Jay Electronica & stic.man Of dead prez Reportedly Ghostwrote Portions Of Nas' "Untitled"

by Sean Ryon

Rumors are circulating that Jay Electronica and stic.man of dead prez ghostwrote portions of Nas' "Untitled."

Allegations of rappers using ghostwriters is commonplace in Hip Hop - everyone from Diddy to Kanye West has been caught red-handed in the act. Now, however, rumors are circulating that Jay Electronica and stic.man of dead prez ghostwrote portions of Nas' acclaimed 2008 album Untitled.
Responding to a follower on Twitter yesterday, journalist Dream Hampton claimed that Jay Electronica and stic.man ghostwrote large portions of Nas' controversial LP. Later, Rappers I Know writer FWMJ Tweeted that Electronica told him in a phone conversation that he had written Untitled's celebrated opener "Queens Get the Money," to which Hampton responded that she heard five additional reference tracks.

 

JusAire Keith N.

@dreamhampton Is Jay really that concerned with losing $ that he cant just say "Fuck my image" and make an Untitled (Nigger album) like Nas?

 

@dreamhampton
dream hampton I think Jay writes what he believes. Nas' "Nigger" album was largely written by Stic of dead prez and Jay Electronica @JusAire

 

fwmj FWMJ

i only know about queens get the money, no clue about the rest of the album RT @big_controversy: @fwmj I just listened to "stay" 4x in a...

@dreamhampton
dream hampton @fwmj you only got a phone call. I heard reference tapes for like, 6 songs. I shed thug tears too. He's a Virgo, and one of my faves.

Stic.man also weighed in on the rumors today through his Facebook. He called Nas "one of the...most prolific original lyricist[s]" in the genre and described their work together as a collaboration rather than ghostwriting. He later Tweeted at Nas, disregarding Hampton's allegations and saying "your work speaks for itself."
"As far as the rumors about myself and jay electronika ghost writing for Nas, let me say this. Nas is one of the if not the most prolific original lyricist to EVER do it," he wrote. "My contributions to his album was a collaboration and an honor and under his direction of what he wanted to convey and say. Haters cant discredit that man’s genuis. Nas is the Don."

@STICRBG
STIC of dead prez @Nas the rumors in the game is for lames, people speaking on things that they weren't even present for. Your work speaks for itself!