Nas on modern rappers: “There’s no one keeping me up at night”

nme.com:

Nas has weighed in with his opinion of the contemporary rap scene, admitting that none of the newer generation are “keeping [him] up at night”.The rap icon, who made his debut with 1994’s seminal ‘Illmatic’, revealed his opinions of the current crop in a new interview with The Financial Times.“I appreciate what’s out there, but there’s no one keeping me up at night,” he said. “I hear a new rap record and think it’s great, but I don’t listen to it the next week.”However, he went on to reveal that he had been impressed by the late Pop Smoke – who was tragically shot dead during a home invasion in Los Angeles last year.“We were happy to see that young king come up.