Nas - King's Disease III (Discussion Thread)

[EA]

Just finished listening to this in the gym, this album is brilliant. I don’t know what’s gotten into Nas but there are pockets on this where he’s rapping like the IWW days

So far, my standout tracks are Reminisce, First Time, 30, Thun & Once A Man, Twice a Child.

Can’t wait to listen to this again in the car.

 

[419scam]

Beats trash as usual, pair nas with alchemist or so and he might be able to do a classic album again after his last in the mid 90s

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Beats trash as usual, pair nas with alchemist or so and he might be able to do a classic album again after his last in the mid 90s

STFU

 

[419scam]

STFU

Voice and bars are still there obviously

 

[Thief's Theme]

Once a Man, Twice a Child is one of Nas best songs imo

it's vintage Nas but grown up and wise af

I'm glad there are no features

but Scarface on Once a Man would've been perfect if he did it with features

 

[prophecypro]

this album makes me wanna drop a rack at the Aime Leon Dore store

 

[Thief's Theme]

Thun is like IWW Nas

its fukking amazing that he can just turn that on like a button

and one of my favorite Hit beats

 

[mbz]

My Personal Top 5:

Pac
Big
Nas
Em
Cube

One of those ain't like the others

 

[Jamaro85]

Interesting seeing Nas acknowledge/question the stream game and the driving force that it is behind "sales" today:

"What's the cost of a CD? When 1,500 plays is one sale"

But also acknowledge that he isn't going to play the games that a lot of artists/labels probably play with boosting streams:

"Shout to the real ones like us, it's a shortage it seems
I'm underground and over ground and it's never been seen
Real counts on my streams
Got real people tapping in, so that's what that means, indeed"

It means I got nothing but the real checking in. We locked in. All the way.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

 

[iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King]

Beats trash as usual, pair nas with alchemist or so and he might be able to do a classic album again after his last in the mid 90s

Respect to your opinion but ima have to respectfully disagree. Album hits a zone NaS never has stayed. shyt is upbeat, energetic, gangsta, yet woke it’s album has a dope aura of the foulness & hope.

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Voice and bars are still there obviously

The production is fine, I swear some of you have this bizarre infatuation with Alchemist, to the point other beatmakers are invisible.

 

[Artfull Dodger]

People are saying this is their least favorite from the trilogy, but I think this is the best one. Production-wise and lyrically.

Last two projects, Magic and KD3, Nas has been sounding like '97-'98 Nas to me, again. He said recently that he's been inspired lately, and you can hear it on this joint. This is the Nas that was missing for a minute. He's sounding like he's truly back in his zone again. 17 tracks, and on the first few listens, there's only like 3-4 I couldn't get with. Really dope project, so far. They went in on this one!

Which people

 

[madness]

The sample Hitboy used on “Legit”

This project is amazing after one spin

 

[Artfull Dodger]

This dude was playing possum