Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[Rekkapryde]

an EP

 

[Illmagic]

Queens wolf is brilliant

 

[Sad Bunny]

They thought HIPHOP would care more about a new Nas project

I told them this was basically Nas fan service and they should be happy with new nas and nothing more

Exactly and it just goes to show that they actually care about sales.

How do you feel about sales discussions in general and should rappers be made fun of when they flop?

 

[Formerly known as...]

A:
illmatic (+)
Lost Tapes
IWW (-)
Stillmatic (-)

B:
God’s Son
Lost Tapes 2 (+)
LIG
I am
Untitled (-)

C:
HHID
Nastradamus
Street’s Disciple (-)

D:
Nasir (+)

Fixed again lol. I AM has 3 more songs on it than it needs but is still superb

This is basically how I have it

 

[No Homo]

Queens wolf is brilliant

Yes it is

 

[The Dust King]

A:
illmatic (+)
Lost Tapes
IWW (-)
Stillmatic (-)

B:
God’s Son
Lost Tapes 2 (+)
LIG
I am
Untitled (-)

C:
HHID
Nastradamus
Street’s Disciple (-)

D:
Nasir (+)

Fixed again lol. I AM has 3 more songs on it than it needs but is still superb

this is my take

A) illmatic, IWW, i am, stillmatic, lost tapes, lost tapes 2, HHID, untitled, LIG, godson, qb finest, streets disciple

B) nastradamus, distant relatives, nasir, the firm

C) bravehearts and nashawns albums


i consider B still classic.

the problem B has is it does not pass the illmatic test

those albums do not contain 10 classic tracks

for the albums in slot A;

SD; feds, nazareth, heroes, disciple 1 & 2, thiefs, my life, reason, moment, war

HHID; money, where yall, traditon, republican, light, cantforget, where are, still, hhid, hold down

LIG; intro, loco, queens, reach, understand, back when, don, trust, bond, whers love,

i am; NY, small, favor, we will, ghetto, life, pray, nas, money, undying

GS; getdown, made, last, hey, book, master, warrior, revolution, thugz, p*ssy

LT2; energy, vernon, lost, tanasia, war, art, highly, wolf, never ends, qb

untitled; cant stop, breathe, fox, testify, nggr, untitled, chicken, yall, hero, queens

QBF; 2001, live this, real nggaz, find ya wealth, our way, fire, power rap, street glory, self conscience, die 4

 

[EBK String]

it never ends is straight fire. I wish the rest of the tracks was on that level.

 

[LandlordBrasii]

#NASHIVELOST

 

[Big Mark]

I wonder if other producers that Nas worked with are more or less likely to likely to leak their unreleased music that they have in the stash

 

[Arithmetic]

Put some respek on Swizz Beatz name. Adult Film is hella dope

 

[HNIC973]

it never ends is straight fire. I wish the rest of the tracks was on that level.

There's songs better then that

 

[MillionMills]

I've now spun this album at least 10 times...

It's a 5 mic album.

I'm convinced that anytime the GOAT drops fire, some dudes wanna brush it off in order to avoid the narrative that after 25 years in the game, Nas is still superior to their favorite rapper(s) and the current crop of MCs. It's the reason dudes like Lonzo Ball bring up and bash Nas for no apparent reason but to excuse their embarrassing taste in music. So when a dude like Akademics lazily brushes off the album as "whatever", it's just a dude who doesn't want to confront the reality that what he listens to pales in comparison to what Nas offers. They just don't wanna engage in that conversation.

Straight facts. It's a lazy way of not engaging an argument because there's no way they can prove Nas is not elite or making elite music. Them dudes couldnt sit down and give you a sound argument of why they say "whatever"

 

[tremonthustler1]

I dont get the complaints about Vernon family. Beat is catchy and Nas sounds sparked up on it.

The beat sounds like some early ‘00s up tempo R&B track for Ruff Endz

 

[spliz]

The beat sounds like some early ‘00s up tempo R&B track for Ruff Endz

This is the original version from the album listening that they didnt put on the album for some reason.

 

[Deltron]