KD3 >>>> King Disease 2 >>> King Disease 1..... But Why? Because.....

[Dolo]

Im feeling 2 more right now but I still love 1 too and it didnt have a moment as bad as Eminem verse to me, and YKTV not that bad but i'd prolly take every song on 1 over it

 

[MoneyBags]

2 is better but my fave song off either is Blue Benz, that shyt puts in a zone

 

[NoHalfWay]

he aint really step his flow or lyrics up, he still on late-career autopilot like the last few, i'm not really gonna bump much of this except the Lauryn feature. The beats are proper, its just him not being motivated to really rap that wild anymore. Just some steady flow, expensive references without depth of why thats particularly fly, a few grown statements, a few popular meme phrases to show he's "in touch with the youth" -- not anything particularly Nas-ish impressive from Nas rapping. The beats are fire, thats still not the problem, its just the rapping. its literally not any better rapping than Polo G or G Herbo are doing acceptably right now, except that he's got the good legacy to glide on


At least his sex references arent as cringey now. Im happy for him that he's rich and comfortable. His most impressive verse recently was the new ending on the finished Life Is Like A Dice Game

I’ma hear you out on this, cuz the first few tracks when I was listening I was feeling the same way. I felt like he was just cruising

It’s his signature multi-syllable flow. He flows a lot slower on average than he used to, and he doesn’t stress intricate rhyme schemes as much as before.

But then I kept listening to the album… Nas is still that dude, he still has elite bar structure, delivery, and voice is still iconic.

 

[ThirdAct]

Production is better on II even though I has dope beats - truthfully Hit-Boy spazzed on this and showed why he's an elite, in demand producer. I mean the beat switches, the nuances and layers. Nas is Nas, forever the GOAT, always dropping gems - but I like how he experimented with different flows a bit more on II.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Im feeling 2 more right now but I still love 1 too and it didnt have a moment as bad as Eminem verse to me, and YKTV not that bad but i'd prolly take every song on 1 over it

Ya I wasn't feeling YKTV either as much as everyone else

 

[Controversy]

On first listen I thought both albums were close

a cpl says later and after listening on proper headphones, I have KD2 comfortably ahead of KD

 

[Pete Wrigley]

he aint really step his flow or lyrics up, he still on late-career autopilot like the last few, i'm not really gonna bump much of this except the Lauryn feature. The beats are proper, its just him not being motivated to really rap that wild anymore. Just some steady flow, expensive references without depth of why thats particularly fly, a few grown statements, a few popular meme phrases to show he's "in touch with the youth" -- not anything particularly Nas-ish impressive from Nas rapping. The beats are fire, thats still not the problem, its just the rapping. its literally not any better rapping than Polo G or G Herbo are doing acceptably right now, except that he's got the good legacy to glide on


At least his sex references arent as cringey now. Im happy for him that he's rich and comfortable. His most impressive verse recently was the new ending on the finished Life Is Like A Dice Game

Unpopular opinion like a muthafukka

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

2 is better but still feel like it had some filler they shoulda cut. EPMD and YKTV for sure. And shoulda cut either No Phony Love or Brunch on Sundays. Or both. The samples on both of em are cheesy as hell. Sounds like hitboy found one of them free summertime soundpacks off splice and looped some shyt up real quick. They're not even "bad" songs just mad ordinary and hella cringey


And they kinda killed the momentum of the 2nd half. It was damn near perfect. But after cutting these 4 tracks the album is a straight playthrough.

 

[mbz]

It is his best album since Distant Relatives, so hell yeah.

 

[DontEemTry]

I prefer KD1 personally.

 

[head shots101]

Ya I wasn't feeling YKTV either as much as everyone else

Still didn’t finish that song

 

[god shamgod]

I’ve played this album pretty much non stop since Thursday night

pressure
My Bible
Death row east
Nas is good
Store run
1st part of rare

All dope , the rest of the album I don’t fukk with. It’s better than the 1st one

 

[Playaz Eyez]

The beats are better and more consistent. Nas and Hit-Boy developed even more chemistry and it very much shows.

 

[Cyborg11]

he aint really step his flow or lyrics up, he still on late-career autopilot like the last few, i'm not really gonna bump much of this except the Lauryn feature. The beats are proper, its just him not being motivated to really rap that wild anymore. Just some steady flow, expensive references without depth of why thats particularly fly, a few grown statements, a few popular meme phrases to show he's "in touch with the youth" -- not anything particularly Nas-ish impressive from Nas rapping. The beats are fire, thats still not the problem, its just the rapping. its literally not any better rapping than Polo G or G Herbo are doing acceptably right now, except that he's got the good legacy to glide on


At least his sex references arent as cringey now. Im happy for him that he's rich and comfortable. His most impressive verse recently was the new ending on the finished Life Is Like A Dice Game

Responding to this as a huge Nas fan and a huge fan of KD2...

100% spot on. Nas flow just ain't been the same as back then, obviously. Nas best attribute was his laid back, smooth, effortless multisyllable flow.

He is alot more slow and choppy with it now. Nas back then could save songs with whack beats and make them listenable and quality by killing it with the bars.

Now that he's on consensus clean production, it kinda sucks that we aren't getting top tier esco verses/concept tracks, even though I believe hes still capable of it from listening to some of his recent features.

I still think Nas if motivated enough can create a project on the level of God Son, a criminally underrated project imo.

That being said I love KD2 and feel it's MILES better than KD1. Only songs from KD1 than match up are The Cure, 10 Points, and The Firm track

 

[Yapdatfool]

Ya I wasn't feeling YKTV either as much as everyone else

This was the only reason I kinda liked the track: