I wholeheartedly agree. Nas basically started dealing
blows cause apparently the brother doesn't seem to
comfortable with himself. He's hauled insults
from Jay-Z, Roots, Nature, to Mobb Deep, etc.

I think it's everyone's expectations of him that has
put him up against the wall, and feeling like everybody's
out to get him. I mean, how would you feel if you started
out with a stellar LP, and everything just descended from
there? And cats weren't hesitant to tell you that you
fell off? Nas has BEEN mad.

>basically nas
>has no stance to say
>that the roots are fake
>rappers or anything besides the
>whole jay z thing. i'm
>not saying that since they
>did the jayz thing they
>are fake, but that's about
>the only point that nas
>can go with.

Nas isn't really one of my favorite artists at all, and
I don't have a problem with any career moves that the
Roots have decided to go with, cause I'm all about
"universal musicians", and people reaching for better
opportunities.

However, if you think about it from his perspective, I see
where Nas is coming from. No matter what the Roots say about
the premise of "What They Do," if you were one of those
artists who thought you were the shit swinging your
champagne glasses next to shorty with the dangerous
cleavage, then obviously you were salty as fuck when you
saw your supposed 'lifestyle' parodied. That video left
a permanent imprint. People WILL take ish personal even
if it doesn't necessarily apply.

>if he has beef
>about the jayz unplugged thing
>(which seems like the only
>credible thing he could actually
>be mad about) then say
>that, he beat around the
>bush and made blind jabs
>at the vocalist and the
>band as a whole, without
>much substancial evidence.

He came at Thought, the Roots, their roles in Bamboozled.
He attacked everybody. And yes, I do agree, if his
beef was *only* with the Unplugged venture, then Nas
should have only spoken on that. But with that said,
why the hell did Black Thought call in?

>you might think his complaint about
>the what they do video
>has cred, but think again.
>if he was upset about
>mob deep and biggy, then
>address that when it happened....7
>YEARS AGO. don't come out
>and whine about it after
>they do an unplugged with
>someone you currently have a
>beef with.

7 Years ago, or yesterday, Nas may have felt this strongly
about it all of this time. There are probably quite a
few artists who have a permanent chip on their shoulder
because of that video. He didn't have any other
ammunition to come at the Roots with. So agreeably, he
was limited with his references, but "What They Do",
IS what they did.

I hold Nas just as accountable for all of his records from
Stillmatic to Illmatic. Whatever you record can always be
a point of reference.

My
knowing is the battle.
"Put your two cents in an already existing thread." - Steve
"this ain't pangea. it's all about gondwana. laurasia ain't got love for me!" - bigblakafrika
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