There have been lots of raised eyebrows when rapper Jim Jones made the daring declaration that he had a greater profession and is extra related within the hip-hop recreation than legendary emcee Nas.
Debate and controversy had been ignited when Jones defended his catalog and profession when a 21-year-old hip hop fan from New Jersey went viral by saying that Jim Jones had outmoded Nasir Jones as an all-time artist.
Jim Jones agrees with the younger rap fan
Jones defended the younger fan whereas visiting the “Joe and Jada” podcast, including that millennials don’t even know who Nas is, as incredulous as that sounds.
“These children love me. They don’t actually know who Nas [is],” Jones stated, referencing the generational divide. He added that Nas dropped his debut album within the mid-Nineties when Jones was nonetheless in highschool, and youthful listeners at this time are extra aware of Jones’ work.
For the report, Jim Jones is 48 and Nasir Jones is 51.
Jim Jones says Nas was one in every of his idols in highschool
That however, Jones stated Nas was one in every of his musical idols whereas he progressed by means of his formative and highschool years rising up in Harlem through the golden period of hip hop.
“I admired Nas,” Jones admitted to Fats Joe and Jadakiss. “When it got here to dressin’, the wordplay, the music, every part. I used to be a superior Nas fan, interval. I’ll by no means take that away from him.”
Jones continued cooking on the topic, including, “However then, as I bought within the recreation, you gotta understand, your idols change into rivals. Not to remove something from that. I developed my very own fashion and my very own lane that these children began to gravitate in the direction of [to], the identical manner I gravitated in the direction of Nas after I [was] youthful.”
Jadakiss tried to pump the brakes on that declare, although, and stated his son is across the identical age and is conscious of Nas’ affect on the style. However Jones dismissed that, saying his son is aware of Nas as a result of he’s round Jada.
“He’s your son,” he retorted. “My son can’t let you know one Nas report. Let’s hold it a buck right here. There should be some kind of false impression with regards to Jim Jones and what Jim Jones has finished on this recreation,” Jones continued, talking within the third particular person. “Lots of these rappers have finished an amazing job. And I take nothing away from them. However they neglect, I bought a helluva catalog. Gold information, platinum information. Gold albums, platinum albums … Examine my observe report. Then verify everyone else’s observe report.”
Fats Joe additionally tried to intercede within the dialog, saying “We will’t examine the 2,” however Jones wasn’t attempting to listen to any of that.
“Pull up Nas [B]illboard entries, then pull up my Billboard entries,” Jones stated.
“I’m not taking something away from no person,” Jones provides. “However I hear the comparisons. [N-words] be attempting to behave humorous. No, I been spanking lots of this [stuff]. I’m speaking concerning the business. I been placing on … If you wish to go to the Billboard entries, pull up Nas’ Billboard entries and pull up my Billboard entries.”
Billboard has the receipts
In response to Billboard, Jim Jones has two songs (“We Fly Excessive” and “Pop Champagne”) on the Billboard Scorching 100 with one high 10 hit and no No. 1s. Nas, alternatively, has 27 songs which have entered the chart with two high 10 hits whereas additionally having no No. 1s.
So far as albums are involved, Jim has 9 entries within the Billboard albums chart with three high 10 albums and no No. 1s, whereas Nas has 27 entries, 16 high 10 albums and 6 which have reached No. 1.
After social media weighed in, Jones returned to the topic, telling his 3.7 million Instagram followers, “[Y’all] do know after I get [y’all] in [y’all] emotions on social media I’m going again to residing an actual good life lol,” he stated. “Facet bar, [going] viral is [a] main device in [the] leisure enterprise. Don’t get caught in [yesterday’s] grind. Keep present, my pal.”