Nas - NASIR (Discussion Thread)

[Piff Perkins]

Illmatic 5/5
It Was Written 4.5/5
Lost Tapes 4.5/5
Stillmatic 4/5
Life Is Good 4/5
God's Son 3/5
I Am 3/5
HHID 3/5
Nasir 3/5
Untitled 2.5/5
Street's Disciple 2.5/5
Nastradamus 2/5

I rated Nasir lower than the other 3/5 tier albums because I can't honestly say Nasir has any songs that compare to the best on God's Son (Get Down, Made You Look, etc), I Am (NYSOM 2, Small World, Nas Is Like, Undying Love, etc), or HHID (Money Over Bullshyt, title track, Black Republican, Carry On Tradition, STILL DREAMING, etc).

 

[Cladyclad]

Am I the ONLY person who likes Big Things

Yep

 

[prophecypro]

He's definitely going to have to address the Kelis thing in someway. Im not sure how and when.
While I think its unfair for people to expect him to address it on this album which clearly is not the forum for him to do it as its nowhere near as personable as other projects eventually he will.

And thats probably the scary part: denial or admittance hes gonna feel a wrath

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Illmatic - 5/5
The Lost Tapes - 5/5
It Was Written - 5/5
Life Is Good - 4.5/5
I Am... - 4/5
Stillmatic - 4/5
Untitled - 4/5
Distant Relatives - 4/5
God's Son - 4/5
Street's Disciple - 3/5
Hip-Hop Is Dead - 3/5
Nastradamus - 3/5

I'm not ready to rank Nasir yet lol.

similar to my rankings but godson and stillmaic would get 4.5/5

 

[spliz]

No Biggie was what made it popping during that period. Nas even admit to this on Last Real nikka Alive. Nas also said on several issues that he was displeased that his success wasn't at the level of Big's and was the reason why he got Steve Stout as his manager and they got Tone and Poke (who were popping mainstream at the time) as the main producers of that album.

Nas wasnt talkin about none of what biggie was talking about in RTD. Nas followed Biggies footsteps in how to move in the industry and making hits n shyt. And having good management. But musically and rhyme wise. Nas was one of the leaders of that kingpin mafioso shyt in the 90s. And was doing it non stop for a whole year and a half before IWW even came out. shyt on Illmatic he had the scarface themed video with The World Is Yours. Nas was basically front runner in that whole movement in the 90s.

 

[spliz]

Am I the ONLY person who likes Big Things

So look at that tracklisting and tell me u could really put Nasir above that bro. No way. Lol

 

[NoHalfWay]

Am I the ONLY person who likes Big Things

YES

Edit: but then again people criticized me too because I LOVE Zone Out on God’s Son

 

[No Homo]

Am I the ONLY person who likes Big Things

i think you and i are the only ones

 

[gluvnast]

He's definitely going to have to address the Kelis thing in someway. Im not sure how and when.
While I think its unfair for people to expect him to address it on this album which clearly is not the forum for him to do it as its nowhere near as personable as other projects eventually he will.

And thats probably the scary part: denial or admittance hes gonna feel a wrath

He addressed Kelis on Bye Baby... I really think he wants to revisit that. Nor is he required. What was or wasn't true in the past is in the past and he moved on whereas Kelis still want to speak up about their relationship despite her being remarried.

 

[ThirdAct]

Word, he was really kicking the mafioso raps on Mo Money and Fast Life in 95

 

[ThirdAct]

The lyrics and beat on Big Things aren't bad but the flow just didn't work, he did the double time flow much better on Heaven

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

Am I the ONLY person who likes Big Things

dont feel bad i like Pray

 

[prophecypro]

He addressed Kelis on Bye Baby... I really think he wants to revisit that. Nor is he required. What was or wasn't true in the past is in the past and he moved on whereas Kelis still want to speak up about their relationship despite her being remarried.

Then he gotta say that, its a new world now where people want accountability

 

[gluvnast]

Nas wasnt talkin about none of what biggie was talking about in RTD. Nas followed Biggies footsteps in how to move in the industry and making hits n shyt. And having good management. But musically and rhyme wise. Nas was one of the leaders of that kingpin mafioso shyt in the 90s. And was doing it non stop for a whole year and a half before IWW even came out. shyt on Illmatic he had the scarface themed video with The World Is Yours. Nas was basically front runner in that whole movement in the 90s.

I wasnt saying anything about subject matter. I was stating the blatant commercial tone of that album that was popular of that time. I mean even Nas admitted to that everyone was biting Big. So why you bugging? Hell, Reasonable Doubt and IWW were practically the same album only released two weeks apart minus their respective styles they had.

 

[prophecypro]

The lyrics and beat on Big Things aren't bad but the flow just didn't work, he did the double time flow much better on Heaven

And Carter 4 Outro