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play this as the first track
Nas - NASIR (Discussion Thread)
- Thread starter Dylmatic
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not for radio 
Air Game Rule
D.I.O.V.C.
It's BEEN on Google Music
You have a link? I don't see anything when I go to his page https://play.google.com/music/listen#/artist/Aflbjs5swwwkcltqe7at3issedy/Nas
Everything
So far Nas/Ye made a album for the city night drifters like your's truly. I adore this smooth shyt brehs
So far Nas/Ye made a album for the city night drifters like your's truly. I adore this smooth shyt brehs
So is there another version of this album online or something?
So after all that, Not For Radio still has that garbage hi-hat and now as an added bonus, annoying Diddy ad-libs
fukk up what could've been a great intro brehs
Nah, the Diddy adlibs are giving me Hate Me Now vibes and I'm loving it.
I think they're scared of us
You're lucky God made us compassionate
this is how we starting the album?
You're lucky God made us compassionate
this is how we starting the album?
Air Game Rule
D.I.O.V.C.
I see it on his page now. Scrolled past it smh. Albums aint listed chronologically
dj-method-x
Superstar
How can you say Nas lost a step after listening to that last verse on Adam and Eve?
Edit: Holy shyt, I thought that was a sample on Adam and Eve. The Dream the God!
Edit: Holy shyt, I thought that was a sample on Adam and Eve. The Dream the God!
Adam and Eve:
Those hollow snare effects though
:
Those hollow snare effects though
Wait a min.
Is Nas new album out already?
Is Nas new album out already?
Piff Perkins
Veteran
You are right, and I think people who take the "he needs to do Illmatic again" approach are not only delusional, even if Nas gave them Illmatic 2 they'd be the FIRST people to say "this isn't as good as Illmatic/this doesn't sound like Illmatic." Because Illmatic is more than an album, it's an experience they've already had and will not have again. Similar to how Star Wars fans will never let go of the original trilogy, or how the movies we loved as kids in the 80s or 90s cannot be surpassed by similar films today.
So I'm not making that type of argument. My argument is that there are certain sounds that rappers sound best with. Ross loves to chase trap bangers, but he sounds the absolute best over lush production that sounds like the audio equivalent of being on a beach (Amsterdam, Oyster Perpetual, Rich Off Cocaine, Santorini Greece, etc). Ghostface is a very acrobatic MC, but he sounds best over soul samples. And Nas sounds best over moody sounds, grimier samples, hard drums, etc. You're Da Man, Nas Is Like, Stay, Make You Look, Street's Disciple (the song), etc.
That's the sound I always hope for with a Nas record, to some degree. I know every project won't be that in entirety, but the more tracks in that vein the better. I feel like Nasir doesn't really capture that sound. Cops Shot The Kid might be the only track that kind of gives me that feel. Initially I felt like it just sounded chaotic but upon more listens, you can hear the old school vibe (beyond the Slick Rick sample). Daytona sounds grimy and dark, despite pretty tepid drum work. I hoped we'd get a bunch of dope sample chops and drum samples on Nasir...and limited singing. I was sitting here imagining some NY State Of Mind shyt, plus some flossy Escobar 97 type shyt, etc. At least we got a dope piano loop (Adam & Eve).
Simple Things is okay:
Overall, this album is on a different vibe that's not working with most Nas head judging by most of the replies in the thread, along with the most sloppy ass album releases since Food and Liquor. Nas always works better on those introspective type of tracks and not so much the hard shyt, which in this case works well in his favor. It's like a trip to when times were simpler. It's a nostalgia feeling that this album is bringing along with spiritual guidance lyrics which we need in these dire times. Bottom line, I'm giving this album a Life is Good out of Illmatic
Overall, this album is on a different vibe that's not working with most Nas head judging by most of the replies in the thread, along with the most sloppy ass album releases since Food and Liquor. Nas always works better on those introspective type of tracks and not so much the hard shyt, which in this case works well in his favor. It's like a trip to when times were simpler. It's a nostalgia feeling that this album is bringing along with spiritual guidance lyrics which we need in these dire times. Bottom line, I'm giving this album a Life is Good out of Illmatic