In his time, Nas has seen his fair share of acts come and go.
In what can only stand as a testament to his art, his longevity as an artist places him- alongside Jay Z & Missy Elliott– in an elite group of Rap acts just as influential today as they were in their prime.
So now, after working with her on the song ‘Champion’ this year, the MC has weighed in on Nicki Minaj and the impact he feels she has made on Rap music.
Comments below…
Speaking to XXL, he confessed:
I mean it was crazy cause Nicki is out there doing it. She’s like the only female doing it. You got some new ones out here doing it—Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea—you got them.
Going onto add:
But since we don’t hear much from Eve, Kim and Foxy these days, nobody can’t front, Nicki is representing.
To be on her album, that sh*t was crazy.
Do you agree?
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He kept it real like legends SHOULD , but thatgrapejuice chose to specifically shade kim instead of Eve , Kim && Foxy
Reading The Honorable Imposter by Gilbert Morris
Today is not Kim’s day, she needs to come out with an album already or else the issues will never stop.
I see you Nas
Spoken like the real man he is
Nas is a legend for sure & he was 100% correct in his statement. Nicki Minaj is the only mainstream female doing it in hip hop right now regardless of if you want to call her pop or not she is classified as hip hop to most. Nas has given props to Lil Kim, Roxanne Shante, Foxy, MC Lyte & Eve on his twitter. Nas is no hater…he keeps it REAL that is why he has longevity & his music is timeless!
Lmfao! When a legend disses you it’s the f****** truth! What the Kimmy Blanco stans gonna say about Nas? “Jay-Z is better anyway” funny cause Jay worked with Nicki too & congratulated Nicki on her success. Poor Kim, this whole month is gonna be a shady mess for her! Hahaha!
Title says: We Don’t Hear Much From Kim
He never mentioned her alone. Shade much? Typical
@NATURALBEAUTY
What a lonely hater. Where did he “diss” her. Looks like your whole life is overrun by Kim. She f****** up your life son XD
@NATURALBEAUTY
Nas didn’t diss Lil Kim that is not what he is doing…he is just stating the raw facts. Nas still calls Kim the Queen. He also gives props to Nicki for doing it for hip hop right now. Nas has stated that he loves both female emcees.
Nas cmon son….u can’t be serious. Nicki is representing? For WHO? For WHAT?? Damn sure ain hip hop, damn sure ain reppin for BLACK women either. Foh wit tht s***. U already lost points for jumpin on a track wit her. A WASTED good beat wit subpar lyrics. Nicki verse ain even make sense…whack ass copy n paste raps. Nas ur verse wasn’t all tht either -_- womp. The verse i wrote shits on EVERYBODYS. Sadly the world wnt get to hear it.
I mean he’s not lying, she still classified as hip hop even tho there’s nothing hip hop about her these days. I will never respect the crap she puts out now but I do respect that she’s living her dream
Oh for the record Nas still thinks she’s the Queen.
Maybe he should of made thi statement with her adt album. Ain’t nothing like a n**** owing the Internal Revenue Service and receiving a check from a clone clown to give props. Nas you cool with me forever and you have made your stamp in the Rap business but when you made the statement ” Hip Hop is Dead” you can’t tell me Nicki Minaj doesn’t personify that.
NALA how is she not repping black woman because she is doing hip-pop,rep for your da-n selves and stop looking to others to hold your da-n hand,and QUEENSIZE you salty b**** one of these days the hate that you have for nicki minaj is going to give you a f-cking heart attack.
NAS SPOKE THE TRUTH.. I LUV ME SUM FOXY BROWN THO
Nas should explain to us why Nicki album isn’t gold yet with 11 millions followers. She the only one out but it seems something wrong when she can’t reach gold in two weeks.
I would’ve rathered heard Nas on Pink Friday than on RR
Spoken like a legend should speak..kept it real as it comes..and it’s the truth…how the oldies gettin’ mad at the newbies…clearly they went on to different things and didn’t hold they own so when somebody else came and did it, then they wanna hop back on the “Female Rap” train…..
clearly TGJ doesn’t like ‘nor care much for Kim because he didn’t just say Kim alone but still, Kim better do something..release some REAL NEW music and not revised tracks from 6 years ago or 1 minute songs with that stupid s*** in the background…your career is LITERALLY fading away…hurry up if you wanna please your fans and make a statement for yourself…
Where was Nicki in his top 5 list of his favorite rappers?
@QUEENSIZE
Stop taking s*** so personal. What does Nas owing the IRS (supposedly according to gossip) have to do with his statement. Nas never called Nicki the best, He simply stated that “Nicki is the only female doing it right now.” It amazes me that people always try to use the gossip about Nas IRS as a reason why he is working with artists they deem not fit. Well, guess what all artists are suppose to receive a “check” for their work .
@QUEENSIZE Girl sit down! The nerve of you to speculate that Nas owes the IRS when you know damn well Lil Kim is the poster child of owing money to the IR f****** S! Nas stated the truth Nicki is the only female rapper doing it big! Period! Like it or not Nicki is at the top.
If the legend says so…
I’ll be honest I think nicki WAS holding it down for females in the rap game til the dumbass songs like stupid h** then she completely got cocky and lost track of making timeless music. But in a sense I agree with him. Now that nicki is opening doors though for female rappers let’s hope we will get another nicki in the game but someone more talented and coherent lyrically.
It’s true, they are all in the shadows, and now Nicki is charting well they all came out the woodwork.
Missy was the only one working on a album.
Love me some Eve but she did nothing until Nicki was back on top.
Grape spoiled juice,is always shading kim,its becoming old
foxy kim and probably eve are DONE. they are all past their peak. i wanna see some NEW femcees on fire rather than washed up veterans releasing new mediocre music.
I just hate when people say Nicki ain’t real/hiphop because she crossed over. I understand the haters not taking a liking to anything new and expect her to do 90’s hip hop, but honey it’s 2012, reality check much? Somebody always bashing her for her dance/pop music, I personally love the new album, granted it’s not ONLY for hip hop fans, it’s for ALL of her fans, pop, hiphop, rnb etc. GET A F****** CLUE AND SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE! BIG UPS NICKI IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!
Sensationalized headline — as usual. Nas didn’t slander Kim. He was just stating the obvious. Nicki Minaj is the only female rapper that is uber viable right now. I don’t know what Kim’s issue is, but she’s dragging her heels in making a commercial return — and in the meantime, Minaj is in the spotlight.
he,s dissing nobody he was just keeping it real
YET A GAIN WHORES GOING AT KIM…. NAS MADE A RESPECTABLE POINT HER DID NOT BASH NOR TEAR DOWN. WHAT HE SAID IS BASICALL THE ONLY THING THAT MINAJ FANS HAS OVER KIM, HER SHOW SUCKS AND SHE IS LACKING IN GIVING A SHOW BESIDES HER ASS. ITS THE BUZZ AROUND HER THAT HAS PROPELLED HER. SHES GOOD BUT FAR FROM GREAT. MOST OF HER CD SUCKS BALLS!!!! BASED ON RADIO TRACKS AS I DO NOT BUY POP RAP….
Yet Another Reaching Ass Story With Kims Name On It !!! Nas Loves Kim He has said that Many of Times TGJ just loves to try and Defame Kim
Myy Fav rapper just brought the real talk and that’s that
F*** no , Nicki minaj a whack ass b**** . she cant even make a song that makes sense she a f***** clown ., BTW can she look anymore ridiculous in the Starships video.