I think Jay writes what he believes. Nas' "Nigger" album was largely written by Stic of dead prez and Jay Electronica @JusAire
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dream hampton (@dreamhampton) August 13, 2012
It was written—by somone else? Well, according to author dream hampton, Nas used ghostwriters on his Untitled album. Nigel D found this clip from Esco’ visit to Big Boy’s neighborhood where he denied using assistance.
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Oh Miguel. Leg droppin your fans? You ain't Hulk Hogan and that wasn't part of the program. That's no way to treat the adoring ladies, brother.
G.O.AT NAS
Say it aint so. Not the peoples champ Nas, if this is true his die hard fans will look stupid.
SMFH. Media douchebags ALWAYS try to undermine Nas in any way possible.
And dreamhampton can suck a dick. This broad
sidestepped a Q about Jay Z to
make a completely baseless charge on Nas. Wasn’t this heffa done w twitter when niggas called her daughter ugly? Bipolar manic
depressive ass.
He should let Jay Elec and Stic take the fall for that album. It sucked.
its people like dream that have the game all fucked up, having people believe all types of dumb shit not understanding the concept of who writes what. now i can believe that stick and jay elec wrong the hooks and so on but not nas’ entire verses. its like 50 saying he wrote hate it or love it when he really just wrote the hook and his verse and not games verse. its a lot of these fricking wanna be hiphop head fan twisting the game up.
i might as well say kanye wrote jays verse now right? smh
I find it laughable when people talk about other rappers being fake or the way that some of them dress and how there favorite rapper is so real but when some shit comes out about them they try to defend it. Face it most rappers have flaws it wouldn’t be a surprise if Nas used ghostwriters.
SMH at Elliot n his dumb cohorts. Hw is this video that came out last week related to a blog/slander abt Nas dat came out just today. Under normal circumstances, y’all should be outta job n flipping burgers.
It wasn’t written…. lol
Tbones
because the question was asked if he used ghostwriters in the interview
@Rozey you know what. you are right. hip hop is so fake today you might just have something there. if he did have ghost writers he should just say so right?sad but it really doesn’t matter any more.
[...] of artists use ghostwriters, I just didn’t believe Nas was one. — Well, low and behold B.Dot/Nigel D. unearthed a clip of Nas addressing the ghostwriter issue directly. In the interview Nas [...]
Do you believe for a second that Nas will admit it even though he denied it. like Rick Ross,stands a lot to lose by admitting the truth, Nas’ whole image in hiphop is based of of lyrics so to admit he used or uses ghostwriters would tarnish the reputation that he has.
That doesn’t make any sense so dude is gonna use them 2 just for one album and they write exactly how he spits GTFOH Nas ghostwrites for others dude been had a career of GW from Will Smith to Diddy ect…so for one album specific album he’s gonna get GW’s yeah ok Jr. Gong done witnessed dude write 3 to 4 different verses on some songs for their collab LP and ur tellin me what now Damian Marley wrote that isht 2 smdh I never liked this chick always on some isht or another and stay on Jay-Z’s dick hard “I think Jay writes what he believes” oh and Nas don’t? I’d be more inclined to believe Jay-Z got a ghostwriter than Nas on the real
“I think Jay writes what he believes”…. wtf
Simple answer:
YES of course Jay is concerned about losing dollars.
It’s not a bad thing. His whole ‘mogul’ image/status is built around being extremely successful (record no 1 albums more so than elvis and the beatles), so it it ain’t broke….
I would like to see him actually write his lyrics. Cos he isn’t that great a lyricist and his storytelling is like little league compared to nas and eminem as of result of not drafting his lyrics with a pen.
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If it was just one album he’s still in my top 5.
Get outta here with that NAS isn’t using any ghostwriters. Q.B. stand up !
Cosignee @ Right, apparently, dat bitch DReam Hampton is one of then Jays dickriders still feeling the durns of ether. Either dat or Nas refused to let her suck his pipe. She basically just slandered Nas while tryna defend Jay. Check out this Stic man interview about his involvement with the Untitled album n tell me how it translates into Stic man writing majority of the album.
http://www.nodfactor.com/2009/06/23/stic-man-talks-about-producing-for-nas/
you are a fucking idiot if you think Jay Electronica wrote most of that album, that nigga can barely write his on music, took him 10 years to make an album
wow!!these bloggers and shit love to hate on Nas so dream Hampton the conspiracy theorist who wrote an article about Suge killing 2pac is who you believe the lady that used 2 suck Big’s dick and has been friends with Jay since high school that’s who you guys run wit?? The nas hate is crazy he’s the GOAT stop it Jay elec is nice but write 4 nas stop did he write that verse on that khaled record 2??? come on nonsense
Why niggas goin in on Dream ?? Nas is clearly lying he knows what’s at stake you can hear it in his voice
Would some one give this bitch a chad johnson headbutt. These Jay stans stay reachin.
Face it people the same way you hold Ross and Wayne for not being authentic you have to do the same for Nas if he allegedly uses or used ghostwriters the rules don’t change because he’s one of your favorite rappers. Just because he wrote for will Smith doesn’t mean anything. Snoop wrote for Dre but he still uses ghostwriters himself. Also it probably isn’t supposed to be public knowledge that he used them a lot of shit is done on the low.
I think we got it wrong, Write is a very broad term in music & i think what she means is the general direction of the album was steer headed by Stic & Jay Elec i don’t think she means they actually wrote his rhymes Look up the interview Stic did about the working on the album on hiphopdx
I hope this is false but, if so he’s still a legend and has written classics himself
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WOW!!! HOW THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY CAN TURN THERE BACK SO QUICK WHEN A MONTH AGO THEY WERE PRAISING ESCO FOR LIFE IS GOOD AND JUST COZ ONE BITCH TWEETED SOMETHIN THAT DONT MEAN SHIT , IF YOU CHECK THE CREDITS ON WILL SMITH DEBUT ALBUM ECSO NAMES IS ON 4-5 TRACK SO IT WAS WRITTEN. AND NOW THAT HE FINALLY GETTING THE CREDIT HE DESRVES YOU DONT LIKE THAT AND WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY HUH #JEALOUSYFEMALETRAIT!
@Rozay
no dude sorry but I aint buying that isht this chick DEFLECTED a Jay-Z question into a slander on Nas and i’m sorry I aint gonna believe that a nikka that wrote Illmatic at 17 saying some of the isht he said ended up with ghostwriters on ONE album like it makes no sense plus she didn’t even answer the fuckin question that’s what I don’t like as well. Just cause she said it oh now people what to question Nas’ lyrical authenticity ok was she there in the lab did she sit and witness it ok then you don’t “protect” Jay-Z by shittin on Nas. Plus she’s a hypocrite cause with all the revolutionary xtra femininst isht she talks she don’t even check on of the biggest proponents of it in Jay-Z cause “he writes what he feels” yet I clearly remember when Joe Budden wrote that track about Esther Baxter she said he was this and that and light skinned nikkas are this and that but wasn’t he “writing what he felt”? Fuck outta here man I don’t like how this chick moves at all
My man Phonte from Big Brother knows whats up
RT @phontigallo: Do I believe Nas had collaborators? Sure. Do I believe Jay Elec or anybody wrote verses and gave em to him like “Here, spit this?” Fuck naw.
@Your mother’s “friend”
Dude we can’t misinterpret something she CLEARLY tweeted in black and white once again stating that Jay Elec and Stic man wrote the MAJORITY of the Nigger album. Plus anyone who knows Nas’ music and how he spits knows it’s bullshit the way he puts his isht together sounds a certain way just like when Em or Kendrick or Snoop ghostwrite/ghostwrote for Dr Dre it sounds like their styles and wordplay but with Dre’s voice. Trust man I’m not a stan at all I just find it fucked up and kinda ironic that the minute Nas’ is actually doin good you wanna throw some BS of this magnitude his way for no reason oh wait my bad in order to deflect attention from Jay-Z
@ right…
but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t true and it doesn’t mean that it is true either all i’m saying is that everyone has their favorite artists for whatever reason and when their favorite rapper is called into question for anything their fans are gonna defend them be it Ross Wayne Eminem Jay-z or whomever it is that’s the way it is everybody does it I just find it ironic and hypocritical because it’s Nas.
and niggas wonder why NY hip hop is dead….soon to be all hip-hop….I don’t know what medals or awards y’all niggas get for slandering Nas, the nigga is already at the lowest point in his life and is still making money and good records…but hey!…whatever gets y’all dick hard.
#RapGameFuckedUpBoy *Schoolboy Q voice*
Tbones link did it 4 me,theres no question that Nas wrote it all… thanx Tbones 4 tha link…
@right and wizsucks,i liked yall comments 2…
@Right, u hit d nail on d head, dat bitch basically slandered Nas just to protect Jay with her outrageous tweet. U can tell there are mad peeps in d “industry” dat cant stand Nas’s success for some strange reasons. Check out dat Stic man interview link i got up top.
Alot of you seem to be in disbelief like the white people were when their hero O.J killed Nicole (allegedly)
@Rozay
Dude it’s not about a favorite artist or defending them like this is essentially putting Nas’ into question for what he’s known for which is what he says, the lyrics. It’s not a debate about who is better than who ect… this right here is like putting dude’s career into question you know cause honestly no lie I never listened to Nas for an image or cause it was “cool” it’s cause of what he SAID and if the words he spit never were his words I swear to you i’d never listen to Nas again that’s how deep it is. That’s like finding out Spike Lee never really made any of the movies he did you can’t ever watch “A Spike Lee Joint” cause it wouldn’t be. But there is no way that I believe that especially when the statement comes within a deflection answer.
ghostwriters are called ghosttwriters for a reason you are not supposed to see it and as far as the interview what was stic man supposed to say yeah I wrote his shit. die hard Nas fans can’t be called dick riders though let them tell it, but will call Ross Wayne Jay and Em fans dickriders in a minute.
@Rozay
Yeah but it’s different with Ross and Wayne who are both pathological liars.
Ross was exposed by the smoking gun because he denied ever working as a prison guard so the smoking gun got proof that he did but kept his bullshit stories going.
Wayne believes he was gang banging growing up when really he was the protege of baby n slim and has been in show business longer than most rappers rapping today.
Eminem caught on tape admitted and apologised for racist slurs.
You can’t compare any of the above with an unsubstantiated statement made by a journalist who I’d never actually heard of prior to this. If Jay elect or Stic come out and corroborate her story then maybe we have something.
I’m sure what she means is that they contributed to some of the concepts themes ideas behind some of the songs. Made have written a hook here or there but lyrics, seriously who could touch Nas lyrically. Makes no sense.
@ right… it’s called writers block a lot of writers get it nothing wrong with it Em has admitted it before how can you say with certainty that he has never used a ghost writer, because he said so, lol, because of his cataloge and writing for will smith? Ross said that he never was a C.O in the beginning but had to admit it because of the picture, rappers lie all the time, no one wants to hear anything bad about their favorite rappers and that’s just the truth whether people admit it or not.
@citylivin totally agree. dead as a door nail. its a sad state when people cant see what they are doing. white folk stay winning
@D dude
the mere fact that you haven’t heard of Dream Hampton automatically disqualifies you homie.
technically Jay doesn’t write anything, the man pretty much one takes all his verses doesn’t he? I don’t recall seeing him ever hold a pen or par or blackberry, dude doesn’t write shit down. I don’t like Jay’s music aside from the Black Album, but airing out that kind of statement about nas is slanderous. I mean if your gonna say that about someone of Nas’ stature you’d better have Jay and Stic right there with you admitting that they were paid by Nas to write the album.
Theres nothing more sad than a fan in disbelief, tryna scramble for answers and ignoring the facts all in defence of their favourite … because to the fan their favourite can do no wrong.
@Rozay
Em admitted writers block and therefore DIDN’T WRITE that’s what happens with real writers who create their own craft that’s what you don’t seem to understand a novelist, songwriter, columnist… doesn’t get writers block and get someone else to write his material and take credit. Rick Ross being a CO has no relevance here we’re not talking image we’re talking about the actual craft it’s who actually IS THE ARTIST and who isnt. Essentially with that statement you put Nas in the same company as Diddy not to mention it makes no sense again ghostwriters for 1 album and album that wasn’t going to have commercial appeal due to the subject matter so why get ghostwriters it’s contradictory.
@ Siya
lol so tru
@Rozay
Disqualifies???? Why would I need to know who the hell Dream Hampton is to participate in this debate. I’m a fan of the genre and listen to Nas’ music.
Siy@
Well I’d agree if the fans are flying in the face of actual evidence. But in this case, not really.
yall all idiots, Nas been had ghost writters, go back to the 90′s young people and do your research… Cormega and a few other people helped with the Illmatic album…. its true, they dissed him and everything back then…. so I wouldn’t be surprised
That feminist bullshit. See what happens when they leave the kitchen?
No wonder I hated that album and the concept was not executed thoroughly…Nas is a genius no matter what in my opinion though
Please not Nas.
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