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>1.) He makes good albums, pretty consistently. His catalog
>isn't perfect, but his good material outnumbers his bad.
Nas is the same. But he's actually a better emcee.
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>2.) He's able to leverage his relationships really well.
>Whether they're with Biggie, The Neptunes, Timbaland, The
>Roots, Kanye West, Jaz-O, Eminem, Linkin Park, Oprah, dream
>hampton, Denzel Washington, even Beyonce - anytime he has an
>ally, he almost always utilizes everyone's skills in a way
>that highlights his own talents, but that doesn't compromise
>his collaborators' integrity.
Nas weakness? Though he has plenty of connections.
>3.) He's ably reinvented himself the right ways, and at the
>right times. Whether it was the "hard knock life" transition,
>to the Blueprint transition, to the "living legend" persona on
>The Black Album; even when Kingdom Come was wack, he was able
>to establish the "grown up" persona well enough to use it on
>later records and for later press.
Nas has consistently reinvented himself, more or less kept up with the times, but with less club hits.
>4.) He can make different types of songs. Girl songs, gutter
>songs, storytelling songs, a good diss song or two,
>shit-talking songs, etc. He's a pretty complete artist.
Nas can do all this and more.
And he's better looking/more sex appeal.
So why hasn't Nas had the same success? The relationship part? Lack of club bangers?
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