The success of fellow East Coast act The Notorious B.I.G. at the awards show sent a message to Nas to change his commercial approach, resulting in his hiring of Steve ``The Commissioner'' Stoute as manager. While Illmatic attained gold status, Stoute convinced Nas to aim his efforts in a more commercial direction for his second album, after which Nas enlisted production team the Trackmasters, who were known for their mainstream success at the time.
The success of fellow East Coast act The Notorious B.I.G. at the awards show sent a message to Nas to change his commercial approach, resulting in his hiring of Steve ``The Commissioner'' Stoute as manager.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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nsubj
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success
success
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
amod
Degree=Pos
fellow
fellow
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
East
East
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Coast
Coast
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nmod
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
notorious
Notorious
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
B.I.G.
B.I.G.
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NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Plur
award
awards
NOUN
NNS
nmod
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
send
sent
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
message
message
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Nas
Nas
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
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VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
commercial
commercial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
approach
approach
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
result
resulting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
hiring
hiring
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Steve
Steve
PROPN
NNP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Commissioner
Commissioner
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Stoute
Stoute
PROPN
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case
as
as
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nmod
Number=Sing
manager
manager
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NN
punct
.
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While Illmatic attained gold status, Stoute convinced Nas to aim his efforts in a more commercial direction for his second album, after which Nas enlisted production team the Trackmasters, who were known for their mainstream success at the time.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Illmatic
Illmatic
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NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attain
attained
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
gold
gold
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
status
status
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stoute
Stoute
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
convince
convinced
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Sing
Nas
Nas
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
aim
aim
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
effort
efforts
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
commercial
commercial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
direction
direction
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
after
after
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nas
Nas
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
enlist
enlisted
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
team
team
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Plur
Trackmasters
Trackmasters
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
mainstream
mainstream
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.