Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[Humble (Not) Mike Tyson]

1). Not For Radio 4.5/5. (This song gets me PUMPED in the morning)

2). Cops Shot The Kid- 4.5/5

3). White Label- 4/5

4). Bonjour- 5/5

5). Everything- 5/5 (one of my favorite Nas songs)

6). Adam and Eve- 4.5/5

7). Simple Things- 4/5


Overall I can bump the album straight through and enjoy the whole thing. Its even more impressive given that Nas recorded it in like two weeks.

1. Adam and Eve - 5
2. Simple Things - 3
3. White Label - 3.5
4. Cops Shot The Kid - 4
5. Bonjour - 5
6. Everything - 5
7. Not For Radio - 4

Ya'll got some high ratings

 

[Big Mark]

Lol. Quietly, I worked out to Nastradamus today. I never disliked it. It’s not his best and at the time, it was the farthest away from Illmatic that Nas had strayed but it’s not that bad. IMO

 

[qnsfinest]

1. Not for radio- 4/5
2. Cops shot the kid- 4/5
3. White label- 4/5
4. Bounjor- 5/5
5. Everything- 5/5
6. Adam and Eve- 4/5
7. Simple things- 4/5

Solid 4 mic album. Not a single bad song on the album, I don’t skip a single song when I play this album.

 

[kes929]

1). Not For Radio 4.5/5. (This song gets me PUMPED in the morning)

2). Cops Shot The Kid- 4.5/5

3). White Label- 4/5

4). Bonjour- 5/5

5). Everything- 5/5 (one of my favorite Nas songs)

6). Adam and Eve- 4.5/5

7). Simple Things- 4/5


Overall I can bump the album straight through and enjoy the whole thing. Its even more impressive given that Nas recorded it in like two weeks.

White label is the only song that sounds incomplete. I love the rest of the songs though. Not for Radio starts off so hard

 

[kes929]

1. Adam and Eve - 3.5
2. Simple Things - 3.5
3. White Label - 3
4. Cops Shot The Kid - 3
5. Bonjour 2.5
6. Everything - 2
7. Not For Radio - 2

Everything sounds like a Kanye album song that was given to Nas somehow. The singing, the anti-vaxx bullshyt rhymes...nah, firm no. Not For Radio pisses me off because Kanye should know better: adding "epic" strings doesn't make something sound like Hate Me Now. Nor does adding Diddy do the trip. It's a low tempo song with weak trap drums and Nas doesn't sound right on it. Not to mention the lyrics...

Yall love bringing up the anti vax stuff. Even if he was anti vax what the hell does it matter to you? I've see that comment so many times. There are people that think vaccines arent always good for people. So what it's their opinion.

 

[kes929]

1. Adam and Eve - 3.5
2. Simple Things - 3.5
3. White Label - 3
4. Cops Shot The Kid - 3
5. Bonjour 2.5
6. Everything - 2
7. Not For Radio - 2

Everything sounds like a Kanye album song that was given to Nas somehow. The singing, the anti-vaxx bullshyt rhymes...nah, firm no. Not For Radio pisses me off because Kanye should know better: adding "epic" strings doesn't make something sound like Hate Me Now. Nor does adding Diddy do the trip. It's a low tempo song with weak trap drums and Nas doesn't sound right on it. Not to mention the lyrics...

By the way being black and watching the film along with listening to everything is powerful to me.

 

[JustCKing]

Nasir is a weird album. Push said this was taking the best parts from each era of Nas's career. I didn't get that. What I got from that album is like some of the makings of what makes a Nas song bad. I mean, the production was good, but Nas sounded like he wasn't there. It sounded uninspired. "Adam & Eve" is the only song that sounded like a Nas song. I like "Bonjour" and "White Label". "Not For Radio" was cool until the chorus. I like the words, but disliked Shake performing it. And then the drums on the chorus. The rest of the songs, I could've done without. Nas sounded like a guest on "Everything". "Cops Shot The Kid" had that sample running throughout the song and "Simple Things" sounded incomplete.

Kanye was talking about "hand producing" all the beats, but then reading the credits and hearing the album, most if it does not sound like Kanye made the beats. Push's album sounded like Kanye had a heavy hand in it. Nasir doesn't and crazy enough, the one album that carries Nas's real name sounds least autobiographical and introspective.

 

[Ronald]

Nasir is one of the worst albums ever made

 

[Piff Perkins]

Yall love bringing up the anti vax stuff. Even if he was anti vax what the hell does it matter to you? I've see that comment so many times. There are people that think vaccines arent always good for people. So what it's their opinion.

It's not an opinion, it's a scientifically false lie that is poisoning communities and literally hurting children. I have no tolerance for it.

 

[Thief's Theme]

the anti-vax line was a metaphor

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Y’all out your rabbit minds rating Nasir anywhere above a 3.5

I probably got it at a 3–mad underwhelming

 

[Thief's Theme]

5:
Not for Radio
Simple Things
Everything

4.5:
White Label
Bonjour

4:
Adam and Eve

3.5:
Cops Shot the Kid (only cause the "Cops shot the Kid" over and over gets annoying and Nas missed an opportunity to dive in

Nasir might be 4.5 for me honestly, I love it - don't care what anyone says

I just wish he had more verses... and maybe got a few of those beats that Pusha got

 

[HNIC973]

Nasir easily his worst album IDC what anyone says.There's not 1 song on the album I would care to ever hear again.Thank god it was only 7 songs Kayne

 

[qnsfinest]

Nasir is one of the worst albums ever made

That’s a bit of a stretch to call it one of the worst albums ever made lol. But to each their own I guess.

You must have very high standards for what you consider a good or even a classic album.

 

[~Styles~]

Some of these ratings for Nasir got me dying

Rating tunes 5/5 like there is hip hop classics on there

Nas is in my top 5...I could give Adam n Eve a 4/5 at a stretch from that tape

Everything else is 3 or under

Never change Nas Stans