Nas - NASIR (Discussion Thread)

[BiggWebb79]

If you can't hear when his flow breaks then you're not listening. Listen to Purple then listen to any track of this album.

Purple was made 17 years ago not last year, why do some of y'all stay stuck in a certain time frame.

 

[New Jeruz Jewelz]

not for radio nas was off flow wise, white label was meh flow wise, simple things flow could be better.... am not expecting it was written ten type flows but it was choppy in some of those tracks. what saves him is the content of his lyrics and the beats.

Not for nothing but I don’t think Not For Radio is a song that is meant to be flowed to, it’s almost meant for spoken word.

The only thing I noticed is Nas has a deeper tone when compared to Kanye, you hear how Ye fits the CSTK beat better. I don’t hear this flow issue because I’m listening to the words and brought up in the essence I honestly don’t need a great beat. I can rock accapella, so a white label beat isn’t for a Nas level lyricists

 

[brownsugah]

This is minor but is there a reason why the E in “everything” is not capitalized in the tracklisting like the first letter of the other songs? I’m pretty sure it’s intentional, but I wonder why?

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Failed rappers shouldn't be allowed to criticize Nas or Jay

rappers like crooked will never get the point their technical skills are amazing but their music is empty and soulless. It doesn't move people.

I think crooked is an great rapper but a poor artist.

 

[Arithmetic]

Fear make you reveal who you really are
Feel me God?

All a suttin frontin nikkas knew you from ya past

The way he flowed those two lines, godly

 

[Cladyclad]

Is he talking about Nas or Jay?

Obviously NAS

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

So you can’t criticize Em for having a whole shakey catalogue but throw subs at Jay or Nas this dude done flopped from the fake deathrow to the fake 4 Horsemen Do Crooked have a true album?

damn that's a great point he can't be critical of em who completely fell off but he wanna talk about Nas

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

I'm still listening to this shyt web rip. Help me brehs. Help me.

 

[Urbanmiracle]

Ive been listening acutely to the album and I dont see a problem with his flow. White Label reminds of me of black bond, not your "standard" hip hop beat but Nas still did his thing on it. Roc Marciano, Westside Gunn, Action Bronson been rapping on beats like white label for years. Roc produced a whole album with joints like white label. Alchemist, a person yall been dying to have a full Nas album with, does joints like white label. Now its one thing if you dont like those kinda beats, I understand. But dont hate on this project because it has Kanye name on it. Ever since the trump comments and the slavery comments, Kanye can actually make illmatic 2 and it won't EVER be good enough.

 

[TheKidKevin]

Think my fave tracks are Cops Shot The Kid, White Label and Bonjour

 

[spliz]

Ive been listening acutely to the album and I dont see a problem with his flow. White Label reminds of me of black bond, not your "standard" hip hop beat but Nas still did his thing on it. Roc Marciano, Westside Gunn, Action Bronson been rapping on beats like white label for years. Roc produced a whole album with joints like white label. Alchemist, a person yall been dying to have a full Nas album with, does joints like white label. Now its one thing if you dont like those kinda beats, I understand. But dont hate on this project because it has Kanye name on it. Ever since the trump comments and the slavery comments, Kanye can actually make illmatic 2 and it won't EVER be good enough.

Roc has album of the year this year with those kinda beats.

 

[Formerly known as...]

This is minor but is there a reason why the E in “everything” is not capitalized in the tracklisting like the first letter of the other songs? I’m pretty sure it’s intentional, but I wonder why?

I noticed this too

 

[904]

I don't hear problems with his flow.. Can anyone give examples or like a section of a verse?

 

[Majestic]

Can't expect Nas to be perfect flow wise at the age he's in

 

[Majestic]

Nasir is a classic. fukk who ever wants him to rap about killing other blacks or glorifying drugs. Sickening.