Is Nas Still Rap's Best Lyricist?

Escobar is the SHIZNIT!!!!!

is it just me but everytime I'm in a bad mood or I'm down or something, listen to a little bit of GODSON and i feel fresh and f*cking motivated, the guy is an inspiration, The realest nigger in HIP-HOP (end of, )

I got this

Nas has it locked down please.

he is one of the few rappers i would listen to.

if and when i listen to rap

Sly, I really tried to make some sense out of your posts but sorry I just can't. You are not comparing Nas with T.I, so what exactly are you doing You seem to be losing it Hannibal labelled Nas' album the best rap album this year. Then you reply by saying not until T.I releases his album. And you're not comparing both rappers. So what exactly were you doing? Are you hallucinating?

Sure in your dictionary, the word "best" has got synonyms like "richest", "wealthiest" et al. Or how do we understand what you're saying here? I think you need to obtain licence to write your own dictionary. Even common sense ^{*which ain't really common anyways*} would tell you that the best ain't usually the richest. So David Beckam is the best footballer in the world because he's rich? Why not try Abacha is the best Nigerian President. Why? He's the richest.

Dude, your argument here suggests you're not educated ^{*formal or informal*}. Have you heard about the subject called Logic? Under that subject, there are what we call premises and conclusion. Here, your argument goes sumn like this:

Premise 1: The tallest in the animal kingdom is king
Premise 2: The giraffe is the tallest in the animal kingdom
Conclusion: The giraffe is king of the animal kingdom

Or sumn even more dumb!!!

WTF?!

Further to that, if "tallest" is your measure of kingship, what about strongest, fastest, smartest, etc?

In music/rap, if richest is your interpretation of best, what about flows, lyrics, delivery et al???

To cap up your appalling argument, you asked Whaaaaaat??? So then Tupac, Biggie, even Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap are of no use How rich are/were those cats? You're not making sense at all.

And as to why, in your words, "Nas ain't so rich", ^{*even though methinks he can afford to buy you and your lifetime savings*} you also answered the question in the same breath -
Yes he does. But until peops like you change their orientation and start buying an album not because the artiste is rich but because he makes sensible lyrics, Nas may remain poor.

And mind you, all he needs is One Mic. 'Bout the dollars? He don't give a hoot.

Mr SLY, how can u compare anything T.I. spits to what Pharaoh Nas would slurr??
Nas is a prophet. . . .T.I. is a nursery rhymer.
It's just unfortunate that garbage moves more units these days but pure rap heads would rather listen to Nasty Nas than T.I. or Soulja Boy.
Simply put, don't put Nas in the category of the new generation MCs like little' Wayne, T.I., Soulja Boy, Yung Berg or MIM.
Nas is up there with em Jigga, Big, Pac, Em, Dre, Canibus, etc.

I 've listened to d  UNTITLED album. And it seems NaS did himself by releasing d monster calld ILLMATIC. Now most of us try to compare it with his later works.
UNTITLED was great BUT tracks like 'make d world go round' and 'breathe' kind of spoild d show. Perhaps d dropped tracks like 'be a nigga too' and 'esco let's go' should have replaced them.
Apart from that,d album was very okay. Its not a classic but a near classic.
We get to listen to a new NaS ,a mature NaS.
The N.I.G.G.E.R mixtape showcases d NaS  we all knew and i believe it was bettr than this album.

Infact i am a little dissappointd but ì am very happy.

Bamsyle and The Sly, Stop this abbusive argument now You can learn from each other without verbal attacks.
@Topic, I have not got the album yet but, I don't think those who really look out for lyrical contents more in music (especially HIP HOP) would be disappointed with the UNTITLED.

[b]The Sly[/b], I don't see why NAS and t.i should be mentioned in the same statement. because ain't Jay-Z rich doesn't mean his broke. He is big in real estate, go ask those who know. And i am very sure t.i himself would resent that statement. Nas's album is predicted to do 200k in it's first week of sales. That's fantastic. . His Hip Hop is dead album did 350k in first week sales so trust me when i say he ain't broke. Mean while when Jay-z was beefing with him, he never mentioned Nas was broke. When asked why he doesn't do endorsement and stuff like other rap acts, his response: He can't be Nas doing other stuff like that. He has had people come to with pay check to endorse this and that. But he said he knows what he got. Guess u now know that some people just do stuff for the love they got for it and then money follows meaning money ain't he first priority. So i guess Hip hop will remain dead with people like you!

@abdulrrazaq,

why don't listen to UNTITLED first. Every fan l know don't like those two tracks.
A fan can be dissappointd if he/she was xpecting more from NaS.those two tracks spoilt d album. What was he doin chris brown?

nas is 'anti-violent'

"ur too light, i shoot ur freckles out.
ur too dark, tha infra-red show u what the tech about"
 need i say more

You guys should slow down.

Fine, I feel Em. I like him too; he's good lyrically. But don't over-estimate him. The way you're comparing him with Nas, one would think he's way way above him. Nah, I don't agree. Maybe put them to the test first - let 'em battle and then we'll judge.

And Hannibal, I don't think there's any rap diss out there that's as hot as Pac's Hit 'Em Up. So I really want to believe when you said there's no rapper that can touch 'Em in his elements, Pac wasn't inclusive. I sincerely believe your words no rapper out there means living rappers? because no one can dare Pac when it comes to diss. Go listen to tracks like Bomb First, Against All Odds, All Out to mention but a few. Fact is he doesn't even diss, he kills (it's like a battle, man).

Thus far, eliminating Pac from that list; I still think you can't quickly judge that Em'll consume Nas lyrically. Nas is very good at battles. His Ether and want to Be Me (track dropped in 8 Mile) are evidence of this. I'm yet to hear any of Em's diss tracks that are that hot. Em's crazy with diss yeah but he doesn't connect on that serious level ^{*if you know wha'Imean*}. He clowns, makes you laugh, bla bla but overall effect is you just keep wondering - what was that? Nas is nasty and ill when he disses. He despises his enemies. He's got a little bit of Pac in him when he's dissing.

They both come from different angles anyway. And they're both good. But if I was you, I'll tread a bit more carefully in judging who's better (in a rap battle that is because aside that, Nas comes before Em on my list of top rappers). Let's wait for them to slug it out/battle before we judge.

Oh well, it's arguably the best rap diss.

How could I forget Canibus? That guy is a cannibal man. He eats his foes raw.

I quite agree with you on all other points except when you said Hit 'Em Up's over-rated. Like I said, it's debatable as a best rap diss but then it's not over-rated. I think I just rated it from the angle of the most popular diss that rode on a whole crew, record label and all that. I don't even like the verses like I do the outro. Those words were straight-up fierce, ferocious and strong missiles. And they were freestyle.

Overall, my point's just that Pac kind of battles. His level is different from dissing. His voice, attitude and lyrics kill when he battles. On the other hand, Nas, Canibus, Em etc diss.

Definitely, the most versatile, talented and up-right lyrical assasin outhere!

Give it up Hannibal. Your slim shady is good but he aint that good. Until he comes up with a new album that can even compare to Nas' "Slave and the Master" or "N*****" then he is just another rapper who was good in the past,

Personally i would listen to Nas' new album(which is a deemed classic) over slim shady's "Marshal Mathers" any day of the week.