How did J. Cole let Nas down?

J. Cole talks about how the release of his song "Work Out" lead to the creation of "Let Nas Down". Subscribe to the Fuse YouTube channel: http://bit. read more

About “Let Nas Down” The story goes that when Nas heard J.Cole’s radio single, Work Out, he was apparently disappointed in Cole for abandoning lyricism. Now, No I.D. was in the same room when Nas expressed his discontent, and later I.D told Cole over the phone about Nas' opinion of his song. read more

"Let Nas Down" is a song by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole, taken from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song was produced by Cole himself as a dedication to one of his idols, fellow American rapper Nas, with whom Cole was often compared to early in his career. read more

Nas himself has been much more of a storyteller rapper, and Cole always gives Nas his due in his songs, giving him multiple shoutouts, especially in"Let Nas Down". Thus you can see that J. Cole was lamenting how he felt pressured by Roc Nation to release rap for the masses and in doing so betrayed Nas' influence. read more