Nas really got 5 classics. Name which other rapper that got 5 classic rap albums. Honestly.

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

God’s son is not a classic it has classic songs but Zone out

Distant relatives and life is good are both classics

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

By Op tagging the whole coli, he is obviously trolling and looking for attention. Nas has released 10 albums and according Op's logic half of them are classics

i didn’t get tagged

 

[Kixx]

There is a difference between what you think is a classic and certified classics.

Half the albums you listed are just your classics.

IMO Face got 5 classics too, but we all know he really only got two certified classics that most everyone agrees on.

 

[Jahbarri]

Jay z has

Reasonable doubt
In my life vol 2
Blue print 3(whichever I know one of them shyts is classic )
American gangster
And the black album arguably
WTT with Kanye

5 classics EASY u can argue 5-8

Kanye has like 3 classics aswell MINIMUM

 

[mobbinfms]

i didn’t get tagged

@-RigorMortician-
Got you Breh

 

[ThaRealness]

If gode son and stillmatic are classic jay has 5 classics easy. Actually 6: bp rd black american gangster wtt and 444

 

[mobbinfms]

Blue print 3(whichever I know one of them shyts is classic )

:prodigylol:

 

[Chip Skylark]

I dapped because you're fam, but I think we need a new word besides "classic" for these albums like GRODT that are really dope and 3.5 mic albums or maybe even 4 mic albums that are just really well remembered and were received well at the time.

IMO GRODT is not a classic at all but I still love it and I know EXACTLY what you and @WickedGames are talking about.

I mean on one hand, we can run so many songs on that album that are basically perfect...basically there's not a skipper on the first 8 tracks. So many classic songs there...

But ya'll really wanna call an album classic that has Blood Hound, Like My Style, and Poor Lil Rich on it?

IMO there's like a dozen songs on the album that are basically flawless, but it's a 19 song album.

Blood hound, like my style, poor lil rich are fire

I let my watch talk for me, my whip talk for me
My gat talk for me, BOW! What up homie

 

[mobbinfms]

Nas...5 classics?

He has 1 consensus and 1 debatable classic and that's as far as it goes.

Cube has 2 consensus solo classic albums, a classic EP (if it counts), a classic group album and another debatable solo classic.

GOAT.

Don't forget Bow Down.

 

[mobbinfms]

You're right. When it came out people shytted on it because of the trackmasters production (and to a lesser degree the escobar persona). The beats weren't bad. They were great. It's just that a lot of purists wanted an Illmatic 2 with Pete Rock, Primo, Large Pro, LES, etc instead of the flasier Trackmaster type beats.

Context is the key. At that time, Puff was being blamed by underground headz for bringing in "shiny suits" rap. Cats thought Nas went to the darkside with IWW.

But in retrospect that was the smart move. Those beats sound fresh AF to this day. Can't say the same for Illmatic. And that's a top 5 album of all time for me.

The beats on Illmatic sound amazing today.
I might be older than you though, for me you gotta go back to the mid 80s to start hearing shyt that sounds dated.

 

[mobbinfms]

Nobody considers Murda Muzik a classic.

I'll give H.N.I.C classic status before Murda Muzik.

27 people in this thread thought it was classic.

Murda muzik classic fukk yall

It's definitely the weak link of the three though

 

[DANJ!]

Lost Tapes don't even count... it's a compilation of unreleased songs.

All that album proves is that Nas had a lot of dope ass songs that he left off of albums that sucked, and kept a lotta wack shyt instead.

 

[mobbinfms]

Nastradamus too

 

[mobbinfms]

The Fix aint a classic. shyt is lightweight Face

That's how I feel. But we are in the minority.

 

[mobbinfms]

Hip hop is very regional y'all got to understand that. What may be considered a classic on the east coast, might not get any plays on the west. For example, if you came on the west coast and said ob4cl was a classic you'll get laughed at, and some nikkas might not even know what you're talking about. If I went to the east coast and said bow down was a classic I'm sure I'll get laughed at

This is greatly exaggerated amongst the core audience though. In my experience, if you just listen to what's popular around you or on the radio, you're a casual fan.