Nas says Jay-Z is not a businessman. He’s a business, Man! Who do you think is the greatest?
Rap veteran Nas may credit himself for saving hip-hop at times, however, God’s Son recently gave props to one-time music rival Jay-Z for helping the culture remain relevant and alive.
Nasty Nas, it is Jay’s focus on taking his craft seriously both as an emcee and businessman which has helped inspire hip-hop artists.
“Hip-hop has a savior in Jay-Z,” Nas said during a sit-down chat with Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg while at SXSW last week. “Let me tell you why. As a business man — the fact that he’s doing what he’s doing is a [wake up] call for all of the Gods and Earths to wake up and understand — this generation is bigger than what we can even fathom. And he is one of the only ones out of the whole community that we grew up with from the Run-DMC days, who’s taken his sh*t seriously. Taken his sh*t very seriously. That’s powerful. And you gotta respect that.” (XXL Mag)
