By Chiagoziem Onyekwena
Outspoken Storm recording artiste Sauce Kid recently caused a stir on the internet when his disparaging remarks about American rapper, Nas landed him in hot water with the legendary rapper’s fans and hip-hop heads alike.
Comparing the Queens emcee’s recent body of work to his more critically (and commercially) acclaimed albums back in the 90’s, the rapper (himself most popular for his ’07 hit Yebariba Samboribo), bared his mind on the quality of Nas’ recent output.
Sauce Kid then went on to compare the Illmatic emcee’s legacy with his old foe Jay Z’s, pointing out that while nearly all the latter’s albums have been considered hip-hop classics, Nas has struggled to match up with the quality of his 1994 classic album Illmatic, adding that Nas’ music lost relevancy all together at the turn of the new millennium.
Sauce suspects Mr Jones might have expended so much energy in wrestling Jay Z to the ground in their lyrical heavyweight match of the early 2000s that when the victory bell was finally sounded, Nas simply had nothing more left in the tank.
To make matters even more interesting, Sauce Kid who is currently basking in the interest his Don Jazzy-produced single Under G has helped generate for his eternally-delayed debut album African American, openly boasted that if he and Nasty Nas were ever to be featured on the same record he’d give Nas a lyrical hiding.
Narcissistic he may be, but Sauce still thinks very highly of another emcee beside himself, his name’s is Ghetto P. Ghetto is a Nigerian rapper and long time collaborator who Sauce featured on the hit single Yebariba Sanboribobo. Sauce Kid named Ghetto P as one of his Top 5 rappers, alongside rappers like Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross in world hip-hop at the moment.
Not done with airing his unpopular opinions, Sauce Kid openly voiced his admiration for Young money rapper Tyga’s music, going as far as comparing it with Nasir Jones’. ‘Nas doesn’t rhyme well, Tyga flows better’, he said.
From that moment on, Sauce Kid became a breathing tweeting target and everybody and their mother, just took aim at him and fired. At first the humorous rapper took it in his stride, barely breaking sweat while returning fire at what seemed like every Nigerian old school hip-hop fan on twitter. But ultimately, all the bile in the air became too caustic for one man’s body to handle. The rapper with a tough exterior and tattoos for arms showed vulnerability for once, cracking and threatening to get off twitter for good.
Fortunately for his followers, Sauce Kid never came good on his threat and all is well once again in twitville, it’s almost as if nothing had happened. But many have been examining the debris left behind at the spot where it all went down and numerous issues have been raised.
So I ask – does Sauce Kid have a right to an opinion about Nasir Jones? Why, of course he does. I do, you do, and everybody does. But in a competitive and super aggressive genre of music like hip-hop, the moment an artiste decides to stick his neck out the window and go against one of his kind, he simply cannot complain when he gets shot and is left to bleed, lyrically. At either rate, a career built on a foundation of controversy will only last so many battles. Those who live by the sword… but I guess beef is really just a part of the game.
There is a thin line between simply airing your opinions and being downright disrespectful. What started out as Sauce Kid airing his views on a subject quickly escalated into disrespect for Nas and his legacy. This won’t be the first time the self-proclaimed ex-gang member would use his Blackberry as a weapon of sorts and his short caustic messages as cyber bullets either. And you know what? Something tells me that this won’t be the last, as well.
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No matter what Sauce thinks of Nas,truth remains he's still one of the greatest rappers alive.He may not be a commercial success but that does not mean he's wack.Hell!, how can he compare him to Tyga! Who is Tyga? Huh?Thats dumb coming from Sauce.
How can sauce go this far? He needs to watch is back n be careful
tyga??? hav more flows than nas??? i dont like nas' music (in fact, im a "jigga-holic"), but that is unheard-of!!! oga watch ursef o
…in fact, what has gotten in2 sauce?? ghetto P?? of all wack rappers?! isnt he d 1 dat was sayin "Shekpe's in d system…" on Yebariba? even a malaria-infected & drowsy Naeto c wud kill him without trying so hard!!! omo mey dis guy no vex me o
Suace kid i like u,but u are passing yur boundary.
the lil yungin b smokin 2 much pulp
It's funny what people will do to sell a few Alaba made CD's.I had respect for sauce kid but clearly the kid has got so much attention in naija, so he is disrespecting .Nas has got a lot to think of than sauce kid
i forgot to add face it with his 1.0 rap skills sauce or ghetto p would not make headlines at amateur night at the Apollo
saucekid an ex-gang member? what gang – "Patito's gang" i believe. I'm nt surprised his rating tyga over nas, jst check out is top 5 list, i need nt tell u he's a joke!
Dude has neva been a rapper to me bt an r&b artiste cos i enjoy only his hooks. his lyrics are jst inaudible (probly coverin up for his lyrical flaws i guess). On Ghetto P am sure he's tryna create a buzz for his artiste.
SAUCE KID IS A MANIAC, u can only verify it on twitter…..he chats bare shit on twitter, i dont rap but i bet my life that i'll shut him up in a freestyle battle….his problem is that he smokes too much weed nd it affects his brain
he finks he is HARD cos he got tattoos, fucking lunatic
mey sauce no go fuck wit Nas bcos………
The writer shuld try n let sauce b aware of all d comment mayb he can at least get back to is senses, is like he has lost it all…WHAT WAS HE THINKING IN D 1ST PLACE
Sauce kid wetin u chop wey come make u dey ova talk…even my younger brother rap pass u…who d hell is tyga or lion
Sauce Kid better be careful.. Who is sauce Kid self.. where him don reach way him dey talk anyhow.. if them catch am, that free visa him take enter usa. them go depot him father come 9ja.. Guy Guy Guy u never even collect best rapper for 9ja , u dey talk anyhow.. U self no good. all america pinkin go beat u for rap lol.. Nas is one of the Best Rapper ever..
I think Nas is good but not great. Illmatic + Stilmatic best he ever done n u call that great? what abt other albums? flops! sauce kid shudn’t have gone as far as he went and he completely shot himself in d foot by comparing Nas 2 rick ross n tyga, what a joker! Lil’ wayne is a horrible twat..he used to be good but now he raps like he’s got a d**k in his mouth. Jadakiss, Styles P, scarface are a few good rappers that coulda been great.
Well is good, 9ja trying to complete with white rapper
I use to Love this fool…..I just hated his stupid arse now……Nas has sold 15million Albums worldwide this dumb don't know jack…..Who told you re a lyrically good? you compare youself with Nas…….Tyga got a good flow if he himself get to write all this ur shit head comments he wud tell u to get your head examined……
Sauckid if you know Porn queen pinkyxxx she is also a rapper I think she rap more than u…Ode oshi bcos Don jazzy don give you beat u come online come run your mouth…..
WE NO FIT RAP PASS OYIBO MAKE WE TALK TRY MEN EHH.. 2SHORT U GET MONTH FOR THIS TALK WE U TALK NA TRUTH …WE NO EVEN FIT RICH THEM SAUCE KID, OK..I BELIEVE SAY NA THE KID WHEN DEY UR NAME NAI COME OUT OF U SO..UR ARE A KID FOR REAL FOR SAYING WHAT U JUST SAY THE THE INTERNET.BETTER TALK TIME.NAS ONE SONG PASS ALL THE MUSIC WHEN U DON DEY SING U HEAR SO
UNDER D WEN U SING WITIN EH MEAN SELF? WHAT ARE U SINGING
Hey Dude..Stop running ur stinky mouth ..U cant compare urself with MI or Jesse Jags not to talk of NAS…U aint got no shit mehn…U good i appre8 dat and why dont you keep ur crack head rap inside ur town pocket dude…Just can see you're a real crack head that mixed up with the bankhead people in ATL…Run ur race clown and stop looking at someone's else race cos you might loose the race…
sauce kid has been smoking too much weed,i said it before,he ain't even among naija's top ten,he's just a dirty boy!
true true talk lmao… da kid is wack… he shld pray to be amg naija top ten first
NOBODY and I repeat NOBODY has the rite to say a word about Nasty nas, he's half man half amazing, didn't freakin sauce kid listen to lost tapes,wasn't he inspired, it is obvious that he's just a shallow minded, shit spittin MC, he needs to apologize publicly to the world, cos even if Nas stops recording, he's music lives forever classic like the air ones….word to the mutha
Well.. Sauce kid u r good and I love u, Ghetto P is also a better emcee and he is not the one saying shepe in d system and was not in samboriboo.. But saucekid went too far wit Nas thing, Menh.. Nas is a king when it comes to lyrics
sauce kid why you start wetin you nor go fit finish?
Sauce has achieved what he wanted: attention. It was just a publicity stunt – as common among upcoming Naija acts (Kelly Hansome, Dampte, Nico Gravity) these days. He's not that dumb.
Nico gravity is not upcoming is here b4 many u know today
Saucekid no get him mind rite @ all totally agree wif yemi!
hey!
Sauce is a maniac seeking attention. What he doesn't know is that his little stunt cost him whatever good graces he had with the discerning public.
How can u call urself a rapper and speak so demeaningly of one of the pillars of hip-hop, the rap mogul in person of Nas? We're all entitled to opinions but remember life is both choice and consequence.
Respect the game.
Word to the author, the Chiaman himself. Good looking on the eloquence and accuracy of this report.
sauce is just a big fool and i dont know why you would even honor this with an article, he's just a dumb rapper who needs to be put in his place soon. very dumb spoilt looser
lmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao… mehnn u bad ooo…u tlk true sha
Sauce at not get him mind rite at all totally agree wif yemii.but god know all thin more than man.
Sauce kid be mindful of 'ur utterances. U r starting what u can't finish.
I'm listening to NAS(i am) ryt now and i really think this numbskull needs to have his head examined.Listened to his so called under G some minuites earlier,the dumbass sauce kid ain't even audible,i've never considered him a rapper,just listen to the wack ass shit he was doing on under G,you call that rap? whoever is decieving this dirty lunatic,obi asika or don jazzy,should think twice.wish he was over here so he can get his dumbass shot at. ewu! yeye!
lmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao i love u mehn…dis comment made ma day…yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh
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Sauce kid,i'll shoot you anytime i set my eyes on you!!!
LMAO i beg oo
Sauce kid' pls go learn how speak, cus u 're moles nigerians outside d country, dont allow 4rinnas to b make bad comment on us anymor.
Godson across the belly, I prove yu lost already sauce…I'm a fan of yu sauce, but I bet yu just ended ur career wid this dumb statement…NAS is a reputable rapper, one of the greatest rapper ever…Even Game said "I'm Biggy am Puff, am Nas and Pac…a rapper like The Game could say that, tell me, who are yu to run your filthy dirty mouf…Be careful boi…
Godson across the belly, I prove yu lost already sauce…I'm a fan of yu sauce, but I bet yu just ended ur career wid this dumb statement…NAS is a reputable rapper, one of the greatest rapper ever…Even Game said "I'm Biggy am Puff, am Nas and Pac…a rapper like The Game could say that, tell me, who are yu to run your filthy dirty mouf…Be careful boi..
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Help me tell sauce kid 2 do jeje.I beg will no want lose u 2.
why do naija public figures enjoi makin completely thotless comments?! first OBJ sed even jesus christ cannot conduct better national elections than maurice iwu. now sauce kid compares nas with tyga & ghetto p. & whats more saddenin is d fact that no serious person lists d dude in naija's top 3 rappers!!! i wonder what next?? p square saying they deserve the best vocal performance by a male in the grammys?!
point if correction,that dirty dude ain't no public figure.NAS is more popular than him even withing his own family if he ever has one!
LMAO!!! omo na so u dey vexx 4 sauce!! LMFBO!!!
4 shizzle eh… i dey feel da dude too… his comment don finish sauce… i sure say if da guy read am he go get nitemares 4 yrs…LMAO… i love naija
Sauce is a great rapper,u don't downgrade him bcus he is also a Nigerian we should be encouragin him bcus if he don well dat means we ' ll be proud of our villa…….u can do it sauce…!!!!!!
Gabby,it's so obvious you know nutin abt rap,sauce a great rapper? hear urself,it's pple lyk u dat also call timaya a great rapper.And talkin of downgrading cos he is a nigerian,M.I,naeto C,da-grin,ice-prince,kel e.t.c,are they ghanians? they are nigerians and they are highly appreciated cos they are tyte,so dnt try 2 promote wack,if u have nutin 2 say then kip ur mouth shut.no sentiments/ethnicity 4 rap.no be barclays english premiership dem dey talk about here!
everyone has a right to whatever he feels or thinks
you are wrong man,not when it comes to rap,maybe you are talking about the english premiership!
i hav 2 second ter kuala on dis 1! even if u wanna say what u feel, at least make it an age long rap argument… like Nas vs Jigga, 2pac vs Biggie, Marshal Mathers LP vs Eminem's entire career (lol), 50cent & eedris (psyche) etc. but 4 a "wrapper" like sauce 2 make such amateur comments (as tyga got more flows dan nas), he deserves d scorn he's gettin.
wannabe sauce kid. his flows are wack!! Why i'm i even talking about him.
cant u tell hiz a kid from hiz name?…he be smokin 2much weed,quit clownin on yurself lil yungin
who is Sauce kid? and from d comments,no one has something good to say abt him.what song did he sing? i need to know him pls
no-sense talk…Sauce kid never sold like "common" Idris Abdulkareem not to talk of top 5 rappers in 9ja….he got coins and little gang of followers….and feeling high to d extent of pointing fingers at d head honcho (Nas)……jst pissed at the noise maker…i lookd at him wth pity in the new vid of sasha's making money dis yr(remix) and u can see he's a shadow of his sambaribobo days.
Sauce uil soon end up singing fuji!
lmao true talk…we go dance to am if he sing fuji..naijaness lmao
SAUCE KID OR WETIN DEY CALL AM,HES A FOOL,ANY SHA,HES STILL A KID,U DIG.COMPARING HES LIL' ASS WIT NAS(GOD SON).NAS WAS WIT LEGENDS LIKE 2PAC AND BIGGIE. BETTER 9JA RAPPERS LIKE(MODE 9,RUGGEDMAN,M I,LEXX) ALL THESE CATS ARE GUD,STILL THEY DARE NOT COMPARE WT DA LEGENG CALLED NASIR JONES. SAUCE CHILD,U ARE LOST. Though i wouldn't lie i enjoyed his Yebariba remix.BUT WATCH UR MAUF BOI
Saucekid you got the stunt you wanted yu Album is coming out soon….Please drop da wack and let us buy…Mofo oshi…..Go listen to IImatic, Godson ko ri e kpe make u fit work on ur flow and lyrics….
Also go and buy Kool Moe Dee….There is god on the Mic….To know what he said abt Nas…..Cos he listed the 50 greatest Mc’s
Incase you don’t know Kool Moe is one of the first ever rappers nomminated for Grammy…..
I tink sauce is okay. Nas is gr8t but we need 2 appreciate our own. I dont c sauce as a rapper. But if he say he is capable let him challeng nasri. Kudòs to sauce i luv him so much
he was appreciated until he blew it with his loud mouth! NAS? not even M.I will dare that,got no sympathy 4 him ass,talking abt appreciating our own,there are a lot of artist's(naija) that are highly appreciated,MI,ice prince,Mode 9,Kel,Naeto.C e.t.c yet they don't go around running their mouth,na sauce kid of all people,guess d shekpe in his system is really working on his brains. No sentiments 4 rap i beg!!!
still tryin to fingure out wat hez really doin in da music industry… rappin or show off… cos he aint no rapper to me… n yea his music is wack!!! datz wat i feel… i listen to M.I, dagrin, jesse jagg, ruggedman, modenine, kel, bouqui, ice prince etc… but sauce is soo not one of dem good rappers…4 show off and tattoo i give it to him
ayt now…oluwaSauce..u dissed Cassidy n peeps sotta ovalukd dat…but now u're calling NAS WACK???DUDE its NASIR OLUDARA JONES u're talkin bout n u're comparin him wit tyga???com'on now i'll pick u ova Tyga anyday n u're puttin him above NAS???i luv ur music man but truth is u no get mouth where NAS dey…..
Sauce y all dis?
sauce is just a kid..and a fool as well
saucekid u know nothing n here u are making so much noice been d best be careful someone will sweep u off ur feet very soon
i guess rapper like sauce runing his mouth. and Nas is the king of rapper and nas is one of the reason why jay z exist today. because nas gave jay z a style to rap on and from there jay z pick up a style call hova. sauce my advice to you is that you should dig the history before you say anything.
diz dude called sauce iz just a kid & dummie as well…i think he needs 2 get off any substance or material he’s indulgin in.
It's all celebrity stunt and wanting to gain attention…..the money NAS has made till date,Sauce kid won't make 1/3 of it till the end of his life…….so why pay attention to his dumbass……he just want us to know he listened to rap when he was in the US…..FOOLISH BOY
saucebaba u no lie nas rap too fake. guy if nas fit win king of ny, well i wonder why my papa no win king of all rapper.
Onyi i think you have listen to too many wack rapperz that you dont know who Nas…..don't listen to singles to rate an artist listen to albums, mixtapes and collaboration with other Emcees…..Ask Jigga emself he know whose da king…..
Guy how you go use Nas compare that small boy wey no dey wash in yansh well. oh i see you and no now that you are and that magi or rather sauce or rather cock sucker and that low life wey no get money wey be say na garri and kuli kuli him take dey maintain for u.s dey talk trash go tell your papaabout about Nas/Esco for life .bloody low life useless idiots and by the way i see the idiot perform for canival for ogba oluwole because him no even get any rhymes he just dey form ilegal forming foolish boy, he better stop to dey behave like fool before NDLA Bust ass make him stop weed the thing no fit him and your papa wey don die
ONE LAST THING TELL YOUR SAUCE KID SAY MAKE HIM DEY COMPARE himself to shanko rashidi because him and your papa no get levels okay and you dare come online dey talk say your papa na rapper of streets ? i wonder waiting your mama go be you no dey shame and i believe say your papa na agbero for third mainland bridge
Shut da fuck op 'onyi' fool…wa u abt Nas??…. His far beta dan jayZ n even sauce's d KID'S generatn… Ha ha diz is so WEIRD!..
i swear am dissapointed with this dude called saucekibaba..i love him so much,but the guy fall my hand..xcuse me sauce,do u know who u referring to?Ur papa go die.
Dat Ass called Sauce-Kid is really a kid and a mistake….He is a typical example dat condoms do fail sometimes n d mum shud better still swallowed him at birth…..He won't even dare me if we have to diss cos i will beat him black and blue den leave him wiv a broken jaw n a story to tell cocksucka…Always actin up n feelin funky…Ogbeke feelin fly
u saucepikin.i never even heard of ya.NAS aint just a rapper-he's a poet,a lyricist, a prophet (if u like).my 11yr old nephew turned a rapper after listening 2 nas' "lost tape' album.who have u inspired?.dumbass crack head!.I love nas.i hate u rite now.
Sauce watever you most be a fool big one at that to ever open ya wild mouth on my nigga nas…ya know notin about rap …wat do ya really say wen ya rap than just runnin ya mouth…u can never turn ya stone to break..Nas is ds bread of rap ..so ya beta feed on him and get wise nigga…
go get a life kid!
Sauce aka da KID… Mehn i feel ur musiq, bt r u crazy??..comparn urslf wif NAS aka da MASTERMINDER… We al ply wif WEED, n mayb u do 2, bt KID ur goin byond ur boundary n probably ur mixn da substance dtz mkn u higher dan cloud9 wif sumfin else!!…
Sauce should get a lyf cos he's not that good.comparing nas to tyga,common grow upm
Sauce kid, you are very very foolish for you to compare your self with the king of new york, idiot, for life you no go fit be like Nas ,NAS the great.
sauce kid(aka SINZU) i trust d guy,i no it cnt neva gt worse til ds extent.
0hGuyz jst tak it easy on him,y dnt u tink reports culd b fake at tymes.cos sauce neva said diz.he luvs nas pas him papa.much respect 2yu al.1luv
Lol……..buh’ well i think yhu deserve all these shit,………. Like yhu got sauce and yhu be talkin shit. You aint even gon compare yo fucken sauced lyrics to mine. Damn! yhu make me wanna clock yo grill>
sauce jus stop it,u ar my best, but dont compare urself to daddy nas
sauce rat u re afool fool to compare ur stupid self to GOD FATHER NAS.NAS IS HIPHOP and HIPHOP IS NAS so go find somtin to say cos i dnt even knw wat u re doin out in the music industry cos i knw na fustration bring u com into the industry babeg fedral govament help him out and give him job animal
Read everyones comments and i can say saucekid what was dat about??…saucekid you’re a gr8 nigerian rapper,concentrate ur ill conceived comments on nigerian rappers where ur opinion matters,talk about MI,Mode9 or someone worth ur while if i must add on ur level,dnt stray so faRaway,its a wrong move thats very bad for business to alienate urself from alot of people that would have been your hard earned FANS…is stupid.
saucekid needs to apologise to his fans for letting them down but moreso for letting himself down by misYarns…
Wow! What tha fuck is wrong with sauce kid? I kind of like that dude,but why will he be comparing rick ross,lil wayne and tyga with Nas. Those cash money rappers that dnt knw anytin apart 4rm saying we got money.come to think of it have he heard of CANIBUS,JADAKISS,LAST EMPEROR,IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE,WUTANG CLAWN, JEDI MINDTRICKS AND VINNI PAZ.Dnt ever think of comparing those wack dudes with Nas. And also dnt ever think of rating those wack niggers among the best rapper!.
I think sauce kid must be insane fo making such comments..sauce can never make any music as good as nas’s worst music or even nas’s trash! That shows sauce knows nothin about hip hop or rap music.does anyone need to tell sauce that nas is a legend!till sauce kid dies..he can never come close to nas! Wat an insane fella!
T̲̣̣̥hĩ̷̊s mumu kid need searious drillin, ℓ̊ bet he must have realise hi̶̲̥̅̊§ mistake by now,foolish boi ,igbo don scater U̶̲̥̅̊я head, even those rappers self know §A̶̲̥̅̊Ɣ nastridamus Na̶̲̥̅̊ђ baba, Na̶̲̥̅̊ђ american govt. ℓ̊ blame ,dem suppose †Φ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ look people b4 dem giv dem visa lottery.foolish kid. Take time ooooo
CincIn abi W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊t̶̲̥̅̊i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ U̶̲̥̅̊ call U̶̲̥̅̊яself U̶̲̥̅̊ must βε̲̣̣̣̥ joking,why have U̶̲̥̅̊ choose †Φ downgrade urself abeg appologise 2 nas b4 something bad happen 2 u
biggie smalls, tu pac, nas, jay z, kanye west, eminem, common, drake and who again…kendrick lamar
Can’t bliv am just seein dis…omo sauce u shallow oooo…compare n diss em olamide,naeto,mi buh don’t go international abeg.even Plies is beta dan u talk mr of Nas..go do distance relatives na.ode