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Nas Writes Novels
Shallow:
Here's my prediction; It'll be a half assed second rate crime story, and all it'll bring out a bunch of fools who have never read a book outside of high school calling Nas a great author, eventhough they have no one to compare him to.
Then about 1 month after the book is released Infinite will start a thread called; "Hemmingway is overrated and Nas shits on him in every way", claiming that Hemmingway could never understand the streets like Nas does. This will lead to a bunch of other posters calling out Infinite and stating how he grew up in an all white town of about 3000 people, ETC, ETC, ETC.
That's my prediction anyway.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Shallow on March 02, 2005, 08:39:15 AM ---Here's my prediction; It'll be a half assed second rate crime story, and all it'll bring out a bunch of fools who have never read a book outside of high school calling Nas a great author, eventhough they have no one to compare him to.
Then about 1 month after the book is released Infinite will start a thread called; "Hemmingway is overrated and Nas shits on him in every way", claiming that Hemmingway could never understand the streets like Nas does. This will lead to a bunch of other posters calling out Infinite and stating how he grew up in an all white town of about 3000 people, ETC, ETC, ETC.
That's my prediction anyway.
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If Nas is able to get "a bunch of fools who have never read a book outside of highschool" to read his book and love his book, then that would be a praiseworthy achievement for Nas. That would mean that he was able to reach out and touch people intellectually who otherwise had been reduced to video games and television. This would put Nas above Hemmingway in many ways because Hemmingway doesn't have much appeal with "the fools who have never read a book out of highschool".
I've never read Hemmingway so I don't know how good he is, but I will definitely be checking out Nas' book when it drops.
white Boy:
cosign with smartass and shallow..
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Muharram 1426 A.H. on March 02, 2005, 11:20:03 AM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on March 02, 2005, 08:39:15 AM ---Here's my prediction; It'll be a half assed second rate crime story, and all it'll bring out a bunch of fools who have never read a book outside of high school calling Nas a great author, eventhough they have no one to compare him to.
Then about 1 month after the book is released Infinite will start a thread called; "Hemmingway is overrated and Nas shits on him in every way", claiming that Hemmingway could never understand the streets like Nas does. This will lead to a bunch of other posters calling out Infinite and stating how he grew up in an all white town of about 3000 people, ETC, ETC, ETC.
That's my prediction anyway.
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If Nas is able to get "a bunch of fools who have never read a book outside of highschool" to read his book and love his book, then that would be a praiseworthy achievement for Nas. That would mean that he was able to reach out and touch people intellectually who otherwise had been reduced to video games and television. This would put Nas above Hemmingway in many ways because Hemmingway doesn't have much appeal with "the fools who have never read a book out of highschool".
I've never read Hemmingway so I don't know how good he is, but I will definitely be checking out Nas' book when it drops.
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First off, I just want to say I was just joking around.
Secondly, if people pick up Nas's book and enjoy it it'll be because of predertimened thoughts and biases towards Nas and/or the story will be stupid and simple with nothing behind the content. The most easiest books to read are the most enjoyable to new readers because new reasers don't take the time to look at hidden meanings, symbols, themes, etc. New readers just like a fast moving plot with action and maybe a touching moment near the end to make them think they just read something beautiful, so they think it was good. Experienced readers look back upon books they really liked when they were new readers and are appauled that they thought what they read was a good book.
To simplify it for you; just because a bunch of people who are fans of Nas the rapper pick up his book and initially think it's a true work of art does not make it a good book, or Nas a good writer. Now, I could be wrong and Nas could write a great book, I just doubt it. And there is no way he'll become a Hemmingway or Dickens.
Hemingway doesn't have appeal to the new generation because when he was writing, the book was the chosen medium of entertainment. If Hemingway was born 50 year later in 1949, he most likely would have become a film maker. You should take these things into account before you spew out your ignorant statements. People don't read books anymore because the movies has replaced books. James Cameron in 1700 would have been an author or a playwright, and William Shakespeare would have been a director/screen writer in 2000. It has nothing to do with the ability of the artist. I hope you realize this now.
Sikotic™:
I'm interested. Nas has great ideas.
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