Nas Rolling Stone

For the current issue of Rolling Stone, Nas didn't so much provide a "best lyricists of all time" list as the title circulating the net suggests. Instead, he provided an exclusive list of what he sees as some of the more progressive lyricists; progressive in reference to emcees that continue to shape and cultivate hip-hop as a creative craft rather than settle into old formulas. "When I said Hip-Hop is dead a few years ago, I felt we'd gotten away from the great wordplay and storytelling," says Nas... CONTINUE READING ...