Nas' Options

Whut Tha Bizzness Is? Yo, your XLB is back in the house to give you a piece of my ever running mind again. The new topic is everyone's favorite QB big dog N-A-S.

Now if you have not heard by now big hommie Nas is a free agent and looking for a new home. Nas, if any one has been counting has been at Columbia/Sony for the last twelve years. Twelve years is too damn long to be at a record label that barely supports anything you put out! If there is a random chance that you stumble on to this Nas listen to me...LEAVE! You are a talented brother you can get the backing you deserve. Mr. N-A-S has a couple of options and I am going to break them down for you.

Option one is that Nas could go over to Atlantic Records. Now from what I am hearing he has been in talks to move over there. Now here is my personal opinion...DO NOT GO TO ATLANTIC, I repeat, DON'T! I am going to break it down and tell you why.
Atlantic Records has a pretty nice hip-hop squad. The team includes Bump J, Fat Joe, D4L, Fabolous, Elephant Man, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Juvenile, Lil Kim, Little Brother, Lupe Fiasco,Missy Elliott, Nappy Roots, P$C, Paul Wall, Rupee, Saigon, Sean Paul, T.I., Trick Daddy, Trina, Twista, Wayne Wonder, and Webbie.

Now four of these artist are dancehall artist, but are still hip-hop. Here is the thing about Atlantic, as many hip-hop artist as they have, this would not be the best environment for Nas. Most of the artist after a while will not get the backing that they deserve...like Little Brother and Handsome Boy. And from what I hear F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S has already made his way over to Def Jam, meaning he was not very happy at Atlantic. As nice as this roster may seem, it's only okay. Fat Joe's last album did not go over so well, Bump J and Lupe may or may not come out, Juve is just chillin', Nappy Roots fell off the face of the earth, D4L and Webbie just seem like quick money, T.I. is great and will be around for a long minute, but P$C leaves something to be desired, Lil Kim is in prison for a year and a day; so when she comes back who knows if she will have a deal, Missy is sounding like a broken record, Trick is O.G.; he'll make it, Trina is going strong and sexy(Lil Wayne you lucky somma),the four dancehall artist there will always have a fan base, and Twista, if he loses his deal he will probably go to Roc-a-fella. This is a unstable label, Nas will feel like a caged animal.

Option two is Def Jam, I mean just look at who is big boss over there.....Jay-Z! Just a week ago him and Nas officially eat the beef and proved two kings can own New York. Lets break down Def Jam's hip-hop roster.

There is Method Man, Redman, Joe Budden, DMX, Ghostface, LL Cool J, N.O.R.E, Juelz Santana, Slick Rick, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Shawnna, Freeway, Foxy Brown, Kanye West, Peedi Peedi, Memphis Bleek, Rev Run, Beanie Sigel, the Roots, Teriyaki Boyz, Tru Life, Aztec, Sam Scarfo, and rumors have it Jadakiss, Fabolous, and the Lox, and last, but not least Jay-Z himself. Break down time, Jay-Z, if everyone his been watching him the past few months has been loading his gun sort of speak. Meth and Red are crazy and the best of the best on the label, DMX has auto problems and needs to work those out, Meth's Wu-Tang Brother Ghostface is dope and continues to go strong, Joe has been chillin' hard and I'm starting to worry if his new album will ever reach our ears, Luda is bringing the whole DTP with him; so that is making Def Jam even stronger, N.O.R.E he's a G, he's a G but laying quiet, the Roots are dope all the way around and are not going anywhere, LL has been there since 1985 he is not going anywhere and working on something new as we speak, Kanye is the biggest artist on the label and is bring G.O.O.D Music, TB is going to bring the Japanese funk to the U.S., Juelz and Jeezy are becoming the next Red and Meth; well trap versions anyway, Fox Boogie is losing her hearing; as of right now she is playing bench, Slick and Rev Run bring the Old Skool element to the label, Sam is Def Jam' s future, Freeway, Beanie, Tru, Aztec, Memp Bleek, and Peddi are the future of the Roc Army, and Fab, Jada, and the Lox make nice new family members.

Nas belongs here....by now your head should be cocked to the side looking for answers. Here are your answers; with all the new blood at Def Jam, Nas could really spread his wings and come up with some creative music with these artist. A big plus is Kanye is there, even though he said he is no longer making beats for people I think he will change his mind when it comes to Nas. And with talks of a Nas and Jay-Z album, this only seems like the natural choice. So lets be wise Nas, go to Def Jam please! It will be the best choice you will ever make as of right now. Lets bring New York back!!! NY STAND UP!!!

That boys and girls is my mind and all rulings are final, I'm out like a light. One.