I Am Nas - Nas

This album has a lot to offer Nas fans, it's another one of the few albums you can listen to from start to finish without skipping forward a track. Maybe not as raw as Illmatic, but with less pop appeal than It Was Written. "Hate Me Now" is Nas's tributed to all the haters and those who didn't believe in him. Produced by Foxy Brown's brother Nino Brown (formally known as Pretty Boy). It features Puff Daddy, but he kinda ruins the dramatic violins with him screaming "Die muthaf*cka, die". Good track though. The best track has to be "Nas Is Like". Produced by DJ Premier, this has gotta be a classic. Nas's ...

Shame on you Nas, SHAME ON YOU!, After 2 great albums, i expected this one to be the stepingstone, I was wrong , It seemed that Nas wanted to do what Biggie did with Life after Death and thats satisfy all crowds: the backpack heads, the mtv crowd, the clubs, it seemed like Nas studied Life after the death like it was a test or somethin well unforturnely He failed misrably: From the First song(not counting the intro) New york state of mind ll, Your expecting a straight hip hop classic, hell the first 3 songs are tight,(yes including Hate me now feat Fluff Daddy) but once we get to Favor for a Favor feat Scarface, we are prepared for straight wack stuff: Ghetto ...

Cast your mind back to 1994 and the first time you heard Nas' distinctive flow...jaw dropping. Illmatic boasted tight production from the cream of hip hop's East Coast, and lyrics that rightfully instated Nas as the second coming....after Rakim. Since then true heads have been waiting for the Queensbridge Prophet to deliver more of the same. Unfortunately its just gone downhill, this being the bottom of the barrel. The lyrical content has become money obsessed - much like the majority of mainstream hip hop nowadays - and the production well below par. The obvious highlight on this album being the Premo banger 'Nas is Like' which reminds me of ...