Stillmatic is one of the greatest albums ever made
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“Pushin big dikks and packin our chrome” 
Tres Leches
Empire Business
There were lots of versions, but my CD had Everybody’s Crazy and the original version of No Idea’s Original as bonus tracks.
mine too bought it at circuit city
what goes around-every ghetto-no ideas original sequence was crazy
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
My favorite Nas album minus that horrendous Braveheart Party song
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
it only got 5 mics because they just gave 5 to the blueprint and didnt want to put one rapper over the other.
nas was already legendary. stillmatic saved his career. he'd prolly still be top 10 status if he was done after the '90s. just alot less money to show for it.
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BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
That's a myth.
Even the compilation album that featured his worst song went platinum.
Now creatively...perhaps.
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
My favorite track is You're the Man even though I'm not a big fan of the title and prefer the OG version.
Take It In Blood
Banned
every black male 25 and under needs to study that track and put down the NBA Dumbboy
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
im not sure what youre referring to.
qbs finest?? did not go platinum. it never even cracked the top 50.
oochie wally is supposed to be his worst song?? i mean, he had the weakest verse, but that song was big and the compilation was a flop before it became a single.
Ether and stillmatic saved him bro.
and i liked qb's finest, btw. people slept on it.
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
I stand corrected but it wasnt a flop. Its certified gold. I own it and like it too for the deeper cuts. I hate Oochie Walley.
Yes. Ether and Stillmatic revitalized him creatively. I alluded to that. It deserved the 5 mics it received. It wasnt politics.
Ultimately, that speaks more about Nas's ability. Just needed a little inspiration. He didn't get buried like P.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
it was indeed a flop before they made "oochie wally" into a single. it wouldve went nowhere near gold if it wasnt for oochie wally.
an iirc, QBs finest debuted at like #91 on the charts. it became a heatseeker on the charts months later off the back of oochie wally.
it wasnt so much about being revitalized creatively. i thought qbs finest was really good. the fact of the matter is that he didnt have much of a buzz. he was apart of the old guard that was phasing out in favor of the new breed.
and if Ether didnt boost his status back up, i dont know how well stillmatic wouldve performed. he also doesnt get 5 mics if jay doesnt get 5 for blueprint.
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
I do agree that it was a buzz situation more than anything else.
As far as the flop difference of opinion, the same could be said about Reasonable Doubt.
I never suggested The Blueprint didn't deserve 5 mics. It definitely does. Just the premise Stillmatic only received it because of industry politics and not based on it's own merits.
Props, man.