Nas Suggests Jay-Z “Indulged” In Young Girls With R. Kelly In Resurfaced Video Nas spoke to Wendy Williams in 2002. Picture: Getty Images In a resurfaced interview from 2002, Nas spoke to Wendy Williams shortly after the release of R. Kelly's infamous sex tape featuring an underage girl. In light of the viral 'Surviving R. Kelly' docuseries, a video of Wendy Williams interviewing Nas in 2002 has resurfaced. The interview took place shortly after the infamous sex tape of R. Kelly and an underage girl leaked to the public, and hears Nas discuss the controversial singer with Williams. A few months before the interview aired, Nas had dropped his 2001 album 'Stillmatic' which featured the Jay-Z-aimed diss track 'Ether', widely regarded as one of the best diss tracks in Hip-Hop. Nas told Williams that he believed Jay was aware of Kelly's wrongdoings, saying, “I could have showed the R. Kelly video that everybody’s talking about and made fun of it and show pictures of Jay hanging out. "You can’t tell me Jay didn’t see a 14-year-old girl come into the studio and sit on R. Kelly’s lap," he continued. "You gonna tell me he didn’t see no 14-year-old girl come into the vicinity? “You’ve seen it go down. I’ve been around R. Kelly … I’ve been on tours with him. I didn’t see no 14-year-old, but I talked to the man and see there’s a little problem there. He added that Kelly "needs help", saying, "I pray for him. I’m here for the people. I’m here to talk the truth.” Watch the video below. Jay Z is yet to comment on the allegations. Kelly continues to deny all claims against him, which include mental, physical, and emotional abuse, sexual misconduct, predatory behaviour and pedophilia. Kelly's daughter recently took to social media to call out her "terrible" father amid the ongoing controversy, and labelled him a "monster".<doc-sep>Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and Erykah Badu — all of whom worked with R. Kelly over the years — declined to be interviewed for “Surviving R. Kelly,” the Lifetime series documenting the sexual abuse allegations against the singer, executive producer Dream Hampton told the Detroit Free Press. In a separate interview, with Shadow and Act, she said Dave Chappelle, Mary J. Blige, Questlove and Lil’ Kim also declined to speak. “Most people just don’t want to touch it,” Hampton said. “[Questlove] was like, ‘I would do anything for you but I can’t do this.’ It’s not because they support him, it’s because it’s so messy and muddy. It’s that turning away that has allowed this to go on.” In a tweet that he later deleted, Questlove responded, “I always thought Kels was trash. My reason for declining the RKelly docu that I support 10000000 percent is I didn’t wanna be in the ‘good times’ portion of the doc, like stanning for his ‘genius.’ I was asked to talk about his genius. I do not nor have I EVER stanned for him.” Apart from former Kelly protégé Sparkle — whose niece was allegedly in the sex tape that saw Kelly prosecuted and cleared of child-pornography charges in 2008 — John Legend was the only artist to be interviewed for the film. Hampton said, “That makes John Legend even more of a hero for me.” In a pair of tweets posted shortly before the first episode of the documentary aired Thursday night, Legend wrote: “We should all thank my friend @dreamhampton for her very necessary work to create #SurvivingRKelly. These survivors deserved to be lifted up and heard. I hope it gets them closer to some kind of justice. … To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc, it didn’t feel risky at all. I believe these women and don’t give a f— about protecting a serial child rapist. Easy decision. … Also I’m happy to support the work of people like my friends at @ALongWalkHome who have been speaking out on behalf of the survivors for a long time.” We should all thank my friend @dreamhampton for her very necessary work to create #SurvivingRKelly. These survivors deserved to be lifted up and heard. I hope it gets them closer to some kind of justice. — John Legend (@johnlegend) January 4, 2019 The special — reviewed here by Variety’s Caroline Framke — is a harrowing recounting of accusations and allegations against Kelly dating back to the early 1990s. In painful detail, his alleged victims, all of whom were teenaged or in their early 20s when they first met him, talk about a gradual transformation from a charming and seductive suitor to a controlling and abusive dominator. The series explores Kelly’s background, the allegations against him and the way that he has successfully defeated them in court. Kelly has remained steadfast in his denial of any wrongdoing, despite more than 25 years of accusations from multiple women and their families. Parts 2 and 3 of the six-hour series air tonight and Saturday on Lifetime.<doc-sep>
Nas' Stillmatic dropped at the tail end of 2001, and he delivered the most talked about record for the next several years. "Ether" is regarded by many as the best hip-hop diss song of all time. Rappers began to use the term "ethered" to describe how they would annihilate enemies, further solidifying the legendary status of the track. Months after the album dropped, Nas did an interview with Wendy Williams that has only just resurfaced. Wasit deep in the beef with Jigga, Nas lashes out at his nemesis by calling him out for associating with R. Kelly. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly six-part docu-series reexamined the history of R. Kelly's alleged sexual misconduct, but they failed to grab this key sound clip from the Nas interview. “I don't put out no movies, that’s not my style,” Nas stated on Williams' old radio show on New York's WBLS. It appears that Nas was referencing Jay-Z's move of making visuals to take shots at Mobb Deep and others at Summer Jam in 2001. “I could have shown the R. Kelly video that everybody’s talking about, made fun of it and shown Jay hanging out. When Jay and them was in there doing Best Of Both Worlds, you can’t tell me Jay didn’t see a 14-year-old girl come in the studio and sit on R. Kelly’s lap. You gonna sit here and tell me, that working on that album, he ain't never see no 14-year-old girl come in the vicinity?" “You’ve seen it go down," Nas continued. "I’ve been around R. Kelly … I’ve been on tour with him, it didn't last too long. But I been around him. I didn’t see no 14-year-old, but I talked to the man and I seen there’s a little problem there. The brother needs help and I pray for him. But if I sit here and did an album about women with him, I'm definitely maybe indulging in... he had to be indulging in some 14-year-olds. "