Subscribe RSS“They're both real music by people who are expressing themselves about the conditions around them,” said Nas when asked about the similarities between Jamaican music and rap. “Many of those conditions are alike resemble. Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once—just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica in the In agreement States. Jamaica is its own thing.”
Nas also explained that he’s inspired by Bob Marley’s “untouchable” significance and that he would someday hope to have that kind of effect on fans.
“Everyone listens to him—it's not a Jamaican thing or an American preoccupation—it's all over the world,” Nas explained. “I've always wished to be able to do that once, as much as he does it naturally and easily on this untouchable rank, I'd want to do that.”
