NaS don't need no "Ghostwriters". I got love for Dream but she is exazzergated a little. Has NaS used "Co-Writers", sure,
a lot of rappers bounce ideas off each other. Dead Prez did work on production and some of the songs they did with NaS ended up on the "Nigger Mixtape". Also if an artist produces a song, they get writing credit, doesn't mean they wrote lyrics. NaS is a ghostwriter himself. He's written for Bravehearts, Foxy and Will Smith. People use the term "Ghostwriter" too losely. There are a lot of times again people bounce ideas off each other.
NaS been in the game how long? He don't need anyone writing his lyrics. Everyone knows, NaS, Jay and Biggie are ghostwriters. Matter of fact, Biggie is the ONLY RAPPER to have audio evidence of his Ghostwriting which he did not get writing credit for the songs he ghostwrote, he gave it to Lil Kim, Cease and his team. Dream is very close to Jay as she was for Biggie. The Tweet from Dream felt defensive cause the fan was questioning if Jay can make a consious type of record and she was trying to defend Jay by trying to downplay NaS writing. It was a reach of Epic proportions.
http://therapup.net/2008/11/this-is-so-weird/
Biggie rapping Lil Kim and Lil Cease Verses