Can't believe God's Son is 20 years old. One of my most anticipated albums ever. I was out of school that day. My grandma was sick. After visiting her in the hospital, I went and copped the album:
1. Get Down- 5/5 Classic Nas song
2. The Cross- 3.5/5. A lot of people hate it, but this was dope to me. Nas's lyrics, flow, and delivery were crazy on this. He carried the beat.
3. Made You Look- 5/5. Another classic
4. Last Real nikka Alive- 5/5. Classic
5. Zone Out- 1/5. Never liked this song
6. Hey Nas- 3.5/5. This was dope. Kind of reminded me of Toni Braxton's "Makin Me High". It had that late 90's R&B feel. Loved the flow on this.
7. I Can- 3.5/5. This wasn't one of my favorites, but it could be considered a classic I guess. Just not something I would rush to play from this album.
8. Book Of Rhymes- 5/5. One of the most unique rap songs ever. The last verse always gets me. The sound effects of the pages turning added to the feel of this song.
9. Thugs Mansion (NY)- 3.5/5. Both Nas verses were fire especially the last one. Some people forget this had a video.
10. Mastermind- 4.5/5. Fire.
11. Warrior's Song- 3.5. Nice collabo with Alicia Keys.
12. Revolutionary Warfare- 4/5. Fire. Nuff said. I remember there was a bit of controversy over the Ghandi lines, but he also had them on "Book Of Rhymes".
13. Dance- 4.5. Came to appreciate this more with time.
14. Heaven- 5/5. One of the best songs I ever heard. Considering what was going on at the time with my grandma, this song hit hardest. This one was more of tear jerker than "Dance".
The verdict- 4.04 out of 5 or pretty much a 4. This is probably the Nas album that I've revisited most. Is it his beat? No, but it's definitely one of the best. I remember Time Magazine had this as 2002's album of the year. 20 years later, I ain't mad at it.
