Nas - NASIR (Discussion Thread)

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Meh; can’t believe that we waited six years for something that sounds like it was written and recorded in less than a month. It’s got a couple of dope tracks, but it feels very.... unsatisfying.

I refuse to call these 20-25 minute projects full LPs; they’re EPs no matter which way Kanye and his team try to spin it.
 

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Ready to Die blew up on the strengh of Who Shot Ya and One More Chance remix, both dropped in 95. Who Shot Ya was on the b-side to Big Poppa. If it came out November of 94 and went gold in January of 95 then double platinum of October 95 = blew up in 95 :martin:
ready to die blew up in ‘94 on the strength of juicy&big poppa and bad boy’s whole emergence on the hip hop scene. By ‘95 big when who shot ya and the one more chance remix singles came out big was already kony.
 

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We rating Nas discography? :lupe:

Illmatic 5/5
It Was Written 5/5
I Am... 3.5/5
Nastradamus 2/5
Stillmatic 4.5/5
The Lost Tapes 5/5
God’s Son 4/5
Street’s Disciple 3.25/5
Hip Hop Is Dead 3/5
Untitled 3.5/5
Life Is Good 4/5
Nasir 3/5

I think this is a good assessment
 

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I never understood where I Am got those 3-4 ratings from. If it wasn't for the Premo tracks it would be Nastradamus status.

From this project tho Adam and Eve stands out by far.
 

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Only songs I don't like on I Am... are I Want To Talk To You, Dr Knockboots and Big Things. K-I-SS-I-N-G is okay but forgettable. Replace those four with Find Ya Wealth, Poppa Was a Playa, Drunk By Myself and Amongst Kings and I Am... would be a masterpiece.
 

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Nah. Realness & True Meaning are both strong 4 - 4.5 efforts.

Legal Hustle & the Lakey album were both duds

The rest of his stuff is 3.5 status.


He’s also one of the worst tweeters I’ve seen.
Realness 5 mic classic. Also agree about worst Twitter personality.
 

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Well pretentious is a subjective term. I really cant relate to the subject matter of nasir. This nikka is talking about all this continental scientifical fly shyt that i couldnt give an f about (like what hov was talking on mchg) What nas was spittin on illmatic, life is good, is something a nikka like me can relate too. I gave nasir a chance. It sucks. My opinion

Or you are just dumb and cant understand what he is talking about because you dont read much lets go with that.
 

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Meh; can’t believe that we waited six years for something that sounds like it was written and recorded in less than a month. It’s got a couple of dope tracks, but it feels very.... unsatisfying.

I refuse to call these 20-25 minute projects full LPs; they’re EPs no matter which way Kanye and his team try to spin it.
Imagine how andre 3000 fans feel
 
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