CNN NAMES NAS 'HIP-HOP'S FINEST MC'

CNN has named Nas"hip-hop's finest MC." In an interview, Nas disagrees that he is the GOAT. He explained, "It's wayyyyyy, way, way too early in our lives. It's great to put a list together, but don't take it too seriously because your list won't matter 10 years from now or 15 years from now. It'll be a different list."

Nas also talked about Biggie being one of the best, saying, "I just think Biggie was something else. He was the Hitchcock of this thing, man. He told you a story. There was a seriousness that came with it that can't compare with nothing."

  • He continued, "To leave us with that kind of music at that young age is exceptional. There's no other word to say. They were bigger than all of us, even today - their music, their sound, their topics. The way the world listened to them was a lot bigger than I would even say myself and the rest of us ... I don't think today we've made an official impact that those guys were just starting to make."

NAS SPEAKS ON THE STATE OF FEMALE HIP-HOP

Nas recently spoke on the state of females in hip-hop. He told Huck Magazine, "I like Azealia Banks, I like Nicki [Minaj]. Those are the girls that are currently in the game. [...] It is women's time but women are under the illusion that they're being blocked, so women have to stop playing man's game when it comes to the artistic sh*t. They have to just go and do it. Stop worrying about where you fit in. Just go and do it."

  • On whether he wishes he would have been more business-minded throughout his career, he said, "No, I don't have any regrets. The way we live is no regrets. Everything is a learning experience and your mistakes, when you go back to look at them, are just moments of being human. Those are my reference points. So I go back to those points. And I love those points when I didn't do well because that meant I was just a human."

LIL WAYNE APPEALS QUINCY JONES III LAWSUIT: According to TMZ.com, Lil Wayne has decided to appeal the jury's decision on his suit against Quincy Jones III. As previously reported, QDIII did a documentary on Wayne's life and career a few years back. Wayne called it "scandalous" and didn't want it released, but Jones released it without his permission. A judge ruled in Jones' favor and Wayne was ordered to pay Jones over $2 million.

MEEK MILL SAYS CASSIDY'S DISS TRACK IS 'BULLSH*T': Meek Mill took to Twitter to respond to Cassidy's new diss track entitled "Bullsh*t." He wrote, "10mins of fiction ..... And an old ass flow that nobody will never play in a car! #yadone atleast ya got back on da radio #saythanks." He added, "In about 50days everyone will forget about ya again .... And we still gone b balling! #rememberthistweet lol... Made n*ggas sit up 2 12:00am for that bullsh*t.... People gotta go 2 work and church tomar!"