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Jay-z vs. Nas Recent rivalry


Jay-z vs. Nas

Recent Rivalry

 

            For a long time I have considered Shawn Carter aka Jay-z and Nasir Jones to be 2 of the best rappers not only alive….but all time. I’m not trying to favor one over the other, but this particular blog compares their discographies latest additions.

 

            I’m going to do their last 2 solo albums, and their recent collabo albums. Let’s start with their most current works….

 

Round 1

Category
Jay-z
Nas
Winner
Title(is not graded)
Magna Carta..Holy Grail
Life is Good
 
Lyrics
B+
A
Nas
Production
A-
B
Jay-z
Legacy
B
A-
Nas
Songs
B-
B-
Tie
Use of Features
A-
A-
Tie

 

R1 Winner: Nas-Life is Good.

                        Nas edges out Jay recently, which doesn’t surprise me. LiG was a better album overall, and one of Nas’ best. It was better lyrically and I feel it added a lot more to Nas’ legacy than Jigga’s. Intersting enough I felt the songs and the artists guest spots were a tie. Both albums have their not so high almost filler moments.

                       

 

Round 2

Category
Jay-z
Nas
Winner
Title
Watch The Throne
Distant Relatives
 
Lyrics
B+
A
Nas
Production
A
C+
Jay-z
Legacy
A
A
Tie
Chemistry
B+
A
Nas
Songs
A-
B
Jay-z

 

Round 2 Winner: Tie

                        This was a lot harder to grade. WTT and DR are great albums, but I would be quick to tell you that Distant Relatives is a little bit better. However Jay-z and Kanye West had some really good singles on the album. Lyrically WTT was inferior, and vice versa with DR’s production.

 

 

 

 

 

Round 3

Category
Jay-z
Nas
Winner
Title(is not graded)
Blueprint 3
Untitled
 
Lyrics
B+
A+
Nas
Production
A
C
Jay-z
Legacy
A
A
Tie
Songs
A
A-
Jay-z
Use of Features
A
B
Jay-z

 

Round 3 Winner Jay-z

                        These are two great albums, and imo they are actually tied. However Jay’s album had better features by far(and more of them). I also felt that BP3 had a slightly better songs than Untitled.

 


Ok after 3 rounds its Jay-z 1, Nas 1, and a Tie…..therefore I will look at more of their albums going backwards….next time.
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