Official Nas Thread

[kes929]

It’s clear Nas and Hit is always working on new material, what direction do y’all think they will go next project? Im not going to lie the no features on KD3 came as a complete surprise to me.

 

[Mike Wins]

It’s clear Nas and Hit is always working on new material, what direction do y’all think they will go next project? Im not going to lie the no features on KD3 came as a complete surprise to me.

Still hoping for my KD3 idea

A lot more guest spots and celebration of the whole timeline of Nas career

Double album, part one the vintage side with guest spots from artists like The Firm, Lauryn, Styles and Jada, Rae and Ghost, Dre, Scarface, Jay, Sade, Mary J

Part two the modern side guest spots from artists like Drake, Ross, Cole, Kendrick, Lil Baby, Future, Don Toliver

 

[Budda]

Kissing was a good song don’t care what anyone says.

I don’t think the hook was bad either, looking back on I AM was probably the most notable Nas album for me when I was younger I really grew up on that album.

 

[Ziggiy]

see what I mean people love/hate this joint
NYOM 2- classic possible top 20 Nas song
Hate me Now- classic
Small World- classic possible top 35 ish Nas song
Favor for Favor- love this joint
We Will Survive- good song
Ghetto Prisoners- very good
You won't see me tonight- good never understood the hate I've heard worse Nas/R&B collabs
I want to talk to you- average
Dr. Knockboot- just experimental Nas gone wrong
Life is what you make it- dope
Big Things-
Nas is Like- all time classic
Kissing-cut awful hook
Money is my bytch- probably cut but I don't dislike this joint
Undying Love- All time classic top 30 Nas song probably

I Am is not the typical mixed bag of good & bad. It has all time great joints with some of his worst. That's why it's difficult to rank it in his discography overall

Funny thing is I like Big Things but I HATE Life Is What You Make It. That beat is like nails on a chalk board. A Nas and DMX collab deserved better

 

[Trace]

I Am… as an album is straight.

Original doesn’t matter at this point anyhow, Nas ain’t gonna remember anyway. We still getting dope music now.

 

[Nabs]

 

[waynep]

Nas a funny dude man.. I knew he was going to give this dude I never heard of a great verse lol

 

[HNIC973]

Funny thing is I like Big Things but I HATE Life Is What You Make It. That beat is like nails on a chalk board. A Nas and DMX collab deserved better

I've heard people say they don't like the beat it does like some shyt Swizz would produce in 99

 

[jensyao]

this is probably one of the better nas features i still revisit back when he was in VC mode and was barely releasing verses



the sample was dope too

i thought it was

Reks's 'This or That' - Discover the Sample Source

"This or That" by Reks contains a sample of another track. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.

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but it turned out to be some indirect cover version

Fashawn feat. Nas's 'Something to Believe In' - Discover the Sample Source

"Something to Believe In" by Fashawn feat. Nas contains a sample of another track. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.

www.whosampled.com

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[ThirdAct]

Dope song, beat kinda reminds me of something Nas woulda got on in the early 00's

 

[HNIC973]

Biggie can make Playa Hater but Nas can't make Dr Knockboot. Let alone Dr Knockboot he was speaking real shyt. Lol. And I don't wanna hear nothing about the beat because it ain't much different than Aint No nikka in that dept.

You think it since both Big & Jay out the gate hit the masses with those type of records why shyt is more accepting from them? Aka Nas Illmatic effect

 

[kes929]

Still hoping for my KD3 idea

A lot more guest spots and celebration of the whole timeline of Nas career

Double album, part one the vintage side with guest spots from artists like The Firm, Lauryn, Styles and Jada, Rae and Ghost, Dre, Scarface, Jay, Sade, Mary J

Part two the modern side guest spots from artists like Drake, Ross, Cole, Kendrick, Lil Baby, Future, Don Toliver

Not a bad idea but the problem is I don’t think the structure of the game is for double albums anymore

 

[HNIC973]

just to rig it still lost Kay Slay

 

[T.he I.nformant]

just to rig it still lost Kay Slay

I disagree with Serch about Jay’s response to Ether as being essentially an admission of defeat. Takeover always felt like like the bait to setup a response. I just think Jay miscalculated and didn’t know Nas could take it to where he took it with Ether and didn’t know the hip-hop community would respond the way they did with everyone proclaiming Nas the victor. The “you know who did you know what with you know who” was slick; the “leaving condoms on your kid’s car seat” was desperate.