Nas Wants Rappers To Not Only Speak On The Good Life
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“When you first get into the music business, you’re excited to be there, you want to make records that everybody’s loving.”But, after you’ve got years in the game, you wanna give people the real side of you, show people some character.
“Life is good; there’s yachts, there’s nice cars, there’s movie roles.”We overcame… but, in the middle of all that… you can’t forget about the ones that didn’t make it with us. Life is good, but that still doesn’t erase all the horror out here.”
-Nas
Source: Contact Music
Rapping about cars and jewelry is ok, but you got to give some music the working class can relate too. Most people won’t be driving a Bently or Lamborghini in their lifetime. Jeezy got a few Lamborghinis but you see he is rapping about people struggling these days. I think it is all about having the right mix of content.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:36 am
Nas has always kept it real like this as he is man getting older he realises somemof the things he rapped about were cool for when he commin up now he got biger issues on his mind, he says in one of his songs that they way he used to flaunt would embarass him today
real nigga
August 18th, 2008 at 6:16 am
You’re first album is your introduction so you rap about you’re struggle thats how it should be for me anyways so people can feel you and relate if they struggled and shit. I can’t relate to rapping about cars and shit that don’t relate to me. I think rappers are scared to switch up they want to stay in the comfort zone IMO because they are scared of losing fans, Nas is different to these other rappers and he always keeps it real.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
A lot of ppl rap about the bad but a lot of other rappers are saying basically the same thing, so its easy to talk about it but to say it in an original way seems hard for most rappers bcuz this is how their life plays out: Father leaves, mama broke, sells drugs to help mama, gets arrested, a couple of times, becomes a rapper. Then a lot of ppl don’t want to hear pain, rap can be used as a way to escape it so that’s why they speak a lot of luxury when they got it.
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:24 am
nas is a fucking bitch point blank period!!
niggas that flop always want ppl to change the shit thats making them money and not HIM.nigga changed careers more then any other rapper and STILL couldnt go pop so now i cant rap about what the fuck i want?fuck nas your gay ass career has been over now walk out the game peacefully bitch.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:28 am
That is the sickest chain I have ever seen on a rapper.