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Nas
Participated by Nas
Studio : Def Jam
by Def Jam
Release Date : 2008-07-15
Publisher : Def Jam
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0602517752764
UPC : 602517752764
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 131 reviews)
List Price : $13.98
Our Price : $7.99
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Nas is back and more controversial than ever on his new untitled Def Jam release. On this, his 9th studio album, Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: race, inequality, poverty, and power. And who better to stir up debate than the man most consider one of the top five emcees in the history of the game? From his brilliant 1994 debut Illmatic, to his mainstream success with It Was Written, to anthems like "Hate Me Now" and "One Mic" and his venomous lyricism on "Ether," Nas' ability to tell stories, educate, make you dance--and make you look--is the stuff of rap legend. The outspoken Queensbridge rapper has sold over 15 million albums worldwide over the course of his storied career. Nas' Def Jam debut, Hip-Hop Is Dead, was released in December 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with over 350,000 copies sold in its first week. Preparing now for the 2nd Def Jam release, Nas is ready to release his untitled album on July 15th. |
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Still nasty, but not always in the best way |
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Nas is just amazing when it comes to fitting so many syllables into every single line of his verses, but it is mostly for not on this new album. Unfortunately, the production on this album does not rise to the same level as Nas' lyrics, and the result is an album that lacks that lyrical/musical cohesion that really cemented the legacy of "Illmatic" and later Nas albums. Topically, Nas is pretty on point, maybe even a bit overly didactic, but with Nas spitting over music that is better fitted to a slower Kanye or Weezy delivery, the end product is just awkward. |
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Unplug From The Matrix |
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Nas has a certainty and fire on this release. Apples and oranges; it isn't Illmatic and thank God. Move on people. As a caucasion hip-hop lover, I will be honest, there are parts that make me squirm in my chair. A lot of what Nas says, I can't grasp right away and really digest what he is meaning. Like a complex film, book or artist, this is the genius of Nas. There isn't another hip-hop artist right now throwing the darts that Nas got. Nobody else can. He is simply hip-hop's poet. There are songs on this album that had me twistin' in my mind for hours. That's what a real artist does. Shocks you, wakes you up. You taking the red pill? or the blue pill? You decide? Nas is for real and this album should scare the living daylights out of all the weak MC's out today. "Reach for your pens and papers, lesson one? be creative" -Genius Album |
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The Sickness of Hip Hop Has Finally Brought Nasty Nas Back |
On his last album "Hip Hop Is Dead" Nasty Nas was challenged by other rappers on his statement. Only problem with that was he was being challenged by rappers and not true MC's like himself. This is the thing, Nas has never let fans down lyrically. He always delievers because he has something to say. When he made illmatic he had nothing but hunger, most MC's die after that cause they get paid and loose it. Nas will always have a hunger even if it isn't the same hunger he had on that classic album. For this he will always be one of the best if not the best.
The new album from Nas is major and also showed that he is starting to learn his lesson with his music. On every album except his first two, he has songs where he forgets that he is making music and not just a rap song. He utilizes every inch of the musical art in this album and makes great hip hop music. I take a half of a star because 2 or 3 tracks were not that good, like breathe, could just be me but I didn't like it that much. He also finally went out and got good, solid, and super star producers that tailor made beats that fit Nas's style perfectly. I was surprised to see the he didn't just do this on one track but had good production on almost every track.
You have no idea how surprised I was when I saw that Pollow da don actually did a track for him. Pollow put down a beat for one of the sickest nas singles in his career. The single was just perfect all around and it grabs attention. Fried Chicken is probably the illest song lyrically on this album. He does this all the time with songs like, "I gave you power", the track "Rewind" in reverse ON Stillmatic, and even this one again with "Project Roach".
This album is by far one of the best he has had in a few years. It is better than Hip Hop Is Dead so we know that Nas is progressing and not taking steps backward. My true rating is about 4 1/2 stars. There is no doubt that if you're reading this review and thinking about buying this, you need to get it, listen to it, and don't stop listening until you truly understand it all. Hip Hop Will never be dead as long as Nasty Nas is still alive. |
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R.I.P NAS |
It would be nice to enjoy this album without the embarrasing sounding amateurish hooks, and that gay elevator, live present day jazz production. It sounds like a bootleg band who wants to be The Roots really bad produced the album. As always though, Nas's vision, and rhyme definitely shines, but, as always on the majority of his albums he has no taste in production. I guess he's either being cheap, or just gambling playing with a new sound, and falls flat every other time. I just don't know what the problem is with this guy, by just going into the studio with Premo, and just make magic again, not even with an album, but with a second E.P. We got kids in 2008, making an album in there basement, that have the same quality as a corporate release, it should'nt be that f**king hard! With Nas, I always want to go travel on his mental journey, it's just a weak trip if the atmosphere is annoying, which I'm sure we have experienced too many times with this cat. Hip Hop with weak production, is just poetry with bad music. It should be a whole, I don't only want to hear just poetry, I WANT TO HEAR MUSIC, 50/50, he's been in the game long enough to understand that. When he came, and conquered with 'Illmatic', that small opus is what stapled him in our mind.
Anyone new to Nas, we'll more than likely feel the power of the album. For those of us who grew up with Nas, will definitely be dissapointed, again. |
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an important piece of art |
its funny how people knock the production in this album when every track is produced with a lot of detail with the beats being critical to the songs character and entirety. if nas made an album w/ a bunch of club beats then he may have a bunch of more kids listening to him, but the messages that he conveys will be lost. this album has diverse styles of songs and production and they all have a point to them.
and what nas has to say in this album is very important for our current culture and society in general to open their minds to. He's not being racist or spitting hate in this album at all. he's just expressing the hidden tensions that exist within our culture that we are taught to ignore. |
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