21 Savage catches criticism for calling Nas Irrelevant.
21 Savage had been in the headlines for his new Drake collab album “Her Loss“, and now the rapper trends for his remarks on Nas’ relevancy in hip-hop. During a recent Clubhouse session, Savage stated that Nas is not relevant but has a loyal fanbase. “I don’t feel like he’s relevant,” he said. “He’s not relevant, I just feel like he just has a loyal a*s fanbase & he still makes good music.”
Damn 21 Savage said Nas is irrelevant pic.twitter.com/T7ZLGgRxWd
— ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ (@LAxFLAME) November 14, 2022
After the criticism from the netizens, now Nas’ brother Jungle also stepped into the conversation and took shots at 21 Savage. “@21savage is trash [laughing emoji] glad Nas dropped KD3 so fans can hear real bars, he said and mocking Drake’s lyrics on new album Her Loss. “21 can u do something for me?? [laughing emoji].”
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After Savage’s comments went viral, the rapper clarified his statement on Twitter. “I would never disrespect nas or any legend who paved the way for me y’all be tryna take stuff and run with it [facepalm emoji],” he wrote.
I would never disrespect nas or any legend who paved the way for me y’all be tryna take stuff and run with it 🤦🏾♂️
— Saint Laurent Don (@21savage) November 14, 2022
One of the largest streaming weeks ever resulted from Drake and 21’s collaborative album, bringing in almost 500 million. Drake has topped the Billboard 200 twice this year. His seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, was released in June.
