Nas After Rap

I heard he's a writer. Maybe he can fall back on that.

acting?, fashion lines?, using other people to make money for himself??? these are all the things that nas isn't... tha's why he's dope.

NAS IS A MUSICIAN. HE IS NOT EDUCATED

nas dont hav a clothing and sneaker line becoz he's not like your favorite rapper like jay z who falls prey to corporate america using hiphop as vehicle for their rise to millions. a rapper and an emcee are cut from diffrent cloths - coons like gay z, t.i., fab, 50 etc. are called rappers, while krs-one, rakim and nas are called emcees. they dont whore themselves the f^ck out for corporate america, they dont sacrifice the art in exchange for millions. go to chuck d and krs and ask that question nd see how they smack the sh!t out of you for askin that sh!t. how old are you anyway? 18? i can picture u shaking ur ass when you hear candyshop over the radio while drinking your formula50 vitamin water. yeah thats hiphop maturity! kip rockin ur s dot carters and ggggg unit sneakers! btw, change ur name to mr. irrelevant. "What you've witness are my thoughts; just my thoughts man - right or wrong" nyahaha!

Don't worry about my boy Nas. He has talent. He can write, do poetry, manage, or do Movies. You have heard of Belly haven't you? Well he co-wrote as well as starred in that movie. But to be real I believe Nas will always rap because he is always relavent.

It's sad to think that everyone's worried about the hereafter; who's to say Nas won't rap until the day he dies? Why must those who wish to be successful in the industry fall victim to the mainstream elements (movies, clothes, u name it)?? Stop worrying about tomorrow, and enjoy what today has to offer, including Nas and all his genius.

You Nas riders are ridiculous. I hope you're still riding with him when he is doing little backwoods club dates at the age of 45.... Yall so busy being fans that you're totally overlooking the point -- dude needs to diversify his portfolio. Anybody with half a brain knows the day gone come when you can't rap no more... what Nas gonna do??? Really... dude is in serious trouble.

Why do you Nas fans be acting like anyone making money is wrong? Nas has done the exact same thing EXCEPT his failed at every attempt. Realize that everything you discredit Jay-Z for, Nas has done and FAILED.

Did you guys forget about Nas and his rim ads?

FAILED.

Did you guys forget about his clothing line?

FAILED.

His acting is questionable in Belly. DMX held that movie down.

You Nas fans are so pathetic to fathom that he can rap for the rest of his life making .12 per dollar on every record sold. Don't act like he's making money from shows because he's not that kind of artist.

"I gave you life when niggas was forgetting you emcee" - Jay-Z

Regardless of who you think won between Nas and Hov, Nas owes Jay-Z for his new career. Face it, Takeover jolted Nas back to reality. , homie got the reality check of his life. It's like getting a kidney-transplant and not thanking the nigga who donated his kidney. Face it, Nas was on life-support until Takeover dropped.

Where was all you Nas fans when I Am and Nastradamus dropped? Face it, If it wasn't for Jay, Nas would still be making bullshit like You Owe Me and Nastradamus.

And to the dude that said "Nas will always rap because he is always relevent..." No, he's not relevent, he's just a careful follower of trends. Illmatic was trend setting. Everything afterwards has been following someone else's lead.

50 Cent dropped gutter rhymes, Nas dropped gutta rhymes.

Wu-Tang brought the Italian-Mobster thing, here comes Esco. And then had the nerve to do The Firm.

This nigga probably in the studio now making a Reggaeton record.

Whoa... that was a KO! Nas fans fall back.

I think that like many artists, NASIM will continue to be a man, a person. Someone with gifts who has to find a way through this life. He might just become a regular guy with some kind of job in the industry,(studio artist manager, media coordinator, advisor etc.) someone that isn't in the limelight. I' glad the question was asked because we are not often wise enough to worry about the artists that enrich our community. Not every great writer has book after book in them, or every alvin ailey dancer can dance for 15 years. Hip hop artists are no different from painters... What will Doze Green do when he has arthritis? Art is life to an artist, but an artist's life isn't an easy one. That is why artists, true artists, are special individuals. They sacrifice in many ways to express, and share, and touch lives. Life is painful for any real artist in ways we'll never understand and they endure that pain to GIVE us.. what we call art. Just appluad, say thank you, and leave the man be. He'll find a way, his world is a different texture than ours. One.

While I agree Nas is limited in rap, and certainly owes JayZ for puttin him on the map again.....
See, NAS was on the map before (illmatic of course) , and he fell off... But what about JAYZ?

He was never on the map, and it took BIG to die, so Jay can step up....

Jay never on the map?Check the stats Resonable Doubt and Ready to Die both went gold when they dropped.Jay came up like every other rappper-Radio Hits- those records that the masses love.Now most people hate on commercal rappers but why?at least Jay keeps it real when it comes to his hunger for money and his life story.
So is jay wrong for owning record lables and clothes/shoe lines or smarter than those old school mc's that got raped for their talent.
But back to nas..nas is talented as a lyricist but he needs to learn some moves from the new school and get his paper.

Dog..NAS is gonna be relevant for ever! Like Prince, and MJ and them...super stars. That man will still be able to charge big money for shows..while he's on his retirement chair. Hell...who needs to retire..if you rap? And it's a talent like that cat's got. He just pop some shit off real quick, put that shit on a disc ..and sell it. I'll buy it...cuz ya boys talented. Ain't no effort involved. He's already a Legend..and will forever be relevant, so long as HE WANTS TO BE. ALREADY! PZ

funy how some of you getting homotional about nas owe jay for puttin him back on the map. ok. nas fell off wit nastradamus and jay obviously fell off after reasonable doubt. after RD he aint say nuthin much. he admited it in his rhymes -- "I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars" yet ur stil on his dick – "Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense, But I did five mill' - I ain't been rhymin like Common since". ok lets give that one to jay fans nas rily owes jay. LOL! but 10 years down the line do u tink jay rhymes wud stil be relevant? wud change clothes be stil relevant? chuck d the most prolific voices in hiphop said in a recent interview his talks wit nas and common –

"Record company greed treating rap like a hustle instead of an artform has resulted in more money, but at the cost of the existence of its integrity and longevity. I told Nas that it's disrespectful of any company, journalist, magazine, TV or radio station to judge him merely based on sales."

"I told him that his company has predominantly older white cats guarding Miles Davis' some one hundred plus masters of albums and music as if their lives depended on it."

"Miles would smack a cat across the face with his trumpet if they dared to disrespect his art form with some pop chart. I told Nas his work was the Miles of this time."

Go check the public enemy boards for that.

Nas is the GOAT and u cant accept that for a simple fact that he is not your favorite emcee. leave the man alone. hes got enough money to raise his family and feed his daughter. as long as hes comfortable wit his own skin he is straight. hes not a pop rapper. he done fell off alryt but he came back to relive the real essence of his music. one!

My people, fall back for a sec.. did jay not follow trends, yes he did....he started putting that izz crap that the left coast rappers saying in his ryhmes..did he not take on another name, yes he did...in everyone of his songs at least 2 -3 lines are taken from another rapper..jay saw an opening and he worked his angle from the stabbing(which was set up for promotion) to him buying a portion of the nets, nothing major he's in charge of marketing which means alot of def jam concerts at the nets arena....

nas has enough money to retire why do you care what he does? hes done and put out more then enough music leave him alone

One important thing we gotta look at is that it is important for anyone who uses rap (or what ever elese they are doing) as a source of income to have sufficient funds to retire. It aint no use in getting a lil cheese and buying bling with all ya money or rides with all ya money. Aint no use in being a hustla and guzzling all your money. So i guess what is important is if Nas has saved enough money to retire its all good, and to you hardocere Nas fans, this means that he can have a studio at his crib and make music forever, now if the nigga is broke he wont even b able to afford studio time. And y'all know Jay Z will always be able to afford that, who is in a better position? I'll let u tell it!!!!

One important thing we gotta look at is that it is important for anyone who uses rap (or what ever elese they are doing) as a source of income to have sufficient funds to retire. It aint no use in getting a lil cheese and buying bling with all ya money or rides with all ya money. Aint no use in being a hustla and guzzling all your money. So i guess what is important is if Nas has saved enough money to retire its all good, and to you hardocere Nas fans, this means that he can have a studio at his crib and make music forever, now if the nigga is broke he wont even b able to afford studio time. And y'all know Jay Z will always be able to afford that, who is in a better position? I'll let u tell it!!!!

man nas is a legend in this here time an after dude is making classics while this buble gum rappers are popin all over the place.fuc that that shit u listen
to for a day an break weed on it then.nas is a pioneer of hiphop while this nigas are pawns in the
game.

This is a stupid discussion. Nas is not broke. Personally, I don't think he cares. I love rap music. I been a fan my whole life. In my opinion Jay-z and Nas are both extremely talented but to compare them is like comparing apples and oranges. It all depends on your taste. If you like the mega-mainstream rapper, Jay is your man. If you like the deep rapper who is a poetic genuis, nas is your boy. Nas will never have the money Jay has,but nas doesn't want that. He wants his music to live on after he is gone. That is what is important to him. To touch lives after he's gone. He may not have the money today, but his music will speak for ages. I don't think he fell off, people just didn't wanna hear his music. Everybody was ready to dance , not think. I am and Nastradamus will be revisited later recognized for their genius. In both albums there are plenty of songs that extremely well written lyrically.(with the exception of "owe me back" thats trash) It was written is a classic, period. You all know the songs and lyric's so don't front! The albums sound crap to the listener who is looking for rappers that sound like 50 Cent, but to me a guy who listens for content they are solid albums. Nas's production isn't always the best, but his lyrics are. Hip-hop ain't about clubs, money, cars, shoe deals, or even the record company. It about speaking to people spiritually and mentally. Jay-Z will be missed in his retirement. Reasonable Doubt is by far, his best album. Jay-Z fan must also remember, after reasonable doubt, Jay hit a slump as well. The Big Pimpin single saved him with UGK down south. The black album was his best since RD cause he put emotion into it. Blueprint was very good as well, I loved the takeover cause it was from the heart. Just as I loved Ether. It hard to compare the two cause they have different motivations. To answer the question Nas will probably never be broke. He is too talented and intelligent to end up that way. He has seen to much in the music industry to end up broke. No he will not be Jay-Z economically, but who is to say he wants to be.

Maybe he'll retire and be a regular Joe, sitting around the house in his drawers like everyone else. I can see him doing that. Why is there a belief (or obsession) that all people in the limelight want to stay in the limelight when they retire? When the average joe firefighter retires from the job, he moves to a warm weather climate and plays bingo every day until he takes his last breath. Maybe Nas will do the same. Maybe y'all need to worry about what the hell most of y'all are gonna do BEFORE you retire instead of worrying about someone who already has his future intact.

If you Jay-Z fans want to suck his dick so bad, why don't you just go down to the Def Jam offices and ask to see him???

Yo it aint even bout jay and nas, its bout michael jackson!! he may be a kiddie fingerer but he can hit dem high ones!

Damaj you hit it right on the nose man. Nas didn't even want to do this rap stuff for as long as he's been doin it. He actually wanted to do AN album and then go into the movie business. Nas probably has money saved up from shows and collective royalties from all 9 albums saved up in mutual funds so that he'll live quite comfortably till' his life is done. Jay has the company, the shoes, drinks, films and Beyonce( Damn how did he do that again?). Jay has success but his definition of it is different from that of Nas. And oh yeah Jay still burnin off of that Ether

at least NAS didn't steal Young Chris and Freeway's flow, or quote Biggie in 45% of his lyrics. Nasir Jones is both his birth name and his name as an artist. Everyone calls Nasir fake, but is his flow really his? I THINK SO. So regardless if he has to spit verses for spare change when his rap career is over, I think he'll be satisified that he is a genuine hip-hop artist and preserver of the artform he loves. The only thing that rich-bitch Jigga Man has done during his entire career is steal flows, live off of Damon Dash and Biggs' genius, and pimp younger rappers who spit more fire than he does. I give Jay-Z a 5 mic rating for everything he's done in his career, but 2 and a 1/2 of those mics belong to BIG JAZ (JAZ-O), SAUCE MONEY, BEANIE SIEGEL, YOUNG CHRIS, and every other rapper who he quoted or stole flows from. His riches are a result of his willingness to steal -- and worse off, he is going to sucker-punch us all, stay with Beyonce forever, and live off the hoe, probably executive produce all her albums too!!! lol... dumb ass jigga fans.... * rolls my eyes *

Man anyone that says Nas can't rap is fucked. Illmatic was one of the best LP's he dropped. I've been a fan of Nas for almost 10 years now. Who cares what he's gonna do when he's done rapping. He is and always will be one of the greatest rappers to live.

NAS IS TH SHIT NO ONE CAN FUCK WITH HIM AN HIS FLOWS HES LIUKE JADA UNDERATED

I dont care if Nas is 60 years old, if he puts out a record, imma buy it. Not only because im a fan, i will always be a fan, but the way Nas keeps on improving himself over the years. Sure after illmatic there were a couple garbage tracks on his albums but his lyrics and his concepts became deeper. Nas is true to this shit. P.S. when you have about 30 million dollars, plus a rich wife like Kelis, you can afford to retire right now.

Who ever said the album I AM was wack don't have ears! there was only one skippable song on that whole album! c'mon the nicca had a classic song with scarface! a classic song with DMX. A classic song with AAliyah! Now if you are a jay fan then you do realize that jay's volume 2 and most of nas's albums (except wack ass nastradamus) are the exact same formula(besides his last 2). I personally admire both of them and as a NAS fan I still gotta give it to jay's hustle. The streets survive through hustling and grinding this is what moves black people up in a world that constantly pulls us down. by the way nas got cake and always will have malt chippers so if you sweatin his retirement you should probably worry about ya own! Be EEEZY!

Nas is one of the best rappers ever and many people don't realize that shit casue he aint really a mainstream artist.But thats okay cause he got plenty of fans and I'll always buy his cds cause im a fan. No questions asked. Sure he's had some shitty tracks but who doesnt. And Im sure Nas is smart enough to have saved his money ova da years so he can live good when he retires....if he does!

Ya'll got some interesting points. Nas is simply not business oriented. Also, a lot of the time I hear that people from his community have fallen out with the brotha, that kind of makes me think he is not in touch with the people, as he would have you think from his lyrics. He is a gifted emcee, however he lacks the passion and desire to be great. He is not a hustler in any sense of the word. On the other hand Jay is like the total opposite. He is business minded, has created opportunities for his community and people, and has the passion to become successful. Nas should be ok financially if he has half a brain, but he will never have the influence or even potential to effect change in the world like a true leader. It's too bad, because if he did have hustle, he could do so much more, and from that be more respected and financially secure.

DAMN NAS is a touchy subject,never seen responses like this on a blog before

I see talking about Nas has struck some nerves in the muthafucka. Shit let me add my two cents in....Nas may just be a humble man who does not need a lot to get by on. He may not live an extravagant life style like your average rapper. Dawg maybe just sitting back stacking his chips so he can buy a big umbrella for a rainy day. What ever he does I can respect the fact that he held his own as a man in this world. Got to respect that!

JR Don - im sorry i got 2 disagree with you. Fine, Jay-Z is a hustler, so is 80% of the black population. Some of us have morals and lines that we don't cross though - some of us have sold crack or would be willing to sell crack to survive, but some of us don't. Nasir Jones is the man who may have sold a few crack rocks in his life, but he won't preach about it. Jay-Z is still rappin' about "pushing white" -- how many years has Jay-Z been successful for... since he was about 23??? Jay-Z affiliates himself with whatever makes him "seem" like a hustler. He's a good brown-noser, good networker. He makes you think he is spending he's spending all his time in the "hood"... but he's always rapping about "private jets" and "the Hamptons". Jigga spends more time rubbing noses with Lyor Cohen than he does with any hustler in the streets. but he doesn't want you to look at him that way, not for a minute. Jigga has done more songs with the Neptunes, than Nas. You think it's just because Nas doesn't like their production? He ain't about the "quick rapper's formula for platinum success". And just to touch on your comment about Nas' lack of ability to help others in his community... making it seem as if Jigga can... why ain't Jigga helping M.O.P??? Why can't Memphis Bleek break platinum? why is Bleek always complaining about his album being in Jay's shadow when his albums come out? Why was Foxy Brown not sharing the same opinion that he can help anyone's career? Why doesn't he get along with Cam'ron? We don't know enough about either Jay-Z or Nasir Jones to be speaking positively or negatively about what they can or can't do. So why criticise Nas and big up Jay-Z, when Jay-Z's more known for being the asshole????????

yall actin like niggas aint start rappin to make money...aint nobody start rappin to not set trends to not sell records all for the love of hip hop. thats a bullshit publicity stunt and yall are caught up in it. i dont know how much money dude got but if he aint hustled enough and been real enough to himself to know whether or not nobody is followin his little disciple trend then dude is failin at his hustle..he needa go start preachin like rev. mase man...face it nas is a flop the only reason niggas callin him a legend so he can retire nobody wanna hear from his ass no more...jay can come back out any day and still go platinum that because he a hustla...and id rather be a hustlin ass rapper than a broke ass mc...TRIPLE THREAT EVERYDAY ALL MUHFCUKIN DAY BITCHES

Yo whats good everyone. I agree with alot of people, Nas is cool peoples. Also he has millions of dollars to retire on. A dude like me could retire with only one million dollars in the bank, and I could support my parent, so Nas good to go. But it's true the person with the best, honest, hustle is the person that everyone is going to like; even me. That the reason I like rappers like Jay-Z. !!!!! BROOKLYN STAND UP!!!!

I have read most of these comments and this is the funniest thing I have ever read. We have die hard Nas fans and we have die hard Jay-Z fans. Why can't the Nas fans admit that Nas stole Rakim's style? Why can't they admit that Nas stole PAC's life after he died? Why can't they admit that Nas has a problem with ANYBODY "saying" that they are the king of New York. (which if you check your records is why Big had beef with him, why Jay had beef with him and why 50 now has beef with him). Why can't Nas fans admit that if he was really that concious brother that you thought he was, he wouldn't be rocking the Ice like he does, he would never have made "Oochie Wally" and "Quick to Back Down". Why can't Nas fans admit that Nas has TRIED to make more money and sell more records? It just wasn't extremely successful and I don't care WHAT you say Nas' acting in Belly was the most horrible thing I ever seen (Besides ANY acting Master P has done).

Oh and don't get it twisted, Jay-Z fans. Why is it that Jay-z fans don't want to admit that Jay bites ryhmes? Why can't they admit that if Big and Pac were alive Jay-Z wouldn't have sold as many records? Why can't they admit that Jay is "raping" the rap culture. Why can't they admit that he lucked up and got Beyonce? Why can't they admit that there are indeed other rappers out that are better then him? Why can't they admit that Nas edged himout in their little battle?

See I am a fan of both, but I am also a realist. Nas NEEDED to win that battle, that's why he came out so raw with Ether. Jay-Z WANTED to win, that's why he came back again with "Super Ugly".

My questions to the Nas fans are as follows. What's wrong with Jay making money and getting paid for raps? If you think Nas is doing it just to hear himself on a record you are wrong. What's wrong with Jay-Z taking lines from other people? Rap has been about borrowing and lending from the beginning. This is a line from Rappers Delight "check it out, i'm the c-a-s-an-the-o-v-a
and the rest is f-l-y". It wasn't written by the Sugar Hill Gang.

My Questions to the Jay-Z fans are as follows. What's wrong with admitting you lost a rap battle? What's wrong with admitting that Jay-Z takes lines "You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song". In a battle there is always a looser.

By the way, I do have a personal note to add, I'd rather have Jay's money and be able to do what he does, than to be living off of show money and that 12cents an album. And anybody out there that says they wouldn't (including Nas) is lying to themselves and God. Don't report to the boss, BE THE BOSS

NAS IS ONE OF THE KINGS OF RAP AND FOR A MAN TO BE SO GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES DO YOU REALLY THING HE HAS NOT ONE PLAN FOR HIS FUTURE DONT BE STUPID. IF YOU LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM........................ AT ONE TIME YOU WHERE A NAS FAN!!!!!!!

What taste Better, Grapes Or Cherrys

I Love the pasion For both of thes artist. And You All Should be Proud Of who you Feel is the Bes, Regardless of how much success they have at doing what they do. By Far JAY is the most confident mc to ever grab the mic. And Nas one of the Best Rhyme writers ever. Long Live Hip Hop

And F*&@ Whos better, as long as they keep the artform alive.

i3e \\/ise

@ RON

I hear you, but i don't agree that Nas bites. He didn't bite Rakim, that's proposterous... he didn't bite Tupac in any way shape or form either, he just carried on the legacy of Tupac because bitch-nigga-jigga would never have thought of that one. So what, is Eminem stealing from Tupac because he ressurected his verses on his own beats? I guess 50 Cent is also jacking Tupac, for using Hail Mary, and for practically every other thing 50 does in the public eye.

Point is, nobody is arguing Nasir is the best PERSON ever, or the RICHEST rapper, we are just saying, give him credit where credit is due, nobody thinks he is this "conscious", positive rapper, not no squeeky-clean dude, just a brother with a mind and brain and soul of his OWN. Nasir doesn't follow trends, maybe he TRIED to with OWE ME BACK (why do we diss him for that, and not the other 99% of rappers who do commercial songs ALL THE TIME?????) but Nasir is FAR from a commercial rapper. You can do an Oochie Wally, there's nothing wrong with that, he involved himself with the song, but it wasn't a typically NAS song - it was bravehearts shit, same way 50 would jump on a G-Unit track, or Eminem on a D12 track. stop judging the guy just cuz he started calling himself God's Son.

Point is, Nas can do mainstream stuff and still be as popular and respected as Jay-Z, he did sick songs with Mariah Carey, U Can Hate Me Now was a classic even if you don't feel it (lyrically scorching)... and his feature on R. Kelly's song (Did U Ever Think That U Would Be This Rich) is as good an RNB-remix as any Fiesta etc. that Jay-Z has done with R. Kelly. Look how a song like MADE U LOOK represented hiphop, had no topless bitches like Jay-Z in big pimpin... and still made the charts (dude chose it as his LEAD single!!!)

i don't know where this argument's going, but nas will retire a wealthy rap legend.

Murda-material:

You murdered your entire argument within your post. YOu said:

"Point is, Nas can do mainstream stuff and still be as popular and respected as Jay-Z, he did sick songs with Mariah Carey, U Can Hate Me Now was a classic even if you don't feel it (lyrically scorching)... and his feature on R. Kelly's song (Did U Ever Think That U Would Be This Rich) is as good an RNB-remix as any Fiesta etc. that Jay-Z has done with R. Kelly. Look how a song like MADE U LOOK represented hiphop, had no topless bitches like Jay-Z in big pimpin... and still made the charts (dude chose it as his LEAD single!!!)"

Exactly... Nas has tried to be successful on a commercial level, even recording with R. Kelly (who he later called a child molestor. He even tried to indict Jay-Z for recording with Kells by saying that anyone who recorded with him 'must have been down with the child molesting').

So, for all of you Nas fans who say that he's concious, righteous, he's doing it for the art, he doesn't care about money, GET REAL. Your boy wants to win, he just doesn't have the ambition, savvy, timing or talent to do so.

Therefore, when he retires, expect your boy to be living on whateva is leftover from his measly 12 cents a record and BMI checks. Cause, regardless of how hard core of a fan you are, you will not be checking for him when he's 50, old and bitter.

I'll worry about my own retirement before I worry about either of these dudes. While I like both rappers Jay is definitely a biter of rhymes as shown earlier in this post. Both can rap...who cares about who's a hustler at the end of the day. Feed your family, stack a few chips, and hope to be able to look at yourself in the mirror based on what you've done in your life

Get a life

There is something MAGIC about Nas that intrigues people.Most of u should mind about their own future.

Jay-Z could've been great, he choose to be lesser and make more money. Nas could've been great, he choose to be greater, and for anybody to say any different is ignorance. Check the rapsheet, look at any lyrics from any NAS album, even NASTRADAMUS ( 'last words' among others ), NAS is a mastered lyricists, JAY ain't no pimp, he ain't no hustla, JAY's a record label hoe turned mac. JAY is all image, while NAS has nurtured his talent, so at the end of the day, when all is said and done, NAS made u look while JAY changed the game, and now hip hop's just another commodity, and none of those niggaz is getting the big fat check, but you better bet some fat-white-label-executive-dude who thinks nothing of hip hop is pimpin' you and your favorite rapper while you're fighting for crumbles of the cake.

its pretty funny that what started out as someones random thoughts about what nas would do when he stopped rapping (assuming he ever will) turned into some huge argument about whos better between hardcore jay-z fans and hardcore nas fans. both have dropped classics in they're time, (illmatic is possibly the greatest album of all time) and both have fallen off at some point or another. but at the end of the day, they're both great rappers in they're own way, whether you prefer jays or nas' style. so, to all the die hard nas/jay-z fans who have been posting, stop hating, and learn to appreciate both rappers for being able to create great music. and with that, im out peace, respect, keep it real, one love.

LMAO i think i will "retire" from this "tired" blog, are we arguing about Nas and whether he'll be broke when he retires? Since when did rappers officially "retire"??? except for lying-ass jigga who can't be believed in any scenario, rap or real life... and maybe Master P who retired about 46 times in between albums. not a dumb discussion, but dumb arguments... Nasir has books in the works, he's working on that new nigga Quan from Virginia, he's connected... why are we even talking about him and his riches? He's married to a wealthy female artist, his wedding was featured on ABC (niggas don't really even watch ABC Prime Time and shit like that), so this topic is weak on the basis of the fact that dude has money, clothes, women, status, credibility, and connections. 12 cents per album? Nigga please Nasir Jones will be performing his classics at the nearest venue near you until he's good and ready to quit. His material will outlast Jigga's especially when we get tired of hearing re-hashed lyrics and over-confident boastings from a 33 year old who by the way got MURDERED in the Ether-Takeover battle that HE started. LOL... Nasir, thanks for the classics if you need retirement work, come see me!!!

This whole topic is really humorous at best to me. What is Nas going to do after rap? That question is ludacris at best. All you yunguns need to go to Riaa.com and check out the god's catalog. It will speak for itself. Do you simpletons understand ASCAP and royalties. He will get paid off of the work that he has done and will do in the future for the rest of his life, it is called residual income. On top of that, he tours ALL OVER THE WORLD! The U.S. is not the only place on this planet, as a matter of fact he is Europe now touring. Let me ask you pea brains a question. Does Prince have a clothing line? How about Ray Charles? R. Kelly? Usher? The answer is No! If you want of course an artist can get into different business', but they do not have to in order to make money and be extremely comfortable. Bt the way, speaking of comfortable Nas and wifey Kelis just bought a 1.6 million dollar home in the Chelsea section of N.Y.C. Where do you live?

who wrote this got a point ?

1000 years or 2000 years from now or if jay or nas is broke when then die and everyone on this forum is dead in history of hip hop everyone will know that jay bite not just from biggie but from lil wayne ,mase and others ..they will also know that jay wore a shine suit and was spitting like the fu-snikkens back in the days but the most important thing that would be remembered in history is that nas destoyed jay z in the battle that a broke ass nigga destroyed a commercial ass rich nigga fake ass biteing jay z ...cause no one on this forum considers the best mc to be rich to be the best lyricist ...no one cares on this forum if jay was a hustler i think he was more of a biter just keep this in mind it will go down in history whether jay z has a better 401k plan NAS destroyed that ass it was written!!!

jayz and nas are both legends.love it or hate it.
jay does his thing and nas does his thing
yea jay is a biter but the nigga dont even write rhymes(watch Fade to Black)
yea nas gets raped for his talent by the record label but he's the best poet since pac
so respect hova and godson, cuz "what they eat dont make u shit"