Nas and producer Hit-Boy haven\u2019t spoken to each other in three years, despite their successful collaboration between 2020 and 2023, during which they released six albums, including the award-winning *King\u2019s Disease* trilogy. The rift appears to be deep, possibly caused by personal and artistic differences, including rumors about Nas\u2019s attitude toward Hit-Boy\u2019s father, but the exact reasons have not been confirmed. Despite the end of their collaboration, their joint work remains an important chapter in hip-hop history, demonstrating that veterans can continue to grow creatively.<\/em><\/p>\n There's something going on between Nas and Hit-Boy. Something that doesn't add up. The producer has revealed that he hasn't spoken to the Queens legend in three years. Three years. After everything they've accomplished together.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nBetween 2020 and 2023, they dropped six albums\u2014about eighty tracks. Hit-Boy produced almost all of them: the entire *King's Disease* trilogy and the entire *Magic* series. It earned Nas his first-ever Grammy when *King's Disease* won Best Rap Album in 2021. This wasn\u2019t just a one-off collaboration. It was one of the most productive rapper-producer partnerships in the history of hip-hop.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nThat's why the silence feels so heavy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\"We've done a lot of good work, but I don't see us working together anymore,\" says Hit-Boy. He suggests there are \"many reasons\" for the split and calls the situation too personal to discuss publicly. Even Joe Budden weighed in on the conversation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nThis doesn't sound like two artists who are simply going their separate ways. But no one knows exactly what happened. There is a rumor circulating, though. It fits with the limited information available, but it's still just a rumor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nThe claim: Nas was reportedly not interested in collaborating musically with Big Hit, Hit-Boy\u2019s father. That could have led to tension. Nas has not confirmed this. Hit-Boy did not mention it as one of the reasons. However, there is a photo online showing them standing together. Without words, their body language says it all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nHit-Boy has invested heavily in his father\u2014nearly a million dollars, as he revealed in a VladTV interview. Music videos, housing, clothing, travel, studio time. Big Hit was released from prison, and his son tried to help him build a rap career. Things got even more painful when Big Hit got into trouble with the law again and ultimately ended up back in prison, despite having previously been on probation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nFor Hit-Boy, this was more than just making beats for his father. It was about repairing a relationship, building a legitimate business, and breaking a cycle that has affected their family for decades. If Hit-Boy wanted Nas to cooperate and Nas wasn\u2019t into it, Hit-Boy might have taken that personally. But Nas also has the right to make that artistic choice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nThen there's that line from the BMI Awards: \"Death to all suckers and love to all winners and people who believe.\" Nas is part of the biggest beef in hip-hop history\u2014not Kendrick and Drake. He\u2019s a monster when he wants to be. We haven\u2019t confirmed that he was referring to his former studio partner, but the timing is striking.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nThis is Nas. He has earned the right to decide whose music moves him, which beats he wants, and which collaborations make sense. Supporting Hit-Boy doesn\u2019t automatically mean you have to work with his father.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nImportant detail: when *Magic 3* was released in September 2023, there didn\u2019t seem to be any bitter rift. Hit-Boy said he\u2019d be available \"whenever forever,\" and Nas said they could easily make more albums together. That makes the producer\u2019s statement that it\u2019s \"pretty deep\" all the more intriguing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nMaybe resentment arose after the music stopped. Maybe business, money, loyalty, or creative differences played a role. Maybe Big Hit was involved; maybe the rumor isn't true at all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nWhat we know: Nas and Hit-Boy made six albums in three years, haven't spoken since, apparently, and Hit-Boy is no longer interested in collaborating. He refuses to explain the underlying reasons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nUntil Nas or Hit-Boy tells the full story, everything else is just speculation. Their run did, however, change the conversation about veterans in hip-hop. It proved that maturity doesn\u2019t have to mean a decline in creativity. Whatever happened on a personal level, those six albums remain a remarkable chapter in both of their careers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nEnough salt to stick.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nListen & Watch<\/h2>\n