenny Beat's streams
20:00 listen that was one of the best takes I’ve ever heard on hip-hop. As a young hip hop head that loves the golden era & can’t stand the new stuff, this makes since. Cause blues & rock is not nearly as popular as it once was.
I think the line about Mickey-D’s was referring to the controversy around the use of hiphop and certain cultural references to advertise towards black youth.
I really can't believe people arguing with you over your opinion as if it holds any weight. Lord. Didnt Adele just drop an album? You wont feel Nas because your lived experience blocks you from our reality.
30:45 sums all rap beautifully and made me laugh walking down the street. I remember being a kid coming to this realisation and then in the same moment Eminem came out and doubled down on that theory.
Professor if you're reading this, then please listen and review it was written by nas, his sophomore lp and gets quite overlooked due to illmatic. And BTW iww is my favourite album of all time, so it would be great to see you reviewing it.
Wow! That was somewhat uncanny (in the literal sense of the word), when you asked 'me' if I could do the Poppy line, and I wasn't sure if I could first time, but then I did it perfectly and you timed a perfect pause and then said 'Good'. It would be less strange if I didn't know you don't do edits (apart from your last piece where you were interrupted). I'm beginning to question your integrity on that question, but even if it was a trick, it was a damn good trick. Cheers from Blighty and Happy Holidays x :)
Sounds like this guy wants to be "entertained" as in colorful characters, loud or overly stylized deliveries and not just great fundamentally sophisticated rhymes with substance. In other words: Dance minstrel! Make me laugh! Amuse Me!
Illmatic > Magic > It Was Written > Stillmatic > King's Disease II > God's Son > Lost Tapes > Life Is Good > Distant Relatives > King's Disease > Untitled > Hip Hop Is Dead > I Am > Lost Tapes 2 > Street Disciples > Nasir > Nastradamus
Sir..You don't have to like his music. Just leave Nas be. I know what I hear, feel & vibe to when he speaks on a track. If you don't.. It's not for you PROF. It's ok. Stop beating yourself up about it.
Nas is sacred to Hip Hop. The outsiders and mainstream forces try to crown our King, but we inconvenient purists remain in the way. We've already decided. That is the environment you wandered in with your hot take. Sorry we went so hard.
Nas is the greatest for more reason than this guy is privy to understanding! This is why people who is not really from the culture don’t fully understand it. 80’s baby crack era talk! Who can relate! Raise a fist✊🏿
Outsiders have little use for traditional hip hop acts with earnest messages like Gangstarr, Tribe or Nas. Illmatic is respected but it never made much money because it didn't pander to the industry.
Can we sign a petition so this guy don’t discuss NAS anymore. Of course nas is not ur taste. He talks about how evil ur ancestors were. Jayz kiss up to ur kind, hint why he undercut Kap. Stop talking Nas when u can’t even pronounce his name. We don’t care about your apology white man.
@@zacharystevens8751 his take on nas is racist. I said what I said. His kind. White Folks will always pick jayz over nas because NAS is trying to educate young black on their history. Jayz is a sellout
@@MrBoywonder511 so are you saying any white person who likes JayZ over Nas is racist? there’s no possible way that someone could just like JayZ more than Nas in terms of personality or discography? Or are there more parameters there?
i would like to make a recommendation. have you ever listened to Future ? well, if not, it’s time for you to discover him and i bet you will love his art. i would suggest DS2, which, in my opinion is his best album or Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD. i am looking forward for a review on his music and i really hope you will like it.
For me... mood wise... some days I want to hear sensible lyrics, other days, I want to be entertained another day I want to hear creativity I like variety different rapper's/style depending on the mood I'm in. It's all about what mood I'm in. A great reviews album will suck to me... depending on what mood I'm in. Long trips driving rather hear early Project Pat albums than Jay Z, Nas, Rick Ross etc... All about the mood
The reason I respect you as a critic is because you understand the difference between subjectivity and objectivity. Like Em said, there's a difference between the best rapper and your favourite rapper. Just because someone listen, say, to drake more than Tupac doesn't mean drake is better than Tupac. It just means that he is your favourite rapper, because anybody who listens to Tupac and drake would come the the conclusion that Tupac is far superior with regards to his music and impact and the fact that he could defend himself against, hell, the whole New York who produced the most lyrical rappers. Subjectively you might like drake, but objectively Tupac is greater.
NaS has some of the most creative Tracks & Albums in Hip-Hop history: One Love - POV of Letter I Gave You Power - POV of Gun Last Words - POV of Jail Cell Fetus - POV of Fetus Dance - Best Hip-Hop track Dedicated to a Mother! Book of Rhymes - POV of pages in book Rewind - Spits story backwards Sekou Story/Live Now - Most people don't know Scarlet is actually NaS lol Project Roach - POV of Roach Fried Chicken - Just genius vision Daughters - Every man with a daughter can relate Concept Albums: Hip Hop Is Dead - Sounds better Today! Untitled Album - Will always remain relevant due to its content! Distant Relatives - Beautiful Africa Vibe! Life Is Good - 1st Adult Hip-Hop Album!
Nas isn’t a personal fav to me either, but he’s never been overrated. Objectively he’s top 3 dead or alive. About Hip Hop Is Dead: People ignore the literal last song of the album, that says flat out “HIP HOP WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER DIE”. That album is underrated.
Dude loves Hip-Hop and Biz but doesn’t know that the “Nas! Nas!” Is actually a Biz quote from Nobody Beats The Biz, “highly recognized as the king of disco” which Premier scratched on “Nas is Like” Smh
It was one of the best of 2017. I definitely played Gibbs, Roc Marciano, Oddisee, Brother Ali, Ross (that was a classic album: Rather You Than Me), and Future. It was overall a dope year. You also had Rapsody, Kendrick, JID, Joey, etc.
@@Biggbobb Definitely not weak, I had 4EVA is a mighty long time near the top, and higher than DAMN, but I still think 4:44 beats it out even if I personally enjoy 4eva more
It does make a difference whether a rapper has lived what he raps about or not. It's exploition of Black trauma when rapping about drugs and murder. But if it's what a rappers involved in then it's just his life experience. That point wouldnt apply to Rakim, KRS One, Mc lyte and other greats that didn't push that narrative. It came with the golden era
Nas beat Jay in their battle ...so Jay can never be better than him....record sales and popularity dont matter... PS check out illmatic. If you like IWW you'll be taking to a much more significant and pure moment with that album. The perfect HH album.
The reason Nas gets GOAT status is cause he covers all grounds of being a great MC better than anybody else. He's deeper. He's thoughtful. It's not cause of Hate Me Now or If I Ruled The World. It's cause of songs like Purple, Black Zombies, Black Girl Lost, One Love, Doo Rags, Daughters, you da man, what goes around..... he speaks to and for the people. He also stood up against the greats. Never backed down from Biggie, Jay, Pac, Prodigy, 50. He does internal rhyme schemes better than anybody and his stories are the most detailed and intricate. It's really not close. And he didn't sell his soul to do it either. He didn't dumb down his rhymes. And during the most attention he got on a major label, he dropped HHID and Untitled that questioned where hiphop was going and Untitled, about literally everything that is still going on in society today. He called out Fox News years before it became the problem it is today. But he was knocked for kicking knowledge. And That's not even going over the commercial success.
Untitled? That’s not what it’s called…
💯💯Great assessment
Damn you covered it bro.
I'm going to pin this comment out of respect for your excellent explanation and for all the Nas fans who are angered by my video.
Nas is simply the best period
"Pardon the haters, it’s my billi behavior
If they don’t say I’m the G.O.A.T, that’s just silly behavior" -NAS
Billi-GOAT
@@xavierlogistics4057 Bruh 🤯
Billi GOAT 🐐 it is! These kids wouldn't understand! Lol
What wack bars Ras Kass is way more skilled than Nas period
@@williamblakeanphazethe1st831 disagree but this was just meant to be flashy to the youth and lil Wayne fans. It’s dope but not Nas’ best bar
Nas is not monotone. Nas has a Legendary voice!
Fr!!!!
I had hoes back In the day that didn’t even listen but said they loved his voice
Mach-Hommy is mad monotone and Skye loves that guy. I think Nas reminds Skye of a dude who stole one of his girls back in the day lol
Nas makes me go to sleep and in a bad way
You can't start listening to Nas and appreciate him from Kings Disease. You have to go all the way to the beginning to fully grasp this beast of an Mc/poet/human.
💯💯🎯🎯
Muthafucing truth. This guy give props to It was written but not Illmatic. And I love it was written
Damn right
@@cwillie1492 I ain't mad at him. He just 27 behind on Nas catalog. "Sooner or later he'll see who the prophet is". 💯👁
OG TALK... TELL EM
Nas has more substance he has more creative songs in his catalog and he's a way better storyteller. Jay-Z is a great rapper but Nas is a musician and a lyricist
And how does Kendrick have a Pulitzer before Nas and Common???🤔🤔🤔🧐
No one is touching Nas imo. Kendrick is great too at the height he's taken it to but imo Nas is the epitome of a great mc and a musician if in general. Nas is the one.
Musician!! R u kidding me Jay z is best musician.. Nas can't make agood beats imagine about music over all
@@wacko37 🤔🤪
Jayz is better. he is more versatile than Nas, he has more in his armour and armoury.
Nas prolific runs
1994-99 Illmatic,It Was Written and I Am.
2000-2002 Stillmatic,The Lost Tapes and God's Son
2008-12 (Concepts) Untitled,Distant Relatives and Life is Good.
2020-21 Kd1,Kd2 and Magic.
And his bad albums are decent to Good for half the dudes out at the time of those releases. What more does the man have to do...lol?
These are the eras imo. With the Def Jam one being the down years production wise.
Nastrodamus was good. Wasn't his best but, had some gems on there.
@@yobartenda for sure
Real hip hop like nas is not warranted with uneducated mainstream followers
You forgot his double Lp Street's Diciple with hits like just a moment with Quan, Bridging the Gap with his dad. Also you forgot Hip-Hop is Dead album
You jus don’t understand Nas or what he speaks about, Nas is number one In my opinion and people that truly listen to Nas can agree with my statement
The fact that he has a second wind in his career since KD1, the Nas vs Jay Z debate in terms of discography is gonna be interesting
Nas already had the better discography, he's just extending his lead at this point and with KD 3 on the way he might end up lapping Jay.
@@MichaelWilliams-cd9if it pisses me off when peps say jays body of work is close- it just isn't. Nas is 3/4 albums up for real. I won't be allowing jay to drop one album and people say he back at number one, jay seriously needs 1 or 2 blueprints level albums to have a conversation, simples.
@Aaron9 “Nowhere near as good”? Stop it lol. Just say you don’t like Hov and leave it at that. No need to make ridiculous statements.
Third wind not second
Honestly his newer stuff is what got me into his music and now I'm a huge fan
Who's your top 10 Professor? I am intrigued... Nas has been my number 1. for over 2 decades.
he did a video on his top 5 rappers not long ago
here :) th-cam.com/video/semgEaPdDnI/w-d-xo.html
Lol it took him to hear Magic, to realize what we known for those 2 decades.
@@millyoneyedeaz1350 I can't help but agree! Nas for me is *THE* man. I'm intrigued to see where he goes from here...?
How Jay Z have a better voice than guru and nas ? Voice is precisely Jay Z's weakness and Nas' and Guru's strong point
You re right brudda Nas is the king NY I wanna be he's still holding his crown
I hate that irritating Jay voice. He's such a herb it ain't even funny. Guru all day over Jay. Kool G Rap over Jay, Pharoah Monche over Jay...about 200 emcees id listen to over Jay. I'd rather listen to Tribe or De La or even Cella Dwellas over Jay,....Andre 3000, Black Thought... I could go on for years
No disrespect to Guru but you named two of the most sleepiest Rappers ever to touch a mic there just boring
nas washing all these rappers at age 48. insane. fantastic project
Man he been top 5 his beats was not the best but the word play and the message 💯 was always there 💯 facts
@@michaelmcbee6351 fr
He be challenged in 2040 by a new class goo gaagoo drill rapper for the king of ny title lol 😆
Nas washing what?? At 48 he brags that he doesn't have to rap and about his stocks and shares, meaning he doesn't have to bother to rap just witch hunt the weakest link, when he has run out of other people's blood to suck.
@@williamblakeanphazethe1st831 have you been jumped by someone from Nas’ camp? Why all the hate
In my 30 years listening to this genius’s music this is the first time I’ve ever seen the word overrated associated with the most brilliant writer of the last 50 years
FACTS
Woaah calm down there homie. There’s a thin line between admiring and hero worshiping and you’ve crossed that line to a level where you’ve turned your fandom into a cult.
NAS IS THE GOAT! NO ONE HAS EVER SAID NAS IS OVERRATED LOL!!!
I knew Nas was the greatest of all time when I was 14 years old in 1994. The last two and a half years have only solidified this event further
Facts!
Update: The last 3 years, 6 albums, and 2 trilogies solidified it even further!
Here's my take: What exactly makes Jay-Z "great"? Commercial success? Besides Reasonable Doubt and the first Blueprint, what are his classic albums? 4:44 was a grown and really good piece of work. But that's all. Am I wrong to say that Jay Z has great songs but Nas has great albums? Am I wrong to think that Jay Z has the attention but Nas has more of substance? How exactly do we define what a "great" is? To me, NAS has always been a master lyricist. Jay Z is a great rapper who has an amazing flow and knows how to pair beat with rhyme. They're both legends but Nas to me is in a different class of his own.
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I'll only add that #LifeISGood is Nas' 4:44.
It's been a long thing with these two guys.
Nas says it, he's preaching.
Jay says it later, he's woke and giving game 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
We Gon Forget The Black Album? 😢.... We Gon Forget Hov's masterclass performance on A Written Testimony? And American Gangster too? Watch The Throne too?
@@jasongrace4005 American Gangster is an AWESOME album, but not a classic imo. Nothing wrong with that at all. I'm not a Jay hater at all, I just think he and Nas are two totally different artists who are judged incorrectly. They're great at what they do but in the purest form Nas is galaxies further from Hov. It's mostly a popularity thing with them. Nas is chill; Jay brags and his wife is Bey. It is what it is lol🤷🏾🙆🏾
@@user-gb2vk2ff8x facts ❗️
Really like the sound of the Nas sample you've given. This old guy will definitely be giving this album a close listen.
Je suis français et je peux vous dire que Nas contribué à me faire découvrir les États-Unis , enfin New York mais aussi c’est grâce à son élégance linguistique que je suis totalement bilingue… il est l’égal d’un Scorsese dans le cinéma
Bien dit 👌
That is amazing! I didn’t realize his lyrics were that affective that it could teach someone the English language. Nas has been my favorite rapper since I was 10 when I first heard him in 1996. He’s the greatest!
Magic made me doubt King Disease 2 as my favourite project of 2021. But maybe Magic should be considered a 2022 project.
Why? it dropped in 2021
@@g.berenstein683 Well it came out just as all the poles for best album of 2021 and all that stuff pretty much ended.
If so, the other rappers have a problem!
@@alexm2930 so what, it's still 2021. KD3 is what counts for 2022
People forget Nas's father is a famous trumpet player. Nas once played the trumpet. It shows in his style. The notes,cadence,phrasing,musical depth is all intertwined in his style. He can only get better especially now he's in control of the creative process and releases.
Illmatic > Magic > It Was Written > Stillmatic > King's Disease II > God's Son > Lost Tapes > Life Is Good > Distant Relatives > King's Disease > Untitled > Hip Hop Is Dead > I Am > Lost Tapes 2 > Street Disciples > Nasir > Nastradamus
The Death of autotune was Jay trying to ride Nas wave of Hip hop is dead
and he failed miserably
@@mayonaze2g and Nas succeeded really?. Hip hop is alive and well. Besides of he didn't say that then Jcole and co would be pumping out autotune records
Sometimes you had to be there and witness greatness when it was being shown in that time.. I'm 40 years old and when Illmatic dropped I was 12 years old. Been a fan since. That boy Nas is the Goat of New York hip hop Mos definitely
Gostface Killa called Nas the Chosen 1 for a reason. Hiphop is based on lyrics, flow and the ability to tell stories. Jay got the flow, but lacks lyrics and story telling like Nas and Big. Jayz gives you that club banger and radio record - definitely the go to on that. However, when it comes to hiphop.. You would agree it’s deeper than just club songs (pop corn/bubble gum music) Hence why illmatic is still regarded as the Greatest Hiphop Record of all time. When you take Nas worst album and compare it with the worst albums of Jayz or other rappers. You will realise he's still better quality and has a timeless feel, & this’s because of the content & lyrics. On the flip side when you take the Best work of other rappers... 😂🤣 it can't be compared to what this Genius called Nasir ( Real Name Alert LOL) made as a teenager. 18/19! 😄 c’mon na❗️y’all need to stop 🛑 this Nas slander it’s blasphemy❗️
ILLmatic
it was written
StillMatic
Godson
Magic
KD2
KD1
Distant Relative
Life is God
Lost tape 1.
He can’t relate to Nas. He doesn’t get it or understand it. Guys like this should not even speak about Nasir Jones. Damn Herb
@@cwillie1492 why don't you relax and engage with the video. Im sure you're find it less angering
Lost Tapes one and two can go together
Ilmatic is overrated. You don't even get financial information in ilmatic. Jay got lyric, you either don't get it or don't listen.
@@radarinfinite1032 "I switched my moto, instead of saying fuck tomorrow, that buck that bought the bottle could've struck the lotto" "investments in stocks, sewing up the block"
What kind of financial advice you want from a 18 year old from Queensbrige?! Lol how you comparing that to a grown ass man by the time Jay was really talking thst financial shit. Even RD, he was already 26.
KRS-ONE still has the same hunger as Nas. Still putting out good material.
“Hit the Earth like a comet invasion/Nas is like the afro-centric Asian, half man half amazing” from It Ain’t Hard to Tell
I have to agree about Nas > Jay-Z at the moment. Nas is on his Tom Brady run right now. Hopefully Jay comes back with his own.
Even if he did it's extremely hard to top 3 great albums. He's ways behind Nas now. But Nas did say sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is! 🐐
@@Biggbobb yea I personally prefer Nas over Jay so I'm not mad at all, just think the more good music the better!
@@loganhubbard1950 facts my man!🎯💯
HE’S SEEN THE LIGHT 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Hip Hop is dead refers to the underground iterations of classic hip hop as opposed to the global commercialization of hip hop controlled and proliferated by white suits. We use to create the standards now we simply conform to standards created by the industry.
This guy is too uninformed for his opinion to matter. For one, this "Nas fans" angle he using is hilarious, as if Nas fans are automatically not Jay Z fans. Small minded as hell and the reasons he gives for loving Magic is even superficial because the content is no different than his usual.
There's nothing said on Speechless for example, Nas hasn't said going back as far as Streets Disciple.
He's the type of guy that discovers something and think it didn't exist before he came across it. He must have been sleeping through everything outside of It Was Written.
Last bit of Evidence he is a dinosaur, "the internet is undefeated" is a lonnnnggg running joke in the online world.
He seems to not know this lol
Facts ❗️
That’s just your opinion man. I enjoy Professor’s videos. To be fair he gave caveats like “I’m just an old white guy”, and “I’m not the most knowledgeable about hip hop culture”…so what you’re criticizing him for he is blatantly aware of.
@@mightguy123456 he’s just in his feelings man lol big fan of Nas myself however I can’t expect everyone who hasn’t grown up in hip-hop culture to get why this man is Great. 🤷🏾♂️ everyone is welcome to their opinions.
Anyone that listened to nas at his peak through the ninties knows the deal 💯 Nasir Jones is one of the coldest mcees lyrically that ever did it nuff said, his storytelling abilities were another level, definitely one of the 🐐s in hip hop game, Jadakiss is another fave of mine I rate him highly too #legendary
I can appreciate your clarification of your position concerning Nas. He's Never been overrated. He's The 🐐🐐🐐🐐. You are, however, entitled to your own opinion and preference to your personal taste.
Holy shit you completely missed the point of hip hop is dead. He was referring to street guys getting into hip hop.
This was a big thing. 50 Cent was bankrolled by Kenneth Supreme Mcgriff, Nas himself had the backing of Harry O, other Rappers were backed up street kingpins like Azie Faison and the mob style crew, it was about the fact that the street guys didn’t care about the craft. They just wanted profit and were willing to do anything to get it.
Nas is the only living legend that is still consistently putting out new work, selling records, topping charts, and winning Grammys. He changed music with Illlmatic. He is unquestionably the GOAT. And never forget he slaughtered Jay with Ether.
Ummm, Jay is alive & well & Jay Z has been consistently releasing music since he came out🙄
Nas has always spoken about death, since illmatic. That line “Born alone, die alone” is from illmatic
Yup, he needs to listen to Sekou Story/live now, for starters.
Also, it's amazing how many people hear him switching flows on Magic and somehow think it's new for him.
He was doing all that shit in 2004 before there was a Migos,etc.
He was even doing triplets on "Rare" off KD2 and that's just 5 months ago and they forgot already.
People half ass listen and have full on opinions.
@@millyoneyedeaz1350 coupled with "Live Now"
Considering Jay z is his number 1 mc so I take it he was influenced by Jayz jealousy of nas... in the takeover he put nas down so it makes sense for this guy to call nas overrated
Lol Nas gets royalties every time Dead Presidents is played. So Nas and Nas fans with the W lol
Nas is on his victory lap at this point , I can understand your point of view but as someone a huge fan have you heard “EVERY single nas track” ? Dude is loaded and has many side tracks that express his personality more than that monotone voice you speak of. And those are some of my favorites and wish he would do it more but I love nas because nas is Nas.
But why would you say Nas is overrated (apologies if I am wrong because you don’t sound ignorant to hip hop music at all, you sound knowledgeable, only non-hip hop people in hip hop would make a statement like that)? Illmatic, It was written, Stillmatic, God Son, Life is good all classic albums on each decade since 90s.
Another thing when Nas said Monotone like Guru he was actually repeating Guru’s bar from a Ganastarr track called Moment of Truth, doesn’t mean Nas himself is monotone he was just paying homage to Guru
This guy is a walking contradiction. He complains about people taking issue with his opinion, when he is the one who made the video calling Nas overrated, which is him complaining about other people's opinion, to tye point he felt the need to make said video pleading his case.
When Made you look is on his list but not "I Can" , it's no wonder he made that video to begin with. He doesn't understand our opinions because he doesn't understand the culture, it's just music to him. The values go right over his head
@@millyoneyedeaz1350 I didn't even see the video where he is saying Nas is overrated I dont even want to see that. Surely if you are really into hip hop you can say a wordsmith like Nas is overrated, a rapper who possibly has the greeated hip hop album off all time.
@@isaacsello6097 Don’t worry Nas will get true representation when According To Hip Hop reviews it by Mike D and Coop. I love to see people from that channel out here repping!
@@earhustler08 I agree with you
"Sooner or later they'll all see who the prophet is"- Nasir Jones
Let people keep sleeping on the God.
"Half man half amazing" song is Nas is like. You can't remember that then you really don't know Nas true classics.
Nas is the goat, he is underrated on internet, but in the hoods people know who is Nasty Nas
Great review. Keep up with the refreshing take on original classic Hip Hop.
Artists like Biggie, Jay-Z and the death row versions of 2pac and Snoop blew up because they were easier to digest as entertainment. They were colorful, charismatic, cool, predictable and most of all profitable . Don't preach, just Dance!
Unless I'm missing here:
Nas = Cole
Biggie = Kenny
Jay = Drake
No offense to Jay 😂
AAVA really enjoying your older videos
Jay Z wouldn’t be who he is without Nas, he was obsessed with illmatic. Jay imitates those he idolizes. First he was Big Daddy Kane, then he was Nas and now he is J Cole. That’s why Nas said Jay was his only son that made it on Ether.
Now Nas got Jay Z hair style bruh. Have u seen it??
@@clockwork9825 You mean J Cole's hairstyle.
@@davidmcclain8851 I mean jay Z.. Nas got it after jay. And jay don’t need to be like J Cole. 😂😂
@@clockwork9825 yall funny. I'm not saying anybody copying anyone but Jay was growing locs. Nas was just growing his hair out.... not the same...😂
"Biggie's Ready to Die album came out several months after Illmatic, and Biggie was crowned king of New York in the popular culture of Hip Hop heads, Ready to Die unfairly over-shadowed Illmatic, which is truly a classic album. Though they were quite distinct artists, they innovated in analogous ways. Biggie merged language that was high and low, vernacular and vocabulary words, in a way that sounded natural. He did this with a sophisticated understanding of the patterns of black language. When a different or unusual word or phrase could be introduced while still maintaining the aesthetics of black language, he inserted it.
NaS, in contrast, merged concepts that were high and low, vernacular and metaphysical, in a manner that was whole rather than pieced together, thus presenting a complex that is unusual in any music outside of jazz. What Biggie started to do with language in 1994, NaS had already begun to do with ideas on Illmatic. He carries us through the "Righteous steps" of the cosmic, oceanic, and literal dimensions of his person. He transcends." - Imany Perry (Born To Use Mics)
New York was so hungry to win back the crown from the west coast that they crowned Nas the king , then Biggie was better so they crowned him the king , then they crowned Jay the king.
Nas is a slightly better Guru. Nas has had a great career , but mostly nobody cared. Every one (esp New York) want to crown him the king , but no one pumps his music except hip hop heads ,
Plus go read his lyrics, make no sense, not street smart , not funny ,not witty ,not conscience, did not start trends , slang , nothing , no huge hits , no storytelling (rewind was cool) he is just good at everything but not great at anything.
If no one had him top 20 , I would say he is underrated, but the best muh
@@Halflionhalffox Russian Troll Bot behavior! Smh 😂
31:58 Right after that question I got an ad with the first words uttered being ’challenge accepted.‘ Ha.
Magic is crazy. 💎
I appreciate you more than you'll ever know, I'm 41 and your comment about evolution/Soulja boy/grumpy old heads made me instantly mature.
Soulja Boi had a point but so did Nas. Nas didn't mean hip hop is literally dead. He meant it was dying because rappers at the time ('06) were becoming more focused on making money and the industry became more about mass commercialism (like ringtone rap era) than keeping the five elements alive: Emceeing(Lyricism), Breaking(Dancing), Deejaying(Producing), Beatboxing(Producing) and Graffiti (art). He wasn't the only one to feel that way either. Then came Wayne's run. Lil Wayne was the spark that kept it alive because he made rapping and lyricism cool again. And that's what made rappers want to be better rappers again.
Hit Boy’s beats are like throwing perfect lobs to Nas and he dunks it every time. He has no business being this good at this age. Right now Jay-Z and Nas are neck and neck on top of the rap pyramid
Also someone make a song out of Professor Skye’s bars @16:38
What's Jay done lately that compares to this Nas run?
@@tonylouis6072 lately not much. He was on “Jail” and “Sorry Not Sorry”. 4:44 was great. Recency bias aside, he has one of the greatest runs in hip hop history which is why he’ll always be in the conversation.
Neck too neck my ass Nas putting out magic
@Aaron9 Nas is my #1 but c’mon now
ILLMATIC is the best album ever made as far as hip hop.
I just wanna know who's his number one rapper of all-time? 🤔. At this point it's becoming silly to say another rapper is better than Nas. Like who really has more doper albums than Nas? Isn't that what's it's about? Dude has arguably the greatest hiphop album (illmatic) of all-time going back to 1994, dropped classics in between and just released 3 great albums in the last yr and a half which got him his first Grammy 30 years in the game! The closest one to Nas imo opinion was Jay-Z up until he dropped KD. And I personally think Jay should've responded with a project at that time to stay in the convo with Nas, but with these last 2 projects and the possibility of dropping kd3 it's pretty much impossible for Jay to crawl back into the convo.
No one. I just have my favorites. Nas and Redman are two of my favorites. I always look at it like this. Your hiding out for 10 years. Which 10 artist would you like to listen to for those 10 years.
Nas praises Rakim
@@cwillie1492 I love Redman. Definitely in my top 25 and a true legend. But he has very limited content. And Redman is not in the same stratosphere as Nas when it comes to making dope albums. We're talking goat talk, not who can freestyle the best, sales or living off what a rapper did 15-20 years ago. We need to stop being bias and give Nas his due credit🐐
Rakim is still #1. Greatest lyricist there ever will be.
At 3:31 Nas doesn’t need flowers. He picks them from his own garden.
Best Nas record in a while, and the past 2 were really good too
All the tracks in magic are fire
Dope review
W just means "win" lol. It's become a big thing online, and I find it's even bigger in the music community. Likely due to it becoming a meme on Kenny Beat's streams
20:00 listen that was one of the best takes I’ve ever heard on hip-hop. As a young hip hop head that loves the golden era & can’t stand the new stuff, this makes since. Cause blues & rock is not nearly as popular as it once was.
I think the line about Mickey-D’s was referring to the controversy around the use of hiphop and certain cultural references to advertise towards black youth.
Good point.
Nas was 18 when he recorded Illmatic...He was 20 when it dropped
Lol I guess two years can make a difference to a ten year average 😂
I really can't believe people arguing with you over your opinion as if it holds any weight. Lord. Didnt Adele just drop an album? You wont feel Nas because your lived experience blocks you from our reality.
The best reaction so far. Bravo 👏
Nas been the goat before his last run with kd1,2 and magic
30:45 sums all rap beautifully and made me laugh walking down the street. I remember being a kid coming to this realisation and then in the same moment Eminem came out and doubled down on that theory.
Professor if you're reading this, then please listen and review it was written by nas, his sophomore lp and gets quite overlooked due to illmatic. And BTW iww is my favourite album of all time, so it would be great to see you reviewing it.
Maybe I will someday. It is definitely my favorite album of his.
@@professorskye glad to see that it's a favourite of yours too. Amazing well put together classic.
@@professorskye can't wait for that day, subbed!!
every time some one underates NAS he comes back and closes THE door to all those who dont know Nas. period. end quote.
Wow! That was somewhat uncanny (in the literal sense of the word), when you asked 'me' if I could do the Poppy line, and I wasn't sure if I could first time, but then I did it perfectly and you timed a perfect pause and then said 'Good'. It would be less strange if I didn't know you don't do edits (apart from your last piece where you were interrupted). I'm beginning to question your integrity on that question, but even if it was a trick, it was a damn good trick. Cheers from Blighty and Happy Holidays x :)
Dora always knows....
Sounds like this guy wants to be "entertained" as in colorful characters, loud or overly stylized deliveries and not just great fundamentally sophisticated rhymes with substance. In other words: Dance minstrel! Make me laugh! Amuse Me!
How many Nas albums have you listened to throughly ?
Only 10.
Illmatic > Magic > It Was Written > Stillmatic > King's Disease II > God's Son > Lost Tapes > Life Is Good > Distant Relatives > King's Disease > Untitled > Hip Hop Is Dead > I Am > Lost Tapes 2 > Street Disciples > Nasir > Nastradamus
IllMatic.. IWW… Magic…. Lost Tapes… StillMatic
Sir..You don't have to like his music. Just leave Nas be. I know what I hear, feel & vibe to when he speaks on a track. If you don't.. It's not for you PROF. It's ok. Stop beating yourself up about it.
😂🤣😂
He's making dumb excuses for nothing just say you not a fan that's it
@@alfredbaxter1061 Exactly. 🤣😂😅 I almost felt sorry for him. But... hey .. He should hear himself. I couldn't finish watching
@@eb79175 Don't get me wrong I like a lot of artists as well ghostface is one of my favorites him and raekwon I like them all nas one of the greatest
@@baza6736 right
Didn’t comb the comments, but it’s funny that you mention the origin of the “Nas” scratch right after asking about it; Biz Markie.
That is funny. I'm a huge Biz fan, yet I missed that.
Nas is sacred to Hip Hop. The outsiders and mainstream forces try to crown our King, but we inconvenient purists remain in the way. We've already decided. That is the environment you wandered in with your hot take. Sorry we went so hard.
Nas is too complete as an artist not to be top 5. Jay-Z needs inspiration around him to make good music. He doesn't have that same energy around him.
???? 😂 Loool
At 3:07 Nas really doesn’t have to do anything at this point in his career bro. Nas has absolutely nothing to Prove to anybody.
Nas is the greatest for more reason than this guy is privy to understanding! This is why people who is not really from the culture don’t fully understand it. 80’s baby crack era talk! Who can relate! Raise a fist✊🏿
Facts
Actually Jayz wasn't against change he was being an agent of it. Everybody was doing the same thing and it was time to evolve.
Outsiders have little use for traditional hip hop acts with earnest messages like Gangstarr, Tribe or Nas. Illmatic is respected but it never made much money because it didn't pander to the industry.
Can we sign a petition so this guy don’t discuss NAS anymore. Of course nas is not ur taste. He talks about how evil ur ancestors were. Jayz kiss up to ur kind, hint why he undercut Kap. Stop talking Nas when u can’t even pronounce his name. We don’t care about your apology white man.
this comment is low key racist. like “ur kind” ?? wtf?
@@zacharystevens8751 his take on nas is racist. I said what I said. His kind. White Folks will always pick jayz over nas because NAS is trying to educate young black on their history. Jayz is a sellout
@@MrBoywonder511 so are you saying any white person who likes JayZ over Nas is racist? there’s no possible way that someone could just like JayZ more than Nas in terms of personality or discography? Or are there more parameters there?
@@zacharystevens8751 NAh. My point went over ur head
@@MrBoywonder511 please then, enlighten me.
i would like to make a recommendation. have you ever listened to Future ? well, if not, it’s time for you to discover him and i bet you will love his art. i would suggest DS2, which, in my opinion is his best album or Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD. i am looking forward for a review on his music and i really hope you will like it.
Magic is the greatest album of 2021
Magic is not a Trilogy! KD3 is on the way!!!
43 year old bm from KY. 1995-97 was LIT 🔥
For me... mood wise... some days I want to hear sensible lyrics, other days, I want to be entertained
another day I want to hear creativity I like variety different rapper's/style depending on the mood I'm in. It's all about what mood I'm in. A great reviews album will suck to me... depending on what mood I'm in. Long trips driving rather hear early Project Pat albums than Jay Z, Nas, Rick Ross etc... All about the mood
You acknowledge Hip Hop as a culture until the principles apply to judging music.
We need people like you to understand how lost you are. It let's us know that you should be ignored.
Trust me black Definitely do still talk about, in living color and Arsenal Hall show as the greatest thing since slice bread… classic TV
Nas is the Best rapper hands-down
Please review jay elec album with jay-z and give your opinion!
Hov went IN on that album.
The reason I respect you as a critic is because you understand the difference between subjectivity and objectivity. Like Em said, there's a difference between the best rapper and your favourite rapper. Just because someone listen, say, to drake more than Tupac doesn't mean drake is better than Tupac. It just means that he is your favourite rapper, because anybody who listens to Tupac and drake would come the the conclusion that Tupac is far superior with regards to his music and impact and the fact that he could defend himself against, hell, the whole New York who produced the most lyrical rappers. Subjectively you might like drake, but objectively Tupac is greater.
NaS has some of the most creative Tracks & Albums in Hip-Hop history:
One Love - POV of Letter
I Gave You Power - POV of Gun
Last Words - POV of Jail Cell
Fetus - POV of Fetus
Dance - Best Hip-Hop track Dedicated to a Mother!
Book of Rhymes - POV of pages in book
Rewind - Spits story backwards
Sekou Story/Live Now - Most people don't know Scarlet is actually NaS lol
Project Roach - POV of Roach
Fried Chicken - Just genius vision
Daughters - Every man with a daughter can relate
Concept Albums:
Hip Hop Is Dead - Sounds better Today!
Untitled Album - Will always remain relevant due to its content!
Distant Relatives - Beautiful Africa Vibe!
Life Is Good - 1st Adult Hip-Hop Album!
Nas isn’t a personal fav to me either, but he’s never been overrated. Objectively he’s top 3 dead or alive. About Hip Hop Is Dead: People ignore the literal last song of the album, that says flat out “HIP HOP WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER DIE”. That album is underrated.
w means that something is a "win" or quote on quote good in their eyes
Dude loves Hip-Hop and Biz but doesn’t know that the “Nas! Nas!” Is actually a Biz quote from Nobody Beats The Biz, “highly recognized as the king of disco” which Premier scratched on “Nas is Like”
Smh
Just as a point towards Jay-Z, he definitely doesn't have the hunger, but 4:44 was probably the best hip-hop album that came out in 2017
It was one of the best of 2017. I definitely played Gibbs, Roc Marciano, Oddisee, Brother Ali, Ross (that was a classic album: Rather You Than Me), and Future. It was overall a dope year. You also had Rapsody, Kendrick, JID, Joey, etc.
Damn 2017 must have been weak af for that to be the best. I thought it was good but not the best.
@@Biggbobb Definitely not weak, I had 4EVA is a mighty long time near the top, and higher than DAMN, but I still think 4:44 beats it out even if I personally enjoy 4eva more
@@dfwherbie8814 ok
To answer what other legends are hungry? KRS1
I hope your top 10's have more than 2 albums
Tbh I stopped watchin' this video after 5 mins. Just hope that this dude remembers that Nas' first masterpiece was illmatic 🤷♂️
He isn’t overrated. And nobody thinks he is.
It does make a difference whether a rapper has lived what he raps about or not. It's exploition of Black trauma when rapping about drugs and murder. But if it's what a rappers involved in then it's just his life experience. That point wouldnt apply to Rakim, KRS One, Mc lyte and other greats that didn't push that narrative. It came with the golden era
That is a very good point. Next time I speak on that subject I'll be sure to cite you and add it to my discussion. Thanks.
@@professorskye good video bro👊🏾
Nas beat Jay in their battle
...so Jay can never be better than him....record sales and popularity dont matter...
PS check out illmatic. If you like IWW you'll be taking to a much more significant and pure moment with that album. The perfect HH album.
“noss”