m.i.a compares nas and jay-z

In a recent interview, "sri lankan" native singer, M.I.A, compares the musical success of legendary rappers "nas" and "jay-z". M.I.A brought up the fact that 10 years ago a lot of people were arguing on whos was better between jay and nas, and that a lot of people have forgotten about that now. She also said that because it happened that jay-z ended up a more successful artist don't necessarily mean that he is a better rapper than nas.

Below is what she had to say about the two legends:

M.I.A.: I think Kanye is trying to take it into a new realm and he’s sort of putting the artistry back into it and sort of taking it in that direction. I was having a conversation about Jay-Z and Nas and how it was really crazy how they were having this Nas vs. Jay-Z moment 10 years ago and no one really talks about it now.
Jay became the biggest representation of rap music who’s still alive, started dating Beyoncé—everything was so much bigger and better with Jay-Z. I hope people don’t think that that wins. The fact that Nas didn’t become all this sort of stuff changes people’s perception about the music and the work he achieved in his lifetime. I don’t wanna say Jay-Z sold out, but I just feel like we have to wait another 10 years to see what happens. Jay-Z’s ambition was to become like Frank Sinatra, a household name all over the planet, and own a casino in Vegas and stuff like that. And I think Nas was really sticking to knowledge. I still think the biggest point about hip-hop is in there somewhere, what happens to those two artists.