Sales matter to artists who need to sell in order to continue getting backing to release albums. That doesn’t apply to Nas as he can fund these albums with his QBVP money.
FreedS[ohh]lave
Banned
Solid 4 mic album.
Nas isn’t at his peak lyrically but can still float on beats
I know iam a cliche 41 year old who misses boom bap rugged beats but I do.
Hit Boy is talented it’s just not my speed. A little too soft/happy
I love the grimy Sh1t I grew up on
Nas isn’t at his peak lyrically but can still float on beats
I know iam a cliche 41 year old who misses boom bap rugged beats but I do.
Hit Boy is talented it’s just not my speed. A little too soft/happy
I love the grimy Sh1t I grew up on
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
I agree 4 mics album at the most
So here's I'm at as a Nas fan
Hit-Boy needs to find his niche his lane as a Producer he's good at studying and emulating past hip-hop producers with a modern twist but it's not him, it's time to do you
Hit Boy and Nas riding on what work, okay cool but now as a Producer it's time for both of them to push themselves artistically on the boards and mic, A Producer should come in with something that challenge the emcee
I want to see Nas grow artistically go and do something artistic that's why I love Pharaoh Monch, Mos Def, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye west, 2pac, Cypress Hill when they came with Elephants on Acid. We are grown our Mid 40's we grow, So Grow
This album is a Victory Lap, 5 Mics not to me y'all have to understand a Great Album and a Classic album is not the same
I played this album 3 times now I'm about to give it a headphone run and but Classic Album's have layers that make it a classic, I keep trying to find something to justify it being a classic but as a hip hop head, music lover I can't find or see it, it's a very damn good to great album. But classic No this is a comfortable victory lap album that's great hip hop
JoelB
All Praise To TMH
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
Whenever these threads inevitably devolve into sales talk and Grammy talk 
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Damn near 50 years old dropping classics
Hip Hop Is ALIVE
Hip Hop Is ALIVE
Mastamimd
Ain't shyt
Damn near 50 years old dropping classics
Hip Hop Is ALIVE
This shyts so beautiful...I really hope some of these artists these days do the same thing.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Too early for rankings/ratings for me but....I really think this is a top 5 Nas album brehs.
Prolific_1011
All Star
Classic.
thekidfromqueens
the best borough
Who else thought on first listen it was Olu Dara riding out the beat on Nobody?
Which album are you taking out of the 5th slot?
Right now my former top 5 was
Illmatic
It Was Written
Stillmatic
Untitled
Life Is Good
Taking Life Is Good out pains me but KD2 is TOO STRONG to ignore