1998-2000 Nas was underrated af
If you only heard I Am and Nastradamus during this period I can see why many felt he took a step back but this album proves that wasn’t the case at all. Bumping this album right now
Nas - The Lost Tapes Appreciation
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1998-2000 Nas was underrated af
If you only heard I Am and Nastradamus during this period I can see why many felt he took a step back but this album proves that wasn’t the case at all. Bumping this album right now
Never knew murder till I seen my man get popped
No blood soaking, laying there, eyes still open
I got a little closer, put my hand in his palm
He was looking right through me, Yo staring beyond
I wonder what he saw, the limoes, movies and tours
Did he die in vain and represent for the cause
Now I put his name on everything I'm involved
And that's the game, y'all can't relate, fukk y'all (I'll Will)
how can you not feel this man's pain when he is talking about his man will!!It even had newly recorded material on it. If I'm not mistaken, these were new:
Nothing Lasts Forever
My Way
Then there's the Stillmatic outtakes:
Purple
No Idea's Original (different beat from the bonus track that appeared on the Circuit City version)
Black Zombies
Everybody's Crazy
"Doo Rags" was recorded in 2000.
Then there's the I Am outtakes:
Drunk By Myself
Poppa Was a Playa
U Gotta Love It (possibly)
Fetus (different beat)
Nothing Lasts Forever
My Way
Then there's the Stillmatic outtakes:
Purple
No Idea's Original (different beat from the bonus track that appeared on the Circuit City version)
Black Zombies
Everybody's Crazy
"Doo Rags" was recorded in 2000.
Then there's the I Am outtakes:
Drunk By Myself
Poppa Was a Playa
U Gotta Love It (possibly)
Fetus (different beat)
Both My Way and Nothing Lasts Forever were supposed to be on Death of Escobar... this Mass Appeal article broke down some of the timeframes of these joints, My Way was recorded fall 99 without the hook and he did U Gotta Love It in 97: That Was an Uncanny Era: An Oral History of Nas’ ‘The Lost Tapes’
MillionMills
Superstar
I will listen to Purple & My Way for the rest of my life 
I see "My Way" being freestyled in 1999, so I was wrong on that. I also see "U Gotta Love It" being done around IWW or right after. So I was wrong on that too. I didn't see anything on "Nothing Lasts Forever" and the credits on the back of the CD have it listed as 2002.
Around the time this dropped, I remember I was a huge fan of Stillmatic and Gods Son. Those and Illmatic were my top 3 Nas joints. But I grew up and now as I enter my 30's, it's Illmatic, IWW, and Lost Tapes. I really can see myself listening to Lost Tapes for the rest of my life.
Beyond classic to me
I know Illmatic is the best Nas album but the Lost Taoes is certainly my favorite. I feel every single track. Putting that album together was truly an embarrassment of riches too. There was/is a version of the tracklist from Amazon that also included:
My Worst Enemy Is Me
Your Mouth Got You In It
You Don’t Know Me
These are three of my favorite still unreleased Nas tracks. This also means that these three tracks were, at least, considered and were probably slated for the original Lost Tapes 2 that was scheduled to be released by Sony in 2004.
My Worst Enemy Is Me
Your Mouth Got You In It
You Don’t Know Me
These are three of my favorite still unreleased Nas tracks. This also means that these three tracks were, at least, considered and were probably slated for the original Lost Tapes 2 that was scheduled to be released by Sony in 2004.
Figaro
Superstar
The album takes me to another universe brehs
I can just sit back on my recliner chair with my headphones on listening to this & it just takes me to another zone...
I can just sit back on my recliner chair with my headphones on listening to this & it just takes me to another zone...
My Way
alchemist has gotta be the most diverse producer of all time. dude is fukkin incredible
alchemist has gotta be the most diverse producer of all time. dude is fukkin incredible
Agreed. Lost tapes is my fav Nas album.