Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[NormanConnors]

Ghost can stick to a concept as well as any rapper who's ever done it. He's made albums that stuck to a concept from start to finish.

In regards to the track/subject matter I quoted the poster on, nah breh

I didn't say anything else about Ghost career. That type of shyt Nas cant be fukked with

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

this shyt hit different

 

[315]

Nas still even sounds 25 lol

 

[waynep]

Waiting to see all the celebs reaction
to this

 

[Billy Ocean]

In regards to the track/subject matter I quoted the poster on, nah breh

I didn't say anything else about Ghost career

That's my point. You said Ghost would have been all over the place rhyme wise on that track and I don't understand why you would come to that conclusion when Ghosts' specialty is concept tracks. He would have killed Tanasia.

 

[No Homo]

I’m really sitting here AMAZED that Beautiful Life isn’t getting the praise it deserves as the crown jewel of this compilation.

Do ya’ll HERE what Nas is talking about on this joint?

Dude mentioned his younger brother. Nas has NEVER mentioned his younger brother on wax and only once talked about him briefly in an old Source interview from the 90’s. Mentioned him suffering from Schizophrenia

He went in on Carmen writing that book

Gave a slight spanking to Kelis

And did it all over the best goddamn NO ID beat i’ve ever fukking heard

Its the most played song for me right now from the album

 

[Ball]

Fire Spitter
I ain't ever met a higher nikka

 

[TheLostOnes]

Outside of Al Jarreau song this jawn hittin. Thank you Nas for reminding why you're ny GOAT

 

[posterchild336]

What people in this era don't get and i think has been dead for some time is the ART OF LETTING AN ALBUM GROW ON YOU!! It used to be that you buy an album and you let it marinate with you for months, you grow with it, you experience some life altering sh*t and the song that was playing at the moment became the soundtrack to your life cuz it was at a moment you'll always remember. We don't have that anymore with this era of just streaming once and let it get lost in the shuffle smh Nah man, i'ma be rockin this album for a good while cuz in the long run, this a classic

thats how i see it too last night i said i need to hear it out more, i am about on my 5th run on the album and it is all starting to make sense.....aging like fine wine, it is definitely going to be in my top 4 albums from nas...only time and years will tell .....the kanye sample, swizz on the hook singing yeah all different feelings and good work

 

[feelsthecitybreathin]

this shyt is crazy....war against love

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Yes! Highly Favored goesssss

That bar about the soul being your only possession and that’s the lesson was

 

[NormanConnors]

That's my point. You said Ghost would have been all over the place rhyme wise on that track and I don't understand why you would come to that conclusion when Ghosts' specialty is concept tracks. He would have killed Tanasia.

He wouldn't have been as sharp as Nas, they attack concepts differently. Both dope in their own way. Nas pen is heavier tho in regards to the subject matter.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Finally heard J.O.R and it isnt for me. I find it unlistenable.

 

[Da King]

Kanye classic sampling

 

[TheDarceKnight]

What people in this era don't get and i think has been dead for some time is the ART OF LETTING AN ALBUM GROW ON YOU!! It used to be that you buy an album and you let it marinate with you for months, you grow with it, you experience some life altering sh*t and the song that was playing at the moment became the soundtrack to your life cuz it was at a moment you'll always remember. We don't have that anymore with this era of just streaming once and let it get lost in the shuffle smh Nah man, i'ma be rockin this album for a good while cuz in the long run, this a classic

Yep. I think the trend of needing to immediately label something as instant classic or trash started definitely in the internet age but especially in the steaming age. There’s so much content. There must be a new subject daily for a new hot take. Etc.

We used to have to sit and marinate with albums. We didn’t have the entirety of music (and movies and everything else) at our finger tips to just play something else.

Crazy how fast technology moves.