Thread: The new Nas album

nas is definitely up there... illmatic is one of the best albums there is.. all the new stuff coming out is garbage. i havent listened to his new album yet...

i listen to everything from nas, common, mos def, talib, ol skool run dmc and ll cool j to stuff like lil wayne.. i have to say the classics were the shit..

Lost Tapes was good too, although I prefer this version of "Purple," sick beat.

Originally Posted by carendt242

Turbology, were we separated at birth? obviously, Illmatic is the best rap album ever made (with the best beats ever - DJ Premier in his prime); but It Was Written was incredibly under-praised and over-looked; The Message and Take it in Blood are two of his very best, and most vivid, songs.

And The Firm? Nas & AZ - i lament that AZ has always had *terrible* sappy production; he is one of the greats that has never lived up to his potential, mostly due to horrible music. The Firm (generally) solves that problem. I agree Cormega would have been an asset but i do feel Nature holds his own.

- chuck

+1. Illmatic and The Score are easily the best two hip hop albums ever. Premier is at his finest on that. I'm not a big fan of Untitled though. At least not compared to Illmatic or The Lost Tapes.

I haven't listened to his new album in its entirety, but from what I've heard, I like it.

One that I like a lot from his latest album, 'You Can't Stop Us Now':



And, a classic, IMO:


Edit: What am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by M5Kid

I haven't listened to his new album in its entirety, but from what I've heard, I like it.

One that I like a lot from his latest album, 'You Can't Stop Us Now':



And, a classic, IMO:


Edit: What am I doing wrong?

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and, yes, The Message is a classic...

- chuck

The Message FTW! Lovin' on NAS. The new Album definitely takes me back.

i remembered this "freestyle" (don't believe it) diss on the entire Roc camp when the Nas/Jay Z beef was going on. i think this is actually better than his later Ether response - all to that classic beat:



- chuck

and Thief's Theme is definitely one of the illest rap songs of all time - amazing sample and Nas is on top of his game:


- chuck

This just makes me laugh and smileeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! OH MY GOD!