JayBaldacci
All Star
Stillmatic is one of the best of 2001, which means nothing. It was a wack year.
Stillmatic is one of the greatest albums ever made
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prophecypro
Hollywood North
Lot of great east coast albums dropped that year
Tag me when you bounce up like round ball with that thread
Urbanmiracle
Brooklyn the planet...
Top 3 Nas album. Dude came back from the brink of irrelevance and knocked out the so called “king” of NY and that ether STILL burns. 2nd Childhood, Rewind, Smokin, One Mic, Intro, Got Yourself like come on, all the tracks except for braveheart party are stellar examples of hip hop done right. Subject matter top notch, vivid lyrics, dope beats and concepts. Yea it’s a classic to me. This is the true blueprint to hip hop.
JayBaldacci
All Star
Eh no... the realness was probably the best objectively.
The oven door/ball are definitely low points, but as a whole Heart of The City is a great showcase on Jay's part and Stillmatic has many more cringe points for me.Tag me when you bounce up like round ball with that thread
Breh 2nd childhood is 10/10
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
Ether Day is approaching, we counting down the hours
prophecypro
Hollywood North
Blueprint, Stillmatic, Black Trash, The Reason, Disposable Arts, Realness, Kiss that game goodbye, Take it or Squeeze it, Genesis, AOI: Bionic...I liked Malpractice too, Bulletproof Wallets, Infamy were solid in retrospect.
Seemed like a solid year for East Coast Hip Hop
this album is classic because without context it's great
but within context and understanding Nas' career trajectory.. it's fukkin amazing.
but within context and understanding Nas' career trajectory.. it's fukkin amazing.
Yupp, I said it. One of the greatest albums ever of any genre. One day everyone will realize this. Alot of Stillmatic centers around his beef with Jay-Z, as it should. But people should not overlook this amazing album
People thought Nas was done, and kicked him when he was down, but they woke up a sleeping lion
Album was laced with storytelling, braggadocio, philosophical themes, coming of age, and the consequences of bad choices
The album opened up with probably the greatest Album into ever
1. Stillmatic (The Intro) - 10/10
- The production, plus the first thing he says. When someone says turn my voice up, you know it's gonna be a classic
Uh, you know I still run with that, that blood of a slave
Boiling in my veins
It's just hot until a nikka can't take it no more
Blood of a slave, Heart of a King
Turn my voice up
2. Ether - 10/10
- Self explanatory. The greatest diss song ever, period. It's amazing that one song destroyed the Rocafella Records empire
3. Got Ur Self a Gun - 8/10
- Hood banger. Such an underrated lyrical track, shocked this doesn't get much notice
4. Smokin' - 10/10
- Love the production. Nas just floated on this
Magazines say I walked on water, talked to the heavens
Spit at judges, stepped on peasants
But in reality, I just entered your galaxy
September '73, up in these wild streets
fukkin these wild freaks, a harem of hoes (God damn)
And my mystique got 'em tearin my clothes
5. You're da Man - 10/10
- Possibly the best track of the album. shyt is straight beautiful
I saw a dead bird flyin through a broken sky
6. Rewind - 10/10
- This is why he's the GOAT. From a deep track on track 5, to follow this up with an amazing storytelling track. The rhyme scheme on this is unparalleled. Rhyming the backwards talk with another verse
The voice on the phone was like, "Outside right we"
So with my mouth wide, holdin my heat
7. One Mic - 10/10
- Probably Nas' most popular track to casual fans. A classic track, with a classic video. This would be the start of Nas rapping in a political space, which we would see in this later albums
8. 2nd Childhood - 9/10
- Storytelling Nas at his best. My favorite line
Ex-convict, was paroled there after his long bid
Cornrows in his hair, still slingin, got a crew
They break his moms furniture, watchin Comicview
9. Destroy and Rebuild - 9/10
- Henny Nas at his best. Breh was not giving a fukk. Sonned Cormega, Prodigy, and Nature like he was their father giving them advice. Just like the radio interviews on Angie Martinez and Funk Flex
10. The Flyest - 10/10
- Alot of people like Life's a bytch for the AZ and Nas collabo, but sorry this one might be their best collab. It's a shame this song is so underrated. The chemistry Nas and AZ have is something else
11. Braveheart Party - 6/10
- No comment
12. Rule - 8/10
- Amerie is such a great singer. Nice remake of an 80s classic. Political Nas at his best
13. My Country - 9/10
- Classic track. I really believe this was the breakout album for Nas' political Hip Hop to be at the forefront. I loved the direction he put to this album
14. What Goes Around - 10/10
- Probably a top 10 Nas song of all time. The imagery, the lyrics, the emotion. Man this song is amazing
nikkas up in my hood be getting shot giving poison
In hospitals, shots rittle the block
Little children and elderly women run for their lives
Drizzling rain come out the sky every time somebody dies,
Must be out my fukking mind, what is this, the hundredth time?
Sending flowers to funerals, reading rest in peace
You know the usual, death comes in threes
15. Every Ghetto - 10/10
- Man, another classic track. Lyrically on point as usual
This album put everything in perspective. This is the album where everyone knew Nas was that dude. The dude who can't fukk with. Basically saying, IF HE WANTED TO, he can destroy the whole industry, but he rather be a sleeping lion and just chill. This album cemented that he was the greatest rapper ever
no lies were told
Larry Lambo
Superstar
Shyt was aiight.
Not in my Top 50.
Not in my Top 50.