Nas - King's Disease II (Discussion Thread)

[JustCKing]

Rolling Stone never pretended to know hip hop. They sort of always knew they didn’t know shyt

pitchfork I hate as they come with this arrogance that they know hip hop when they’re the types that only got into hip hop post Kanye and don’t know real MCing, the culture

what also I’ve noticed is modern non hip hop culture critics look down on rapping that floats between different subject matters in a verse and prefer where it sticks to a certain subject matter not understanding the free form nature of hip hop rhyming

I have no problems with them reviewing Hip Hop. My issue is when these entities label an album as "the most misogynist album of all time" knowing that it's a Hip Hop album and knowing that it's beating a dead horse discussing misogyny in Hip Hop. Then when Nas has songs where he's uplifting women and talking about relationships in a positive light, only an idiot would write a think piece about an album being the most misogynist album ever.

 

[Slim Charles]

Who else can get on a trap beat like 40th side and not only has the flow for it but does lyrics like this


Damn, I gave the hood classics
Something to open your mind, instead of going out crashin'
How was you real when you hate the real?
My nikka, I'm simply askin'
Can't just talk about the plan, you gotta put it in action
Ain't no pity party for yourself
You gotta get up, rise for your wealth
Can't spend all that time in your feelings
Tryna sympathize with yourself (For real, for real)
Don't nobody owe you, ain't nobody holding you back (Woo)
You stuck in illusions, attached to something that ain’t even that
South Beach, Nassau, Amalfi, Maldives, same beach
Unless you are after somethin' most men just can’t see
Shorty off the block, shorty off the runway, same freak (For real, for real)
We all got the access to open doors like we share the same key
OG talk

 

[Illmagic]

I visualize what it is not what it isn't
We at the mafia table next to the kitchen

 

[Life is Good]

All those who are streaming on Spotify. LET’s KEEP IT GOING!!!!

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Will we ever see a 45+ rapper drop B2B classics ever again

KD3 next August

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Okay, after listening to KDII for like 10 times in a row so far, I can give out my Top 5 tracks lyrically and sonically.

Lyrically:

Moments
40 Side
The Bible
Rare
Store Run


Sonically:

Nobody
Count Me In
Rare
The Pressure
Death Row East

 

[bill]

Nas verse on YKTV is crazy.
"Bag big from laying these ad libs my photo the Jordan logo for this rap shyt" who could argue

 

[HNIC973]

it literally amazes me that the last 4 songs are the least played

 

[JoelB]

it literally amazes me that the last 4 songs are the least played

saw that too, i think people not used to listening to albums all the way like that. Aside from the Lauryn Hill spike, plays steadily decline from track 5 till the end

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Song getting better every time I play it

Gonna request it at the strip club this week

YKTV is the KD2 "Spicy"

 

[bill]

I feel like Hitboy was so confident because he's heard all these lyrics a hundred times at this point. Everytime I listen I find a new gem. Best of Nas always has been that. This album is fukking lyrical!

 

[kes929]

All those who are streaming on Spotify. LET’s KEEP IT GOING!!!!

Agreed. I'm on there currently.

 

[JustCKing]

Why am I getting TPAB vibes from "Nobody"? Loving it.

 

[John Mexico]

Why am I getting TPAB vibes from "Nobody"? Loving it.

I get prime ATCQ.

 

[RasNas]

KD2 is wayyyyyyy better than KD1