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Apr 22, 2008
Did Nas rip off NYOIL? · by Rafi Kam
I know I wasn’t the only one scratching my head when that new Nas song dropped.
The hook is eerily similar to NYOIL’s “What up My Wigger?”, ain’t it?
Over at Unkut, NYOIL provides a prompt and cutting response. Oh hell, he gives Nas some Ether.
Bonus material… Here’s NYOIL performing the song in question during his set at the Stand Up show we helped put together a few months back.
Dude totally played me with the fake-out on the handshake.
We already posted the vid of NYOIL’s heated performance of You’re A Queen from that same night a few months back. Also recommended viewing.
Comments for "Did Nas rip off NYOIL?"
he aint wanna shake no white boy hands. you can change your clothes and no longer be a nigga.
lol.
in all seriousness, while i get what nyoil is saying in that unkut drop, i still dig what nas is doing b/c it at least opens up the dialogue. as ill as nyoil is, he isnt on the level that nas is at right now, and we do need to have dialogue about these issues, so why cut the man down?
— khal Apr 22, 03:49 PM
Download the “9 Wonders mixtape”, mixed by yours truly, which dropped TODAY at nyoil1.ning.com…
Contentertainment at its finest…
— Trackstar the DJ Apr 22, 04:48 PM
“Download the ’9 Wonders mixtape’”
maybe khal’s question just got answered?
— bding7 Apr 22, 05:35 PM
it didn’t get answered at all lol. track is my boy, i featured the mixtape on my site, my question isn’t really in there. no diss to either side.
— khal Apr 23, 10:26 AM
Man.. I didn’t play you on the handshake.. yo’ ass don’t know how to give a real pound and fucked up the flow.. HAHHAHAH
what up fam!!! thanks for the love.. can i get a copy of the show??
— nyoil Apr 23, 09:20 PM
What, I give pounds on camera for a living! Does the word “Chea!” mean anything to you?
Or, I may have spazzed out… It was a stressful evening.
As for the rest, I’ve been trying to get a copy of your set (your set specifically) since December. This whole controversy finally got me a 2nd song from the cameraman / editor.
But yeah, I’ll get you a copy of the whole set once I have it.
— Rafi Apr 23, 09:36 PM
Good stuff fam!!
— nyoil Apr 23, 09:48 PM
NWA did it first on a skit with Eazy E saying those infamous words
— global74 Apr 24, 02:19 PM
its hard to say if nas bit that shit. Respect NYoil doin his thing and i always got Nas’ back so ima give it up for nas cuz he in on def jam now so thats a huge demographic and now that hes releasing an album like this i think its gunna reach the crowd that needs a teacher know what im sayin
— damian Apr 24, 03:41 PM
lenny bruce had an act like those songs nyoil ripped off lenny bruce
— deframon Apr 26, 09:23 PM
heres lenny bruce nigger joke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_y_LaMokGM
— deframon Apr 26, 09:26 PM
Nas’ chorus is from a Detroit Grand Pubahs track (I believe). The original lyrics “I’m a ho, she’s a ho, he’s a ho, wouldn’t you like to be a ho too?”
It’s popular in booty bass/ghetto tech mixes.
— will Apr 29, 01:20 PM