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Originally posted by librasoul22
Lyrically, gotta give it way up for Nas. If only he would go back to Illmatic form.

As far as industry-savvy however, Jay Z simply knows what works. He has somehow managed to straddle the line between mainstream acceptance and street cred. I can't think of one other artist who has done that without ostrasizing one or the other completely.

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