It's everything you wanted, but 10 times, that's your success. I feel I got a lot to do with how the rap game is now. I know I'm a major part of this shit, but everybody's a major part. The hip-hop world was Nas's oyster after spitting the preceding rhyme, and the young MC settled a bidding war by signing with Columbia through the consulting assistance of 3rd Bass rapper MC Serch. Unifying rap music listeners and single-handedly terminating the crippling bicoastalism reigning during that 1996 period, Nas also enlisted the Track Masters, Premier, L.E.S., Live Squad and Havoc of Mobb Deep, broadening his sound and fanbase.
Some people are young, some people are old and work for a living.
Some people hustle on the block all day, and they vibe don't come from jumpin' around and laughin'. So that's more stuff they could relate to. No doubt you gonna get tired of hearing disco records all day. You don't wanna be in your box or in your crib listening to fuckin' disco records. At the same time, you still gotta entertain those millions of people who want that.