Come on man... 
nikkas always gotta throw that dude under the bus in the most outlandish ways just to big Nas up. Gucci Mane, bruh? Stop that.
That said, I like this album... alot. Best Nas album since Stillmatic.
There's some joints where I wish a drum would drop in that shyt, i.e. "World's An Addiction" cause he's killin' it, but with no beat in it, it might as well be an acapella.
I think Nas has tried to resurrect that old-school-but-new feel for years, and it finally clicked 100%. Them joints like "Reach Out" and "You Wouldn't Understand" woulda been right at home on IWW. The joint with Amy Winehouse is just soul, he has the nostalgic songs like "LocoMotive" and "Back When"... he just DID IT on this album. The more I listen to the album, the more I like it... which hasn't happened for me w/ a Nas album for a long time. Usually happens the other way around but this time? He's soundin' rejuvenated. I damn near feel like Kelis was drainin' this nikka's life force, cause she's gone and he's back to droppin' heat.
naw seriously fam, anybody that know my history on this site or the other site, know im a nas and jay stan.
but ill challenge you to do one thing.
take some of gucci mane top songs and read through the lyricism. now take some of jay's radio songs and do the same.
shyt on both sides is so simplified and catchy sing a long like its ridiculous. jay just stop caring about lyricism, and started caring more about what people can sing along to as they listen to it on the radio and at his concerts. he trying to make every line he spit a quotable saying to be repeated on twitter and facebook, rather than really delving into the mastery of lyricism. gucci mane is the exact same way. a lot of they songs they saying a bunch of nothing.
and im one of the hugest jay fans, but i have to be real with it.
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