The Greatest Rap Album Ever

[Mastamimd]

8 of the 13 songs are classics... there’s few albums in history where 75% of the songs are classic. (Makaveli, Life After Death, 36 Chambers)

The Message 5/5
If I Ruled The World 5/5
Shootouts 5/5
Take It In Blood 5/5
I gave you power 5/5
Affirmative Action 5/5
Street Dreams 5/5
Live Nikka Rap 5/5

I'd add Black Girl Lost to that list as well

 

[Zero]

Rock pink suits trying to get cute brehs

 

[Ty-Fife]

That transition from Shootouts to Live nikka Rap is still

 

[xCivicx]

1. Album Intro
2. The Message
3. Street Dreams
4. I Gave You Power
5. Watch Dem nikkas (ft. Foxy Brown)
6. Take It In Blood
7. Nas Is Coming (ft. Dr. Dre)
8. Affirmative Action (ft. The Firm)
9. The Set Up (ft. Havoc)
10. Black Girl Lost (ft. JoJo)
11. Suspect
12. Shootouts
13. Live nikka Rap (ft. Mobb Deep)
14. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (ft. Lauryn Hill)

= the only songs I remember off top. I remember Street Dreams too but it's cause I hate that chorus.

 

[Take It In Blood]

I'm a Nas stan who prefers IWW over Illmatic just off personal preference

but in general Illmatic is the better album

 

[Metal Face]

Nope.
Hip hop heads in real time in 1996 hated this sellout album.

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/k5Li9c1HjVQ/m/s4a51Xj2I9EJ

Spot on review, even though I fw Take It In Blood & Live N***a Rap

 

[OfTheCross]

I liked it back then but it's awky now.

Just like the chorus to "Big Girl" by nas

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Illmatic >>>>

I’d say It Was Written is 4.5 Mics. One or two skippers on there for me.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Can’t even lie I was a little underwhelmed when this first dropped and it took a little while to get into. I had a copy on reserve at Sam Goody. My cousin took me to the mall and copped it. When we got back to the crib we hurried and threw the disc in. Looked at the liner notes

The nikka had the lyrics in print for us


But then we noticed the lack of Pete Rock and Large Professor. Only one Primo track


I thought it was dope but still a little disappointed. A little too polished for what we expected. To much Trackmasters and the Dre track was wack. Havoc came thru tho. But over time I went on to love this album. It’s my second favorite Nas album behind Illmatic

 

[Monoblock]

Not mad at this take..

Even the bonus cut Silent Murder was sick

 

[MurderToCassette]

Still got a sealed OG vinyl copy in my crates

 

[Conscious Pilot]

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Not mad at this take..

Even the bonus cut Silent Murder was sick

funny thing is on oversees versions of the album Silent Murder is on the tacklist not as a bonus

 

[Smitty Belafonte]

It’s not even his greatest album in my opinion

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

I ain't mad at that at all. I didn't even hear this album until like 2000 My first Jay-Z album was Vol 1.