Agreed that it's not touching GKMC, TPAB or S.80...but eh, I think I'm ranking it above DAMN. That album didn't do shyt for me. Aside from "Element" and "Duckworth".
these are the only songs i listen to as well. nothing else
damn is a very good album
Lol at "you could argue Kanye". nikka Ye is really the only right answer. nikkas still crying for more chipmunk soul but he won't give it to them and is still one of the top three selling artists in hip hop after a 20+ year career.
I would say that bigger Nas comp is when he did It Was Written after the “holy grail” hip hop blueprint album iLLmatic... That's the type of shyt I appreciate and while nikkas will get mad at you in the beginning those records end up standing the test of time
It really is because you (for lack of better words) train your audience to be prepared for anything...early ...which gives you way more freedom as an artist along the path of your career instead of being trapped into one soundscape... Like for example after outkast dropped Atliens and it worked following the critically acclaimed first album you couldn't tell them nikkas nothing musically ... Their audience allowed them to experiment and it was almost expected from that fanbase... Yeah they may have lost a few day ones but ultimately the music was enriched
If the bars are even "his".
