Destined-2-Shine_HNIC
All Star
Took this nikka 30 years to realize hot beats matter and it wasnt a moment too soon. Album fire.
Salute Nas!
Salute Nas!
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Yup it sounds like the type of shyt “underground” heads wanted Nas to rap on for years. Reminds me of Momma off TPAB, with Lalah Hathaway’s vocals weaving in and out.
Nas dropped a classic album in 2021. Incredible
If Nas dropped his drawers you’d call it a classic
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Some of these beats sounded like something Skyzoo and Little Brother would’ve rapped on years ago, and that’s a major compliment
He was probably in the studio with Jungle and some QB dudes for 30 years telling him that them beats and shyt was fire tho, lol, can't overlook that...
Now he has a legitimate musical genius in Hitboy in there with him for the entire creating process meticulously crafting and orchestrating things musically for him, all he has to do really is what he is known for, come with the lyrics. Not to mention their musical chemistry is perfection.
The only bad thing is I just wish he met Hitboy a long time ago,
Y’all smoking boat like shyt thinking Death Row East got a lackluster beat
I did the biggest fist pump when I first heard it. This is the production I’ve wanted Nas on for years.
I'm running this shyt back again right now. Amazing album
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
So far her verse hits the hardest. It is what it is.
HabitualLineSteppa
....Fuh Q.
I haven’t been posted in The Booth in years but I had to throw my hat in the ring...
King’s Disease II: I’m not being a hypebeast with what I’m about to say:
Nas could legit win Album and Record of the year with this joint. It’s virtually flawless. No BS.
It’s sad to say but I was waiting for, in typical Nas fashion, to “phone in” a verse or two around the third or fourth song, drop a couple of dope cuts, an iffy joint, and then finish strong.
That “Moment” never happened. The gems on EVERY SONG, the introspection, the HONESTY, the story telling, the fly shyt, the boss talk, the education. Breh.
He wrote every line with absolute intention. Again, he didn’t “phone in” on a single track.
This album is truly for mature adults only and it’s a Hip Hop masterclass.
Well done, Nasir Jones. This one will never leave my rotation.
Sidenote:
Jay X Ye
Curren$y X Alchemist
Nas X Hitboy
The Clipse X Neptune’s
Freddie Gibbs X Mad Lib
These tandems are undefeated. No argument needed because it would be futile.
King’s Disease II: I’m not being a hypebeast with what I’m about to say:
Nas could legit win Album and Record of the year with this joint. It’s virtually flawless. No BS.
It’s sad to say but I was waiting for, in typical Nas fashion, to “phone in” a verse or two around the third or fourth song, drop a couple of dope cuts, an iffy joint, and then finish strong.
That “Moment” never happened. The gems on EVERY SONG, the introspection, the HONESTY, the story telling, the fly shyt, the boss talk, the education. Breh.
He wrote every line with absolute intention. Again, he didn’t “phone in” on a single track.
This album is truly for mature adults only and it’s a Hip Hop masterclass.
Well done, Nasir Jones. This one will never leave my rotation.
Sidenote:
Jay X Ye
Curren$y X Alchemist
Nas X Hitboy
The Clipse X Neptune’s
Freddie Gibbs X Mad Lib
These tandems are undefeated. No argument needed because it would be futile.
Prolific_1011
All Star
One of the most underrated aspects of Nas is how he delivers his rhymes. Aside from the imagery in his rhymes, his delivery makes him unique. On KLD2 his delivery is different on every track, almost. And they all sound dope!
He'll deliver a rhyme and you'll be like "yeah only Nas can deliver that rhyme that way". It's part of what makes him Nas. It's amazing.
He'll deliver a rhyme and you'll be like "yeah only Nas can deliver that rhyme that way". It's part of what makes him Nas. It's amazing.