Official Nas Thread
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prophecypro
Hollywood North
No but theres a hilarious cameo by one rapper near the end
Its a long ass movie though, good though but long as fukk felt like over 3 hours when I saw the preview screening
The Lost Tapes 2 is criminally underrated by the hip hop media. Nas was smoking that entire project. I was listening again today. War Against Love might be the best song I've heard all year. The hip media personalities that didnt support this should be ashamed of themselves. Even though I seen a few that did.
Thief's Theme
All Star
Nas, Jay, and some of the other rappers from the 90s are still light years ahead of these new rappers as far as lyrics go
but people, and especially the media, aren't used to rappers taking their careers this far and still staying as fresh as ever lyrically... it's traditionally been a young man's sport, and they're always looking for the new wave. Also the key demographic for rap will always be kids 22 and under, and those kids don't have the attention span to keep up with full verses that are spit faster than today's rappers, which is why Nas and others have slowed their flows down to try to compensate .. there's probably also a generation gap in slang and references
furthermore a lot of these rap "critics" are young themselves
maybe I'm naiive, but I think people will eventually catch up to Nas' greatness
The Dust King
A Childrens Story
what remix are you requestin
sounds great
every time I plan to hit Sweet Chick in Manhattan, I end up going to Katz's instead
thas blasphemy multiple times
instant classic, just as good as the first album
well stated and whole heartedly agree
Great point.. I feel like if nas next album is filled with songs that sonically sound like No Bad Energy.. he will have a good wave of younger audience will get even more hip. Everybody i know loves that record.
Controversy
Superstar
Most Nas fans are over 30
he doesn't need to cater to a younger audience bc they don't appreciate his greatness
he doesn't need to cater to a younger audience bc they don't appreciate his greatness
Totally slept on. This is the kind of album that requires multiple listens to get it. There are maybe two songs (Vernon and Royalty) that are average to me. Everything else is flames. Every song from “Who are You” to the last song, you can just let ride.
Nas is not the type of artist who you can judge after a listen or two. There are too many subtexts, themes, gems that need time to uncover.
But we live in a world of instant hot takes and disposal music.
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Thief's Theme
All Star
I agree 100, but he does a lot
I wish he didn't so much, he should be speaking to grown adults - which he does, but I feel like a lot of his verses are speaking to the younger audience, trying to sway them
Nas, Jay, and Andre if he rapped more... could be and should be, and to a certain extent are, the new black leaders of the world, but through music
If Nas is still making music when he's 60, I'm excited to hear what he has to say
Gray hairs of wisdom, that mean you seen somethin
Say somethin
I agree with you. You missed my point. I'm saying the younger people that are in their 20s love that record that I have spoken to personally. I'm early 30s, so ofcourse I know nas doesnt absolutely need the younger audience.