If you condense ‘Reasonable Doubt’ down to an ‘Illmatic’ size track list … what tracks would you take off and would it be better than Illmatic?

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

I was gonna say Makaveli but you can play Illmatic at a wedding or funeral and you can't do that with Makaveli

wtf is playing illmatic at a wedding or funeral???

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

I was gonna say Makaveli but you can play Illmatic at a wedding or funeral and you can't do that with Makaveli

you’ll hear hail mary & toss it up before you hear anything from illmatic

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

i'd take off every track.

Came to say exactly that

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Hov stans are desperate

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Hov stans are desperate

Who'd win an arm-wrestling match on the Hard Knock Life Tour? Jay-Z or DMX?

 

[ISO]

Oh look another Nas vs. Jay thread

And by the way Nas was 20 turning 21 when Illmatic came out not 17

 

[papa pimp]

Oh look another Nas vs. Jay thread

And by the way Nas was 20 turning 21 when Illmatic came out not 17

Is this some sort of gotcha attempt? The recording of the album started in 92.

Also at dude listing every 4/5 90s album he can think of

 

[ISO]

Is this some sort of gotcha attempt? The recording of the album started in 92.

Also at dude listing every 4/5 90s album he can think of

Nas wasn’t 17 in 1992. He was 18, 19 years old.

When did RD writing and recording start?

That’s that stan war shyt mans said Nas was 17 and Jay was 26

Let both bodies of work and artist stand for their selves and stop the bullshyt

 

[papa pimp]

Nas wasn’t 17 in 1992. He was 18, 19 years old.

When did RD writing and recording start?

That’s that stan war shyt mans said Nas was 17 and Jay was 26

Let both bodies of work and artist stand for their selves and stop the bullshyt

Oh my god he was 18 not 17


Everybody stop the presses.

BTW Live at the BBQ was 1991. So yes, Nas was a teen when he broke through and Jay was much older when he finally made noise.

"Let both bodies of work and artist stand for their selves" doesn't mean scrapping context around the albums but the complete opposite which @Whips-n-Chains has explained well through out this thread.

 

[Surreal]

Nas wasn’t 17 in 1992. He was 18, 19 years old.

When did RD writing and recording start?

That’s that stan war shyt mans said Nas was 17 and Jay was 26

Let both bodies of work and artist stand for their selves and stop the bullshyt

Nas was making demos and getting free studio time in 89/90 when Rakim didn't show up

 

[mobbinfms]

wtf is playing illmatic at a wedding or funeral???

Insane. Everyone knows you play Cradle to the Grave off the Infamous at a funeral, not Halftime

 

[Mastamimd]

No, it wouldn't be better

RD is a product of revisionist history...classic albums are received as that in real time...if Jigga had a brighter star at the time, I think RD would be as revered in real time and after like OB4CL...but the fact is Jigga was an afterthought when he dropped

Objectively, the 9 best songs on RD are: D'Evils, Dead Presidents, Feelin It, Can I Live, Politics As Usual, Can't Knock The Hustle, Friend or Foe, 22 Twos & Bring It On

No, that's not better than Illmatic...Nas style birthed RD

There are a lot of albums that we consider classic that we were wrong about.

 

[Mastamimd]

wtf is playing illmatic at a wedding or funeral???

To Live and Die in LA would go crazy at a wedding as well

 

[ThirdAct]

Who'd win an arm-wrestling match on the Hard Knock Life Tour? Jay-Z or DMX?

Make a thread on it. And we need a thread on Nas braids vs Jay's dreads too

 

[Lurkio]

I was gonna say Makaveli but you can play Illmatic at a wedding or funeral and you can't do that with Makaveli