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Wasn't his mom sick during that time period?
Yes because more Nas theads is exactly what this sub needs.
Can y’all stop with the damn Nas threads.I was in HS during these yrs
Nas was still considered elite during the I Am era...and that album was well-received in real time
Nastradamus changed the perception of him...that's why Stillmatic is the most impt album of his career
Nas went from elite to overlooked to elite again in a 3 yr span
Can y’all stop with the damn Nas threads.
1999-2001 is when Nas, at the time, and in the moment seemed to be flailing
Nastramdamus was poorly received, and some of his higher profile features and verses were for a lot of people too "flossy thug"
The video for You Owe Me, which was popular in late 1999
There was the Jermaine Dupri backed "I Got To Have It", (how could I forget You Owe Me) in 2000, there were a few more around that time, pointed to Nas kind of losing an edge, too much shirt unbuttoned QB piece out, Oochie Wally didn't help, but then you had the excellent verses on that album, plus Find Your Wealth, and Self Conscience
he was still killing verses, doing a weird, Scarface/indie movie/tortured soul thing, on verses like Turn Up The Mics, Let My nikkas Live, Livin Thug, Eye For An Eye Freestyle,
when Jay dropped Takeover, people felt like Nas was severely on the ropes, but Stillmatic freestyle was seen as a return to form
in retrospect, a lot of this was just people being young, and not appreciating the growth and transitions that artists make