Lonzo Ball clarifies comments on Nas, 'real hip-hop'

Lonzo Ball angered many with his claims that no one listens to Nas anymore and that "real hip-hop is Migos and Future," including rapper Lil B, who threatened to place his infamous "Based God Curse" on the Los Angeles Lakers rookie.

Fresh off releasing his first rap single, Ball provided some clarification Friday in an interview with ESPNLA 710's Marcellus Wiley and Kelvin Washington.

"They told me that the goal for the next two months was (to get me to listen) to real hip-hop, I replied that's not gon' happen, and the first person who popped into my head was Nas, because obviously he's real hip-hop," Ball said, as transcribed by Complex's Kyle Neubeck.

"So I'm like, nobody listens to Nas no more, which I think is true, because of my friends ain't nobody bumping Nas no more, no disrespect to him. He had his time, I just think it's a new time. And then the next question was, what is real hip-hop to you? And I said real hip-hop is Future and Migos, so that's how it all went down."

So, while Ball maintains that no one he knows listens to Nas, he does still consider him "real hip-hop."