And I can also quote u saying nas wasnt big mainstream wise. Ur wrong bro

Considering it's widely accepted Nas was the hottest rapper in 1994, it's not hard to think he can sell 150k more copies especially since Illmatic was bootlegged....

The album took longer to go platinum because only black people in one region were checking for him like that. Add the other 3 regions in rap and you can find more black people buying his music and then it circulating to the masses. Doesn't change the fact that Illmatic created the hype, not having havoc, dre, and lauryn hill as features. And it wasn't just the album. Nas did the okie doke like kendrick and cole. Drop s*** then go into hiding.

Imagine 10 year old me re-listening to Mamacita already horrified by how genuinely trash this song is and then "grab her by her neck" come on like

damn, my nigga was MAD that session.

it was top 3 for me, but music is subjective so I can't say you are wrong

I said he wasnt a superstar in rap. I meant to say he wasnt a mainstream superstar. I even said around that post he had success commercially. But you wanna nitpick around instead of following the conversation. Carry on man.

3k worst verses on aquemini

And 3k definitely had the best verse on spottie and skew it on the bar b

so you are saying that if Nas made Love The Way You Lie, The Monster, Not Afraid, Rap God and those songs with Ed Sheeran he would be in the top 5 conversation?

Ask a rapper this and they will disagree. They both equally talented rappers. Andre just the better musician.

Yes. Y'all putting Wayne, Drake, Kendrick, Em etc in your top 5's. Nas has as good a case as any of those guys for sure.

Also, don't know if there is a separate top 5 for hip hop "artist" instead of "rappers", but Dre has to be in the top 5 of the overall GOAT category. Same thing with Kanye.

I'm saying if he had the impact, influence, talent, and success of the rappers I named, he would have a case for top 5. He doesn't.

Oh so you'd bump Mamacita on the aux cord?

Naaaaaaah, spottie's debatale but skew it on the bar B just how he comes in alone is GOAT.

I bust raps like d-boys bust gats

This man has asap rocky as his name like he isnt out here eating lana's white p**** begging for her alt fans. Foh with this clown ass nigga

I mean ok maybe he’s 6. As long as he’s top 10 😂

And I’d be happy with that if I was Nas with my grammy win plus my debut is a f***ing museum-worthy album.

I see why you sympathize so much with Nahs. 1 classic just like Aaron 1 ring Brady's b**** Rodgers

Bro that's literally what I'm replying to. Nas was a mainstream superstar.

We the type of niggas that don't bury the axe or the hatchet

I really need to stop seeing top 5 lists with drake in it, its really giving me a headache

Only thing Eminem has over Nas is commercial success bro, Nas is a synonym of Hip Hop, Eminem is a f***ing product

Ok. I disagree with this. He wasn't in music. Just rap lmao.

Mamacita such a trash song

But "The common denominator, the nigga numerator"