Nas has a go at hats

Nas is shit at it too.



Why can no-one wear a pissing hat any more? It's a really, really straightforward act.

Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead

Then why am I categorising this 'hip hop'?

I think that originally Nas intended this album to be a sort of sign-off from the world of hip hop, but he had a change of heart. His uncle had offered him a job as a cad with the promise that he'd also supply the smoking jacket. All Nas had to do was grow a wispy moustache and then wax it.

Nas managed to operate as a cad for a few days, but the cadding industry has fallen on hard times since its hey-day in the 1950s. While there is much less demand for cads these days, there are still as many vying for the same business, so competition is fierce.

Nas was ill-prepared for such a cut-throat world and when his uncle demoted him to being a mere bounder, Nas jacked it in in favour of an easy life in hip hop.

Rumours that he is thinking of once again forsaking hip hop in pursuit of a career as a fop are, as yet, unsubstantiated.

Nas - God's Son

That's God's Son and not Godson. I'm not totally sure whether this album's all about big JC or whether Nas is claiming to be some sort of semi-deity. It's definitely not about his relation to the uncle or family friend who plays the role of his godfather though.

One song's called 'The Cross'. If we presume that there's a religious bent to this album, then that's probably about that whole crucifixion thing rather than a real-time description of hanging in the air waiting to nod the ball into the back of the net.

Another of Nas's song's is called 'Thugz Mansion (N.Y.)'. I'm going to presume that this is what justified the explicit content sticker. No-one should be exposed to spelling like that. No-one!

Also, just to confirm, this isn't the first lyrical outing for former England cricket captain, Nasser Hussain. It's some other guy. Some Yank. Some Yank called Nas.