Official Nas Thread

[Prolific_1011]

Waking up to this album in my life

 

[BossMobb]

Outside of concept tracks, this album is definitely better than Untitled. Lyrics for nas is always there and I'm still letting this album sink in on that aspect, so I won't compare that, but otherwise:

Better beats
Way more blackout Nas flows
More cohesive
Less weak tracks, despite having more tracks overall
Better overall guest appearances

I don't think it's even a question really.

I agree with most of your points. Although i think Untitled is more cohesive. His blackout flows that u speak of might be most impressive and shocking thing about this album.

 

[L. Deezy]

lmao @ vamp...taking me back to 2002.

He was like a wannabe vampire jay-z stan. "nas buzz is low right now sorry" was his steez.

lmao

 

[PasteGod]

I agree with most of your points. Although i think Untitled is more cohesive. His blackout flows that u speak of might be most impressive and shocking thing about this album.

Agreed Untitled was way more cohesive with less filler. Nas flow is top notch on LIG though.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

I agree with most of your points. Although i think Untitled is more cohesive. His blackout flows that u speak of might be most impressive and shocking thing about this album.

While I definitely thought Untitled was very cohesive (I think it was one of my praises when it first dropped too actually), I think this one got it here cuz of the lesser amount of weak tracks. Upon first listen, even then, with Untitled there was like 3-4 tracks that I didn't vibe with initially and some of those I still don't, whereas here, there's really not any tracks that I outright don't like like that. If anything, there maybe be just a portion of a song or two that I don't care for (that brief singing after last verse on Summer On Smash), but it doesn't totally ruin the song for me. Both albums pushed more for a mellow vibe than previous works, even for a Nas album, with just brief moments of hype tracks, but this one seems like it nailed its intentions better with the vibe IMO and the beats sound fresher & better overall than there, whilst simultaneously having an old school feel too. They even sound and feel very cinematic sometimes too. If nothing else, I think this may be indisputably Nas' most musical sounding album.

 

[Happy Hour Power]

Waking up to this album in my life

After few more spins. I even like summer on smash

Life is good, life is good *swizz voice*

 

[L. Deezy]

still can't get over 'A Queens Story' beat

eh, I like it

but I wanted it over that beat he been doing live at shows

 

[Loose]

glad he kept his hunger flow through the whole album.

 

[Wiirdo]

And remember brehs, the iTunes track "Trust" is still to come.

 

[Happy Hour Power]

And remember brehs, the iTunes track "Trust" is still to come.

 

[LucaBrasi]

Damn, this sh't finally leaked I can't believe it, sh'ts like waking up from the matrix

Downloading right now, I'll give me 2 cents after a day or two.. Gotta let this one breathe!

 

[Trip]

While I definitely thought Untitled was very cohesive (I think it was one of my praises when it first dropped too actually), I think this one got it here cuz of the lesser amount of weak tracks. Upon first listen, even then, with Untitled there was like 3-4 tracks that I didn't vibe with initially and some of those I still don't, whereas here, there's really not any tracks that I outright don't like like that. If anything, there maybe be just a portion of a song or two that I don't care for (that brief singing after last verse on Summer On Smash), but it doesn't totally ruin the song for me. Both albums pushed more for a mellow vibe than previous works, even for a Nas album, with just brief moments of hype tracks, but this one seems like it nailed its intentions better with the vibe IMO and the beats sound fresher & better overall than there, whilst simultaneously having an old school feel too. They even sound and feel very cinematic sometimes too. If nothing else, I think this may be indisputably Nas' most musical sounding album.

untitled was full of nas' bizarre political rants....i cant get into that, and i think overall combined with the album title gimmick...turned people off.

this new album seems to have more of an upbeat feel to it. a lot less dark

 

[Nismo]

pm a lank please. been busy lately. i need this

 

[Ziggiy]

untitled was full of nas' bizarre political rants....i cant get into that, and i think overall combined with the album title gimmick...turned people off.

this new album seems to have more of an upbeat feel to it. a lot less dark

Bizarre political rants?? You MUST be White

 

[Black Ball]

Man I had a range of emotions while listening to this album 1st time through.

Early Tracks...
Damn, this nikka Nas really is the greatest.



Middle Tracks...
Damn this nikka Nas stay making average ass, bland ass music.



Later Tracks...
shyt is cool, but forgettable overall, just Nas being Nas I guess.


I'mma listen to it a bit more though to see if more of the tracks grow on me.