Jan 5, 2017 I think this definitely has some merit. ---'' (AllHipHop Rumors) Hmmmmmmm. It makes you stop and ask, does Hip Hop legend Nas have a great ear when it comes to picking beats? While Nas is certainly regarded as a Hip Hop legend, the emcee is often criticized for allegedly picking terrible beats for his songs. Eminemhas been criticized for this as well. Perhaps Nas raps on beats that match his demeanor, style, and flow etc. DJ Vlad recently sat down withSalaam Remi to get his opinion on Nas’ music and production over the years, especially since Remi has produced a lot for Nas. Vlad has repeatedly expressed that he feels that Nas is one of the worst beat pickers of all time with the exception of ‘Illmatic’. He feels like when he puts out his bodies of his work in comparison to other artists of his caliber, beat wise, his music isn’t consistently as strong as a Jay Z, Kanye, Drake etc. Salaam pointed out that Nas doesn’t care what anyone thinks, and that “beat picking” is not his lane or his zone. He writes to what he actually feels inspired to. He writes and picks his album based on the content of lyrics he’s on, not necessarily what everyone thinks is the hottest beat.... More at http://allhiphop.com/2017/01/04/nas-really-one-worst-beat-pickers/ Thoughts. I definitely agree
Jan 5, 2017 Sick of DJ Vlad's Nas hate train, sure Nas isn't that beat oriented but he's going off of maybe 1 or 1 and 1/2 albums with bad beat selection (some of I Am and all of Nastradamus) and ignoring the rest of his catalog to push his dumb agenda.
Jan 5, 2017 Maybe but Hip Hop is Dead has excellent beats Stillmatic has pretty good ones too can't remember the rest atm
Jan 5, 2017 I was on DJ Vlad's Nas hate train before it was even a thing. Most of his beat selections are terrible but when they click (like in 2nd Childhood and in Life is Good), they really click.
Jan 5, 2017 DJ Vlad needs to focus on the things that he knows about which are namely gay topics and Slim Jesus.
Jan 5, 2017 The correct awnser is Jay Z, I give it to vlad he has some good interviews, but for someone who is "cultured" he says dumb s---.
Jan 5, 2017 No he's overhated in that aspect. If you'll listen to alot of underground s--- from the 90's Nas beats will sound godly compared to that. He's not that good of a beat picker but definitely not the worst unless you compare it to today's production.
