[h2]Nas Doesn’t Write His Rhymes?[/h2]Posted: August 14, 2012 in
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Hip Hop,
Jay Electronica,
Nas,
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Disclaimer: Santa Claus isn’t real.
Although I never believed in Santa Claus, I’m assuming this must be the feeling kids worldwide felt when they found out
Kris Kringle wasn’t real. Despite the fact
Nas could be considered the classic underachiever, as I stated in my
previous post about
Life Is Good, I’ve still supported him his entire career. Nas,
Big L and
Big Pun are 3 of the main reasons I wanted to rap in the first place. Even during the times he wasn’t making the best songs, fans could hold onto the “he’s still the best lyricist” ideology. Needless to say, if he doesn’t actually write his own rhymes, that changes the entire game. What’s next? Are you going to tell me wrestling isn’t real? God forbid, I say.
To be clear, I’m writing this post because of
this article on the
Rappers I Know website. In it, the writer recalls a time back in
2007 when he was working for
Hot 97. He tells the story of a phone conversation he had with
Jay Electronica, where he professed to have ghostwritten for Mr. Jones. Then, just yesterday, writer
dream hampton tweeted most of Nas’ ****** album was written by Jay and
stic.man from
Dead Prez. Do you have any idea what that news does to a lifelong fan? All this does is open the door to more questions. If he didn’t write that album, what else hasn’t he written?
While I’ve always been a staunch Nas supporter, this isn’t the first time he’s been accused of imaginary pen work. Back in the
90s,
Cormega claimed to have written some of Nas’ rhymes, including his verse on “
Affirmative Action” from his
It Was Written album. Sidebar, given the nature of this article, that’s a funny title for an album. In any case, given that Nas is responsible for
Illmatic and
ghostwriting for others, I don’t understand why he’d need someone to write for him. That sounds lazy as **** to me. His lyricism is all he has left. It’s his only saving grace for the periods of bad music. If he’s no longer responsible for that, I can’t look at him the same way. In the end, I guess that’s another reason for me not to like
Life Is Good as much. I’m going to go drink now. Good day.
thats some sad ****
. Everyone has had a "ghostwriter" or two on their tracks before. Ghostwriting extends from kicking around concepts and ideas all the way to actually throwing together a verse for someone.
