Outspoken rapper Nas has applauded Yoko Ono for reportedly splitting up The Beatles - because she helped John Lennon develop his solo career. The I Can hitmaker is a big fan of Lennon’s music and believes he would not have penned classic songs had he still been a member of the Fab Four. And he credits Lennon’s partner, Ono, for giving her man the courage to go solo. Going against popular public opinion, Nas says, "How could you not love Yoko…? She gave us Give Peace A Chance, Imagine. "When John Lennon left the Beatles, he was able to do that s**t." Nas tells the new issue of King magazine that Ono and Lennon are among his heroes, together with Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan.
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Posted By: jarestel
Date: Sun, May 4, 2008 10:55:17 PDT Unfortunately, John Lennon's solo catalog remains the weakest attempts of the four, including Ringo. "Sometime in NYC" was just awful and though John could always write a decent song when he wanted to, his solo career was filled with too much of the "Nobody understands John & Yoko as artists" junk and not enough music for music's sake. Unfortunately, those without familiarity with John Lennon's solo work tend to think of a handful of singles as being typical of the entire catalog, which it certainly was not.
Posted By: Mike
Date: Fri, May 2, 2008 09:05:41 PDT Nas a fan of Dylan? Who would of thought.
Posted By: elephantman
Date: Fri, May 2, 2008 01:44:14 PDT Maybe Nas is jealous that John had more hits with and without Yoko then he'll ever.And will be remembered ALOT longer then him.
Posted By: Jean
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 08:14:04 PDT Hi nowhereman, That's interesting, I was not aware that yoko ono wrote part of the lyrics to Imagine. If you wouldn't mind citing your source, I would appreciate it. thanks
Posted By: Ohno! Yoko!
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 06:07:40 PDT whuda a strait-up dumbNAss nagga!
Posted By: Nowhereman
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 11:25:06 PDT I'm not a big Yoko or Nas fan, but he does have a point. By John's own admission, a lot of Imagine's lyrics came from Yoko. There is no question she had a great influence on him, like it or not.
Posted By: patti
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 09:32:25 PDT If you don't have anything intelligent to say its best to say nothing at all.
Posted By: EdSullivan
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 06:16:15 PDT It's just this kind of foolishness that keeps our culture divided. It also demonstrates to the rest of the world that Americans have no class, and no regard for truth. Don't do us any more favors, Fool!
Posted By: Jean
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 04:47:48 PDT A misinformed person making statements to the press is the worst kind of idiot.
Posted By: Maccadave
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 04:06:04 PDT What a dope! Where does he get off critiqueing the Beatles music?! Rap is NOT music. Anyone can curse into a mic while a drum machine drones on and on. What a freakin' idiot.
Posted By: Luca
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 02:19:40 PDT what an idiot! An argument based on speculation and myth all together. really the pressstatement you want to make when you consider yourself a serious artist/person. Submit Your Comments About This Article:
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