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Umm, alot of you are acting really suspect about this.
I'll address some of the ridculous ideas floating around in this thread, because there's alot.
1. Yes, some of the things that Nas said were downright ridiculous.
2. Someone said that Nas's career has been over since "Illmatic." The man has sold 2 mill with "It Was Written", and "I Am..", around 1.3 with "Nastradamus", and "Stillmatic" is in the Billboard's top 20, and has been there since it's release. As a matter of fact, "Illmatic" JUST went platinum last YEAR! He's not going anywhere.
3. To the people that said that Nas can take this as a diss, congratulations..you are among the reasonable ones. It's not whether or not The Roots MEANT this as a diss, but it's how it can be construed. Alot of the best battles in hip-hop history have come off of misunderstandings. The Roots may not have INTENDED to make it come off as a diss, but it sure as hell looks like it. So, they know the rules of the game.
4. Nas isn't a "real" emcee? That's gotdamn retarted. The man is arguably the most rounded and gifted rapper in hip-hop today, INCLUDING Black Thought. Besides, he exhibited he can can make disses with the best of them, (Ether)
5. I get the impression that some of you actually think that Nas and Black Thought are gonna meet up on stage and battle this out. If this is the case, then I can gurantee that you all have a better shot of George Dubya doing the wop during the next State of the Union Address. This will probably be a studio "battle", because rappers rarely freestyle battles anymore. And give examples of how Thought's lyrical supremacy would "rip Nas a new asshole," meaning type some text or cite some songs. A good diss/battle song isnt about exasperating words or flows, it's about EMBARRASING your opponent..the systematic demise of your opponent.
6. Dice Raw?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That was funny....
7. I have all of The Root's albums, as well as Nas's. Now, I want you all to objectively take a step back, and listen to the lyrical content of both Thought and Nas. Who do you all REALLY think is the better overall emcee? Come on, you all can tell the truth...Quest aint gonna be mad, are ya Quest? Sheeit, even HE said that "Nas is god"
8. Why can't you all be fans of both? I like Jay, Nas, AND The Roots, and that's not gonna change. It's kinda ho-like to call for fans to not like Nas anymore just because he says something about The Roots. As a matter of fact, it's bordering on groupieism! What part of the game is THIS??
9. How is "Ether" wack?
*shrugs*
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