What did Jim Jones say about Nas? Dipset rapper responds to being compared to his industry senior

Jim Jones from the hip-hop trio Dipset shared his thoughts about being compared to rapper Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, aka Nas. Jim appeared on the Joe and Jada podcast recently.

As they talked, host Fat Joe mentioned that he had seen a clip on Instagram where someone compared Jim to Nas, due to their similar hits. Fat Joe noted that Nasir was considered a God in his era, and Jim agreed to the same, while adding:

“I admire Nas but remember Nas first record The Barbeque came out when I was in 11th grade. So, Nas was my idol when I was young.”

Jim Jones went on:

“I was a superior Nas fan. Period. I never take that away from him but as then as I got in the game, you got to realize that the rivals would be idols and not to take anything away from that, I developed my own style in my own lane that these kids start to gravitate towards to the same way I gravitated towards Nas when I was younger and things like that. It’s a whole different generation.”

Jim Jones said his son didn’t even know a single Nas song. He believed people misunderstood or overlooked his achievements in the rap industry. While he acknowledged that many artists had done impressive work, he reminded others that he also had a strong catalog of his own.

He pointed out that he had earned gold and platinum records and albums under his name and encouraged people to compare his chart history with that of other artists to see his accomplishments.

Jim Jones called himself a fan of Nas

Jim Jones said he wanted to show the numbers to compare his success with others, suggesting that if someone looked up Nas's Billboard entries and then his, they would see his point.

Host Jadakiss added that the hip-hop community often struggles with properly recognizing and respecting the contributions of those who came before, admitting that even he sometimes falls short in that regard. Speaking of Nas, he said:

“As a fan, one of the biggest fans of Nas, I know one of his albums, word for word, back and forth like that was my era when I was first coming outside and things like that and Nas had wrote the playbook for how he was running the streets and things.”

The conversation then got heated up, and Fat Joe broke in, recalling a past moment where Jim Jones was praised for being a family man who never made excuses, even during hard times.

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He asked Jim if that moment reflected his determination to rise again and if he felt good about where he was now. Jim Jones replied that the interview reflected his mindset at that time and what he knew he had to do to move forward.

He said he still had the same drive, was emotional and passionate, and felt the need to defend himself because no one else would. He added that he faced both wins and losses on his own.

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