Official Nas Thread

[spliz]

I think it has to do with the songs that didn't make the album (That is what made the Lost Tapes so good). If it weren't for bootlegging and that original album came out .


Dude probably got classic songs he forgot about.

He needs to get his flowers while he is still here.

But in real time both the bootleg AND retail version got crazy love. That’s the funny part.

 

[kes929]

There is some great remixes out there.



Hate Me Now, We Will Survive, You Won't See Me Tonight are better than the OG's.

There was a great blend using Godfather Don and 45 King beats as well, somebody link that shyt.

Here's two of the tracks off it...

The released version of hate me now way more epic the way it is.

 

[kej718]

But in real time both the bootleg AND retail version got crazy love. That’s the funny part.

I still have the tape somewhere in the house, bought the CD later on. That unreleased music is what put him in my top 5 and eventually #1 spot on my all-time list.

 

[Ziggiy]

Its crazy how in 99 the label freaked out when I am leaked and Nas had to abandon his plans but fast forward to 2010 and Kanye damn near leaked his entire MBDTF album to gain buzz and that shyt worked

 

[Oville]

beyond laughable the hate this album get's nobody said shyt when it dropped everybody the hood fukked wit this heavy. If that OG would've dropped 3 straight classic albums in a row

Been making this point on this site forever.

 

[HNIC973]

The hate I Am gets is pure retroactive bullshyt. If nikkas wanna know how history can be rewritten for an artist. Check this album right here. Cause the narrative switched crazy every since Takeover came out.

Jay-z is the king of rewriting history. Hot-97 was right there helping pushing that narrative. That's why I never blamed Nas for lashing out at them. They was dikkriding Jay crazy at the time

 

[spliz]

Its crazy how in 99 the label freaked out when I am leaked and Nas had to abandon his plans but fast forward to 2010 and Kanye damn near leaked his entire MBDTF album to gain buzz and that shyt worked

That’s because it was a new problem and the label was scared and didn’t know how to tackle it.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Pretty wild that Chuck D was so right about this, 20+ years ago. And even more wild that 20+ years removed from his major label album being impacted by leaks, his independent album (on his own label) won a Grammy. Sony/Columbia could have said "fukk it" and released I Am with all the leaks, plus the new songs, and it would have still sold 400k+.All fire sharing did was take control away from major labels and give smaller artists an easier ability to build fanbases. Since then we've slowly seen the control swing back in artist's favor. Labels aren't dead yet of course but clearly the independent game is bigger than ever.

 

[Slim Charles]

The narrative change is definitely true. I remember Joe Budden saying here that Nas 3 run album was incredible and loved I Am.

 

[Metal Face]

Lol ya'll gotta stop
I Am deservedly gets shytted on, that album is complete mid outside 4 songs.

The original double disc version would've been very good however.

Them leaks fukked up Nas's career

 

[Ty-Fife]

Lol ya'll gotta stop
I Am deservedly gets shytted on, that album is complete mid outside 4 songs.

The original double disc version would've been very good however.

Them leaks fukked up Nas's career

How was his career fukked up when he dropped Stillmatic 2 years later?

 

[HNIC973]

Lol ya'll gotta stop
I Am deservedly gets shytted on, that album is complete mid outside 4 songs.

The original double disc version would've been very good however.

Them leaks fukked up Nas's career

NYSOM 2
Hate Me Now
Small World
Favor for Favor
We Will Survive
Ghetto Prisoners
Life is what you make it
Nas is like
Undying Love
is anything but mid this album is right there with God Son solid 4 mics. At least 4 of these songs could be argued are in his top 10 of all time. Truth be told I don't hate You won't see me tonight or I wanna talk to you

 

[Metal Face]

How was his career fukked up when he dropped Stillmatic 2 years later?

Because people would call the OG I Am a classic like they do IWW and that stain Nastradamus album wouldn't exist

 

[Ty-Fife]

Because people would call the OG I Am a classic like they do IWW and that stain Nastradamus album wouldn't exist

But I thought people shytted on IWW when it came out? So now IWW was a classic when it first dropped?

 

[Positive Posting]

Nas is cool ass hell.