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Nas is just awesome because of his diversity and unmatched lyricism
Yeah, his lyrics are what really get me. This song is one of my favorite examples of his ability as a lyricist. The story it tells and the statement it makes are just ****ing amazing. On par with songwriters like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen in my opinion.
Now they're just making songs that appeal to suburban teenagers. That's where the money is, after all, Illmatic was a commercial failure in comparison to a lot of his more mainstream stuff. My 14 year old cousin and all his friends are Lil Wayne fans. No rapper should have 14 year old fans.