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| Allmusic Biography : Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York Citys leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "Gods Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the epicenter of East Coast rap, none more challenging than Jay-Z, who vied with Nas for the vacated throne left in the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.s 1997 assassination. Such headline-worthy drama informed Nas provocative rhymes, which he delivered with both a masterful flow and a wise perspective over beats by a range of producers: legends like DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Pete Rock; hitmakers like Trackmasters, Timbaland, and will.i.am; street favorites like Swizz Beatz, Megahertz, and the Alchemist; and personal favorites of his own like L.E.S., Salaam Remi, and Chucky Thompson. Nas likewise collaborated with some of the industrys leading video directors, including Hype Williams and Chris Robinson, presenting singles like "Hate Me Now," "One Mic," and "I Can" with dramatic flair. Nas continually matured as an artist, evolving from a young street disciple to a vain all-knowing sage to a humbled godly teacher, as heard on later work such as Gods Son (2002) and Life Is Good (2012). Such growth made every album release an event and prolonged his increasingly storied career to epic proportions. Born Nasir Jones, son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas dropped out of school in the eighth grade, trading classrooms for the streets of the rough Queensbridge projects, long fabled as the former stomping ground of Marley Marl and his Juice Crew as immortalized in "The Bridge." Despite dropping out of school, Nas developed a high degree of literacy that would later characterize his rhymes. At the same time, though, he delved into street culture and flirted with danger, such experiences similarly characterizing his rhymes. His synthesis of well-crafted rhetoric and street-glamorous imagery blossomed in 1991 when he connected with Main Source and laid down a fiery verse on "Live at the Barbeque" that earned him up-and-coming notice among the East Coast rap scene. Not long afterward, MC Serch of 3rd Bass approached Nas about contributing a track to the Zebrahead soundtrack. Serch was the soundtracks executive producer and had been impressed by "Live at the Barbeque." Nas submitted "Halftime," and the song so stunned Serch that he made it the soundtracks leadoff track. Meanwhile, Columbia Records signed Nas to a major-label contract, and many of New Yorks finest producers offered their support. DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Pete Rock entered the studio with the young rapper and began work on Illmatic. When Columbia finally released the album in April 1994, it faced high expectations. Regardless, Illmatic proved just as astounding as it had been billed. It sold very well, spawned three charting hits, and earned unanimous acclaim, followed soon after by gold and platinum certifications and classic status. The two years leading up to Nas follow-up, It Was Written (1996), brought another wave of enormous anticipation. The ambitious rapper, who had begun working closely with industry heavyweight Steve Stoute, responded with a significantly different approach than he had taken with Illmatic: where that album had been a straightforward hip-hop album with few pop concessions, the largely Trackmaster-produced It Was Written made numerous concessions to the pop-crossover market, most notably on the two hit singles, "Street Dreams" and "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)." These singles -- both of which drew from well-known songs, Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and Kurtis Blows "If I Ruled the World," respectively -- broadened Nas appeal and awarded him MTV-sanctioned crossover success. The latter earned the rapper his first Grammy nomination. This same crossover success undermined some of his hip-hop credibility, however, and a minor backlash by purists resulted. Nas addressed his critics on "Hate Me Now," the second single from his next album, I Am (1999). The effort had originally been planned as a double-disc concept album comprising autobiographical material, but when some of the tracks were leaked, I Am was scaled down and released as a single disc, with the DJ Premier-produced "Nas Is Like" chosen as the lead single. Besides "Nas Is Like" and "Hate Me Now," which both broke into the Billboard Hot 100, "You Wont See Me Tonight" and "K-I-S-S-I-N-G" also charted as singles. Originally scheduled by Columbia as a follow-up album comprising the pirated material from the I Am sessions, Nastradamus (1999) -- released in time for the holiday shopping season, roughly six months after its predecessor -- instead featured almost entirely new material, recorded quickly to meet the late-November release date. The album still peaked at number seven and spawned two charting singles, "Nastradamus" and "You Owe Me." In the late-90s wake of the Notorious B.I.G.s assassination, Nas reigned atop the New York rap scene alongside few contemporaries of equal stature. In addition to his endless stream of hits by the industrys most successful producers -- "If I Ruled the World" (produced by the Trackmasters), "Hate Me Now" (Puff Daddy), "Nas Is Like" (DJ Premier), and "You Owe Me" (Timbaland), among others -- he co-starred in the Hype Williams-directed film Belly (1998) alongside DMX and contributed to the soundtrack. Furthermore, Nas led a short-lived supergroup of New York rappers known as the Firm (also featuring rappers Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature, with producers Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters) and assembled a broad coalition of fellow Queensbridge rappers for the QB Finest compilation (2000). A series of incidents in 2001 provided a key turning point in Nas career. The rappers personal life was becoming increasingly complicated, and longtime rival Jay-Z pointedly dissed him on "Takeover," the much-discussed leadoff song from the acclaimed Blueprint album (2001). Nas responded strikingly in December 2001 with Stillmatic, the title a reference to his classic Illmatic album, which had been released nearly a decade earlier. Stillmatic opened with the song "Ether," a very direct response to Jay-Z, followed by the aggressive lead single "Get Ur Self A...." These two songs in particular rallied the streets while the moving video for "One Mic" received heavy support from MTV. Throughout 2002, Nas continued his comeback with a number of guest appearances, among them Brandys "What About Us?," J-Los "Im Gonna Be Alright," and Ja Rules "The Pledge." Amidst all of the drama, Nas salvaged his esteemed reputation and reclaimed his status atop the New York scene. Stillmatic earned immediate acclaim from fans and critics alike and sold impressively, while Columbia furthered the comeback campaign with two archival releases, one of remixes (From Illmatic to Stillmatic [2002]), the other of outtakes (The Lost Tapes [2002], which notably included some of the pirated I Am material). Then, at the end of the year, Columbia released a new studio album, Gods Son (2002), and Nas once again basked in widespread acclaim as the album sold well, spawned sizable hits ("Thugz Mansion," "Made You Look," "I Can"), and received rampant media support. Two years later, Nas returned with Streets Disciple (2004), a double album that delved deeply into various issues, most notably politics and his impending marriage to Kelis. The two-sided "Thiefs Theme"/"You Know My Style" single dropped in summer 2004, several months before the albums release, and was followed that fall by the proper lead single "Bridging the Gap." In a surprising turn of events, Nas made an appearance at Jay-Zs much-hyped I Declare War concert during October 2005. Together the two rivals performed "Dead Presidents," Jay-Zs 1996 debut single. (The classic song features a prominent sample of Nas 1994 classic "The World Is Yours.") The reconciliation of Jay-Z and Nas opened the door to a deal with Def Jam. The record label, overseen by Jay-Z as president at the time, signed Nas and, in turn, released Hip Hop Is Dead (2006). The album inspired a lot of commentary about the state of hip-hop and included a much-anticipated collaboration with Jay-Z, "Black Republican." A politically charged self-titled album, at one point considered to be titled N*gger, materialized in 2008. It became Nas fifth number one album. Following his divorce from Kelis, Nas released Distant Relatives, an album-length collaboration with Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, in 2010. Two years later, Nas divorce was addressed on Life Is Good, a venomous album that featured the rapper holding Kelis wedding dress on the cover. Shortly thereafter, Nas made a major investment in Mass Appeal, a fanzine turned multimedia company, and co-founded its record label division (eventual home to releases by the likes of Run the Jewels, Pimp C, J Dilla, and DJ Shadow). Meanwhile, Illmatic remained a major part of Nas legacy. In 2014, the year of the albums 20th anniversary, Nas performed its songs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with support from the National Symphony Orchestra. Illmatic XX, an expanded edition of the classic, as well as a documentary entitled Time Is Illmatic, reached the public by the end of the year. In 2018, the Kennedy Center performance was aired on PBS, and was eventually released as an album via Mass Appeal. A few months later, Nas released Nasir, a brief album with all seven of its tracks co-produced by Kanye West. It was the fourth of five similarly short releases driven by West and recorded in Wyoming, following Pusha Ts Daytona, Wests Ye, and West and Kid Cudis Kids See Ghosts, which were issued during consecutive weeks that May and June. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 29 Title: Illmatic Released: 1994-04-15 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:02:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Genesis (01:45) 2 N.Y. State of Mind (04:54) 3 Lifes a Bitch (03:30) 4 The World Is Yours (04:50) 5 Halftime (04:20) 6 Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) (04:08) 7 One Love (05:25) 8 One Time 4 Your Mind (03:18) 9 Represent (04:12) 10 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (03:22) 1 Life’s a Bitch (remix) (03:00) 2 The World Is Yours (remix) (03:56) 3 One Love (remix) (05:10) 4 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (remix) (03:27) 5 On the Real (03:23) 6 Star Wars (04:08) |
| Illmatic : Allmusic album Review : Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the 90s, Illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which Nas reputation rests. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Yet even if Illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from Native Tongues-inspired alternative rap, its strongly rooted in that sensibility. For one, Nas employs some of the most sophisticated jazz-rap producers around: Q-Tip, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Large Professor, who underpin their intricate loops with appropriately tough beats. But more importantly, Nas takes his place as one of hip-hops greatest street poets -- his rhymes are highly literate, his raps superbly fluid regardless of the size of his vocabulary. Hes able to evoke the bleak reality of ghetto life without losing hope or forgetting the good times, which become all the more precious when any day could be your last. As a narrator, he doesnt get too caught up in the darker side of life -- hes simply describing what he sees in the world around him, and trying to live it up while he can. Hes thoughtful but ambitious, announcing on "N.Y. State of Mind" that "I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death," and that hes "out for dead presidents to represent me" on "The World Is Yours." Elsewhere, he flexes his storytelling muscles on the classic cuts "Lifes a Bitch" and "One Love," the latter a detailed report to a close friend in prison about how allegiances within their group have shifted. Hip-hop fans accustomed to 73-minute opuses sometimes complain about Illmatics brevity, but even if it leaves you wanting more, its also one of the few 90s rap albums with absolutely no wasted space. Illmatic reveals a great lyricist in top form meeting great production, and it remains a perennial favorite among serious hip-hop fans. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 29 Title: It Was Written Released: 1996-07-01 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Album Intro (02:25) 2 The Message (03:54) 3 Street Dreams (04:40) 4 I Gave You Power (03:53) 5 Watch Dem N&*%$as (04:06) 6 Take It In Blood (04:48) 7 Nas Is Coming (05:41) 8 Affirmative Action (04:19) 9 The Set Up (04:02) 10 Black Girl Lost (04:23) 11 Suspect (04:12) 12 Shootouts (03:46) 13 Live N&*%$a Rap (03:45) 14 If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (04:44) |
| It Was Written : Allmusic album Review : For his second album, It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hops biggest producers -- including Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Stretch, and Trackmasters -- to help him create the musical bed for his daring, groundbreaking rhymes. Although that rhyme style isnt as startling on It Was Written as it was on his debut, Illmatic, Nas has deepened his talents, creating a complex series of rhymes that not only flow, but manage to tell coherent stories as well. Furthermore, Nas often concentrates on creating vignettes about life in the ghetto that never are apolitical or ambivalent. This time around, the production is more detailed and elaborate, which gives the music a wider appeal. Sometimes this is a detriment -- Nas sounds better when he tries to keep it street-level -- but usually, his lyrical force cuts through the commercial sheen. Combined with the spare but deep grooves, his rhymes have a resonance unmatched by most of his mid-90s contemporaries. Because, no matter how deep his lyrics are, his grooves are just as deep and those bottomless funk and spare beats are what make It Was Written so compulsively listenable. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 29 Title: Nas Is Like / Dr. Knockboots Released: 1999 Tracks: 6 Duration: 18:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Nas Is Like (main) (03:50) 2 Nas Is Like (clean) (03:57) 3 Nas Is Like (instrumental) (03:57) 4 Dr. Knockboots (main) (02:25) 5 Dr. Knockboots (clean) (02:25) 6 Dr. Knockboots (instrumental) (02:25) |
 | Album: 4 of 29 Title: I Am… Released: 1999-04-06 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:05:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Album Intro (02:51) 2 N.Y. State of Mind, Part II (03:36) 3 Hate Me Now (04:44) 4 Small World (04:45) 5 Favor for a Favor (04:07) 6 We Will Survive (05:00) 7 Ghetto Prisoners (04:00) 8 You Won’t See Me Tonight (04:22) 9 I Want to Talk to You (04:36) 10 Nature’s Shine (00:52) 11 Dr. Knockboot (02:25) 12 Life Is What You Make It (04:04) 13 Big Things (03:39) 14 Nas Is Like (03:57) 15 K‐I‐SS‐I‐N‐G (04:15) 16 Money Is My Bitch (04:02) 17 Undying Love (04:24) |
| I Am… : Allmusic album Review : I Am... is the third album and fourth stage in the evolution of Queensbridges living legend Nasir Jones, from Nasty Nas to Nas to Nas Escobar to Nastradamus, the soothsaying mega-thug poet. This third installment is an introspective work from one of hip-hops made men. Always billed as a hip-hop messiah, Nas rose through the ranks of hip-hop on the strength of powerful poetry. Contrary to the albums title, the scope of the work extends beyond the autobiography as Nas takes on politics, the state of hip-hop, Y2K, race, and religion with his own unique perspective. While Illmatic was Nas at his rawest and It Was Written was Nas attempt to reconcile his underground leanings with his newfound fame, acclaim, and wealth, the Nas of I Am... is honest about his elevated status yet still feels the tension of no longer being ravenous on the mic. Musically, I Am is somewhat unimaginative by Nas stratospheric standards. Tried and true producers, the Trackmasters stamp the album with their signature catchy grooves and samples, but some of these tracks lack the sonic depth to do justice to the prophecies of the pharaoh, Nas. Superproducer Premier comes to save the day on two outstanding tracks: "NY State of Mind, Pt. II" and "Nas Is Like." These two cuts are nothing short of Illmatic perfection. "Nas Is Like"s symphonic composition is the perfect complement for an MC of Nas supreme vocal quality and precise lyrics. Despite some of the blandness on the production end, Nas still shines as the old soul storyteller and crime rhyme chronicler on cuts like "We Will Survive," a dirge for fallen rappers. Nas also experiments stylistically on "Big Things," sporting a Midwest cadence, and on "You Wont See Me Tonight," a Timbaland-produced duet with R&B songstress Aaliyah. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 29 Title: Nastradamus Released: 1999-11-23 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:02:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Prediction (01:20) 2 Life We Chose (04:08) 3 Nastradamus (04:11) 4 Some of Us Have Angels (04:14) 5 Project Windows (04:55) 6 Come Get Me (05:31) 7 Shoot em Up (02:53) 8 Last Words (05:31) 9 Family (05:16) 10 God Love Us (04:36) 11 Quiet Niggas (04:57) 12 Big Girl (04:19) 13 New World (04:00) 14 You Owe Me (04:48) 15 The Outcome (01:54) |
| Nastradamus : Allmusic album Review : From boy to man to king to prophet, Nas re-emerged six months after his third album with Nastradamus, a pre-millennial statement touching on the future, spirituality, and family -- issues that Nas has broached before, though never with this much devotion. It could have been an intriguing concept album, but Nastradamus is continually compromised by tracks that dont contribute to the theme. For every emotional track like "Some of Us Have Angels" or "God Love Us," there are the same old street-life anthems youd expect to hear, like "Shoot Em Up," "Come Get Me," or "You Owe Me." They sound OK (thanks to production from L.E.S., DJ Premier, and Timbaland), but the result is yet another drawn-out hip-hop album that wanders aimlessly and never really says anything. Nas rapping is superb as usual, but for the most part its a wasted effort. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 29 Title: Queensbridge the Album Released: 2000-11-21 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:06:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (02:02) 2 Da Bridge 2001 (04:32) 3 We Live This (04:08) 4 Real Niggas (04:39) 5 Find Ya Wealth (03:40) 6 Straight Outta Q.B. (03:55) 7 Oochie Wally (remix) (04:57) 8 Our Way (04:47) 9 Fire (03:39) 10 Power Rap (freestyle interlude) (02:24) 11 Street Glory (03:30) 12 We Break Bread (04:43) 13 Money (04:02) 14 Self Conscience (03:15) 15 Die 4 (03:55) 16 Kids in da PJ’s (04:35) 17 Teenage Thug (04:04) |
 | Album: 7 of 29 Title: Stillmatic Released: 2001-12-08 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:08:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Stillmatic (The Intro) (02:11) 2 Ether (04:37) 3 Got Ur Self A… (03:48) 4 Smokin (03:47) 5 Youre da Man (03:26) 6 Rewind (02:13) 7 One Mic (04:28) 8 2nd Childhood (03:51) 9 Destroy & Rebuild (05:24) 10 The Flyest (04:38) 11 Braveheart Party (03:43) 12 Rule (04:32) 13 My Country (05:12) 14 What Goes Around (04:59) 15 Every Ghetto (03:28) 16 No Ideas Original (04:04) 17 Everybodys Crazy (03:40) |
| Stillmatic : Allmusic album Review : Back on the hardcore block and with plenty to prove after two years without a record under his own name, Nas designed Stillmatic as a response: to the rap cognoscenti who thought hed become a relic, and most of all to Jay-Z, the East Coast kingpin who wounded his pride and largely replaced him as the best rapper in hip-hop. The saga started back in the summer of 2001 with the mixtape "Stillmatic," Nas answer track to an on-stage dis by Jay-Z. A few months after Jay-Z countered with the devastating "Takeover," Nas dropped the comeback single "Ether" and the full album Stillmatic; tellingly, Jay-Z had already released his response to "Ether" (titled "Super Ugly") before Stillmatic even came out. Dropping many of the mainstream hooks and featured performers in order to focus his rapping, Nas proves hes still a world-class rhymer, but he does sound out of touch in the process of defending his honor. "Ether" relies on a deep-throat vocal repeating the phrase, "F*ck Jay-Z," while "Youre da Man" hits the heights of arrogance with a looped vocal sample repeating the title over and over. "Destroy & Rebuild" is a solid defense of his Queensbridge home, and "Got Ur Self A..." is an outstanding track, the best here, complete with chant-along chorus. Despite the many highlights, a few of these tracks (most were produced by either Large Professor or Nas himself) just end up weighing him down: "Smokin," one of the worst, is an odd G-funk track that wouldve sounded dated years before its release. Stillmatic certainly isnt as commercial as past Nas output, but it places him squarely behind the times. Facts are facts: hes not the best rapper in the business anymore. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 29 Title: The Best of Nas Released: 2001-12-27 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:17:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lifes a Bitch (03:31) 2 Lifes a Bitch (Arsenal mix) (03:31) 3 The World Is Yours (04:51) 4 The World Is Yours (Tip remix) (04:28) 5 One Love (05:24) 6 One Love (LG main remix) (05:33) 7 It Aint Hard to Tell (03:23) 8 It Aint Hard to Tell (Large Professor remix) (02:51) 9 The Message (03:55) 10 Street Dreams (04:05) 11 Street Dreams (remix) (04:52) 12 If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (04:43) 13 Hate Me Now (04:44) 14 You Wont See Me Tonight (04:23) 15 Nas Is Like (03:57) 16 Nastradamus (04:01) 17 New World (04:01) 18 You Owe Me (04:48) |
| The Best of Nas : Allmusic album Review : The first best-of collection of Nas colorful career, The Best of Nas perfectly compiles most of his biggest pre-Stillmatic hits along with several Illmatic-era remixes. The Japan-only release gathers every major hit -- "Street Dreams," "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)," "Nas Is Like," "You Owe Me," and more -- while at the same time emphasizing Nas classic debut, Illmatic (1994). The first eight tracks all come from that ten-track album: two versions each of "Lifes a Bitch," "The World Is Yours," "One Love," and "It Aint Hard to Tell" -- the original version followed by the remix in each case. These remixes are elsewhere compiled on the From Illmatic to Stillmatic EP (2002) (as is a remix of "One Mic" thats not here) and are definitely worthwhile listening for any Nas fan, particularly those who enjoy his Illmatic era. Then come all the hits, first those from the Trackmasters-produced It Was Written (1996) followed by those from I Am and Nastradamus (both 1999). By the time you reach the end, youre hungry for more hits -- namely lesser ones like "Halftime" and subsequent ones like "One Mic" -- and also more remixes. But thats all the room there is on this solid single-disc collection, which should definitely enthrall Nas first-timers with all the hits as well as enthrall diehards with all the remixes. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 29 Title: From Illmatic to Stillmatic (The Remixes) Released: 2002-07-02 Tracks: 6 Duration: 24:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Lifes a Bitch (Arsenal mix) (03:34) 2 One Love (LG main mix) (05:35) 3 It Aint Hard to Tell (remix) (02:52) 4 Street Dreams (remix) (04:53) 5 Affirmative Action (remix edited version) (03:25) 6 One Mic (remix) (04:33) |
 | Album: 10 of 29 Title: The Lost Tapes Released: 2002-09-24 Tracks: 11 Duration: 43:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Doo Rags (04:03) 2 My Way (03:55) 3 U Gotta Love It (03:18) 4 Nothing Lasts Forever (03:52) 5 No Ideas Original (03:04) 6 Blaze a 50 (02:49) 7 Everybodys Crazy (03:35) 8 Purple (03:39) 9 Drunk by Myself (04:03) 10 Black Zombie (03:35) 11 Poppa Was a Playa / Fetus (07:10) |
| The Lost Tapes : Allmusic album Review : Leading up to the release of Gods Son, the second new Nas album in less than a year, Ill Will dropped a collection of "lost recordings" -- basically, tracks recorded for I Am and Stillmatic that just didnt make it. Though the liners are stretching it in parts ("these songs are famous for never having been officially released"), they definitely got it right when they said, "No cameos. No hype. No bullsh*t." From a few listens, its clear most of these werent bumped because they were low-quality; "Doo Rags," "No Ideas Original," and "Black Zombie" stand up to anything Nas has recorded since the original Illmatic. In fact, they have more in common with his early recordings; theres more of a back-in-the-day, wasnt-it-all-so-simple-then sound to "Doo Rags" and "Poppa Was a Playa," two tracks that definitely wouldnt have fit on the raging Stillmatic. Thats certainly no reason not to pick up this one, not just for Nas fans but for hip-hop fans who want to hear some great rhyming with no added features. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 29 Title: God’s Son Released: 2002-12-16 Tracks: 14 Duration: 57:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Get Down (04:04) 2 The Cross (03:47) 3 Made You Look (03:23) 4 Last Real Nigga Alive (05:04) 5 Zone Out (03:48) 6 Hey Nas (04:05) 7 I Can (04:13) 8 Book of Rhymes (03:54) 9 Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) (04:07) 10 Mastermind (04:07) 11 Warrior Song (04:42) 12 Revolutionary Warfare (03:29) 13 Dance (03:34) 14 Heaven (04:41) |
| God’s Son : Allmusic album Review : Gods Son is an emotional album, imbued with recent experiences in Nas personal life, particularly his bout with Jay-Z and the unfortunate death of his mother, Ann Jones. These experiences had challenged the self-reappointed King of New York, attacking both his street status and his heart, and he in turn looked within, embracing both his craft and his spirit. Brazenly declaring himself Gods Son, in tribute partly to his mothers legacy as well as his own increasingly Jesus-like one, Nas emerged from his experiences wiser, stronger, and holier than ever, less engaged by the material world than the inner one, less interested in flossing than teaching, and less obsessed with his riches than his soul. And his soul he bares nakedly; profusely personal, Nas lyrical divulgence is sometimes even startling: "Last Real Nigga Alive" name-drops Biggie, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, and other 90s-era rappers; "Hey Nas" reflects on recent failed relationships with women; "Dance" is an ode to his mother; and "Heaven" questions spirituality. As usual, theres a street-rallying leadoff single here, "Made You Look," that announces Nas periodic return with fury and bombast. Salaam Remi produces the Marley Marl-fashioned track and lays down similarly inventive beats on four others. Hes joined by many of the other producers who had worked on Stillmatic a year earlier: Chucky Thompson, Ron Browz, and the Alchemist, all of whom deliver harsh tracks without pop gimmickry. In addition, Gods Son includes three noteworthy collaborations: Nas and 2Pac trade gentle verses on "Thugz Mansion," Alicia Keys contributes the production and hook to "Warrior Song," and Eminem produces "The Cross." Throughout it all, Gods Son plays like an album. The playing time is reasonable, clocking in at under an hour; the song selection is diverse, no two tracks resembling one another; and the themes are interwoven, giving the album a narrative sense. Gods Son isnt quite the masterpiece it could be -- mostly because Nas is so self-involved, sometimes seemingly intoxicated by his kingliness -- but its surely one of the more remarkable albums of the Queensbridge rappers highlight-filled career. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 29 Title: It Was... Remixed (Rare Unreleased & remixed) Released: 2004 Tracks: 15 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 One Love (Unreleased) (?) 2 Lifes a Bitch (version 2) (?) 3 Fast Life (remix) (?) 4 Street Dreams (remix) (?) 5 Sinful Living (Unreleased) (?) 6 Nas Is Like (remix) (?) 7 Mo Money Mo Murder (album version) (?) 8 One Plus One (12" version) (?) 9 Find Your Wealth (Unreleased) (?) 10 Amongst Kings (Advanced Promo) (?) 11 The General (Unreleased remix) (?) 12 Analyse This (12" Promo) (?) 13 Wanna Play Rough (Advanced Promo) (?) 14 Fast Life (12" version) (?) 15 Deja Vu (Unreleased Pre-Illmatic) (?) |
 | Album: 13 of 29 Title: Street’s Disciple Released: 2004-11-29 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:32:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Intro (01:50) 2 A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People (02:15) 3 Nazareth Savage (02:40) 4 American Way (04:09) 5 These Are Our Heroes (04:24) 6 Disciple (03:00) 7 Sekou Story (02:56) 8 Live Now (04:30) 9 Rest of My Life (03:50) 10 Just a Moment (04:21) 11 Reason (04:48) 12 You Know My Style (02:52) 1 Suicide Bounce (03:57) 2 Street’s Disciple (03:57) 3 U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim) (03:38) 4 Virgo (03:26) 5 Remember the Times (intro) (00:51) 6 Remember the Times (03:23) 7 The Makings of a Perfect Bitch (03:15) 8 Getting Married (03:46) 9 No One Else in the Room (05:08) 10 Bridging the Gap (03:56) 11 War (04:17) 12 Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny) (03:26) 13 Thief’s Theme (02:59) 14 Thief’s Theme (04:15) |
| Street’s Disciple : Allmusic album Review : Ten years deep in the rap game, Nas unveiled Streets Disciple, an indulgent album that sprawls across two discs, freewheeling through a dizzying array of ace productions and thoughtful raps. The album is very much a continuation of its predecessor, Gods Son: both helmed primarily by producers Salaam Remi and Chucky Thompson, both uncompromising personal statements that make few concessions to the pop market, and both undoubtedly fascinating, if overindulgent. The difference is, Streets Disciple goes a step further, indulging all the more in the creative whims of Nas. And, with the exception of some first-disc throwaways, the result is nothing short of astounding, especially if youve followed Nas over the course of his first decade. Catchy hooks are few and far between here, granted, with most of the songs crafted as if they were freestyle raps. This works, though, because Nas benefits from outstanding productions, a peerless rap style, and an interesting back-story. The 25 productions here are all courtesy of longtime Nas collaborators Salaam Remi, Chucky Thompson, and L.E.S., with only a couple exceptions (Nas produces a couple himself). These guys know Nas better than anyone, and they deliver the goods: hardcore beats for the streets, usually laced with an inventive sample for a hook effect. These riffs offer Nas ample room to let loose, and he does precisely that on one track after another, often touching upon a specific theme yet doing so in a loose, free-associative manner that highlights his talent for wordplay and storytelling. Within his raps, Nas often mines his own past, present, and future: for instance, he touches upon his heritage ("Bridging the Gap"), his impending marriage ("Getting Married"), his eventual death ("Live Now"), his influences ("U.B.R."), his most memorable female conquests ("Remember the Times"). All of this amounts to a lavish album sure to dazzle true hip-hop heads, who will find much to admire and study here, from the especially deep and twisted raps to the sample-rich productions. On the other hand, all of this also amounts to an album that might prove somewhat impenetrable to those who arent already attuned to the legacy of Nas. Either way, Streets Disciple is another key album in that ongoing legacy, further evidence that Nas is back on track after falling off during the late 90s with I Am and Nastradamus. Its not a perfect album -- its far too indulgent for that -- and would have been stronger as a single disc, but its ambitious sprawl makes for a powerful statement that Nas disciples will surely savor. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 29 Title: Napalm Released: 2006 Tracks: 18 Duration: 40:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (?) 2 Choir Song (01:48) 3 All Love (03:18) 4 Shit Ain’t Sweet (03:31) 5 Tribute (02:35) 6 Flash (01:47) 7 Skit (?) 8 Ms Cocaine (03:39) 9 Talk to Me (02:28) 10 Write Your Name (02:42) 11 Skit (?) 12 All Summer Long (03:54) 13 Wow (03:09) 14 Generation (02:57) 15 Money Machine (05:25) 16 Level 7 (02:57) 17 Choir Song (clean version) (?) 18 Money Machine (clean version) (?) |
 | Album: 15 of 29 Title: Hip Hop Is Dead Released: 2006-12-18 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:00:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Money Over Bullshit (04:16) 2 You Cant Kill Me (03:14) 3 Carry on Tradition (03:49) 4 Where Are They Now (02:44) 5 Hip Hop Is Dead (03:46) 6 Who Killed It? (03:10) 7 Black Republican (03:45) 8 Not Going Back (04:09) 9 Still Dreaming (03:37) 10 Hold Down the Block (03:58) 11 Blunt Ashes (04:03) 12 Let There Be Light (04:28) 13 Play On Playa (03:33) 14 Cant Forget About You (04:34) 15 Hustlers (04:06) 16 Hope (03:05) |
| Hip Hop Is Dead : Allmusic album Review : Hip Hop Is Dead is not Illmatic. Illmatic stands as one of the most impressive debuts in rap music, and consequently has set up inevitable, and often unfavorable, comparisons with each of Nas subsequent releases. And so it is practically a given that the two albums in fact do not compare, that the beats, the rhymes, the insight, the flow Mr. Jones had on Illmatic have not been duplicated here, and in all honestly, probably never will. Nas himself seems aware of this -- though he would never admit it -- as throughout the record he references the MCs, the producers, the DJs who made the music what it was and what it is today, many of whom were releasing material in the early 90s, when Nas first made a mark. He himself is one of them. The statement that "hip hop is dead" is clearly meant to be controversial, and was, as rappers and rap fans alike exploded into debate after Nas declared it to be the title of his next album. But its also a statement that the MC doesnt completely adhere to. He flip-flops between declaring that it has already gone, to warning of its imminent departure, to promising "to carry on tradition," to resurrecting it. But these inconsistencies dont come from contradictions in Nas beliefs; rather, they stem from the fact that his biggest problem with hip-hop has nothing to do with current talent, but what hip-hop itself has become -- how its magnified from an art form, from a way the ghetto expressed itself, into a commercialized, corporate entity that Nas himself is part of, something about which he feels more than a little guilty. This is most openly addressed on "Black Republican," which appropriately features an equally guilty (in terms of both improving and commercializing rap music) Jay-Z, who spits out better lines than anything he did on Kingdom Come. The track, which ingeniously samples "Marcia Religiosa" from The Godfather II (a film that, in many ways, parallels Nas ideas about hip-hop as it deals with the dark side of making money and the problems that befall an overly zealous pursuit of the always crafty American Dream), finds both MCs lamenting the state of the genre while also acknowledging their own participation -- and enjoyment -- of what its given them. "Black Republican" is an understanding and admittance of hypocrisy, and this sentiment continues in "Not Going Back" and "Carry on Tradition," the latter in which Nas rhymes, "We used to be a ghetto secret/Cant make my mind up if I want that/Or the whole world to peep it." Nas enjoys the fame, but he also realizes that it has hurt the very thing he loves most, his "first wifey." Yet Mr. Jones is not completely blaming himself for hip-hops demise. In fact, he gives more of that responsibility to those who dont respect it, who dont know its originators, and he takes stabs at them more than at himself (he did release Illmatic, after all). Hes also willing to ease up on his criticism and rhyme in more general terms, although it is these tracks (specifically "Still Dreaming" and "Hold Down the Block," but much of the second half of the album as well) on which he loses some of the intensity and intelligence that he displayed earlier in the record. Still, hes able to regain his strength by the end, bringing together the East and West Coast on the Dre-produced "Hustlers," which features a great verse from the Game about trying to decide between buying Illmatic or The Chronic and being the "only Compton ni**a with a New York state of mind." Nas finishes up Hip Hop Is Dead with the spoken word piece "Hope," which, despite its seeming simplicity, shows off his indelible flow, how he raps as easily as he talks. Consciously or not, listeners are reminded that theres a reason he was the one who made Illmatic, and why it, and therefore Nas himself, will continue to be held in high esteem. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 29 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 2007-11-05 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Surviving the Times (album version) (04:43) 2 Less Than an Hour (Theme From Rush Hour 3) (03:16) 3 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (03:22) 4 Lifes a Bitch (03:30) 5 N.Y. State of Mind (04:54) 6 One Love (05:25) 7 If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (04:43) 8 Street Dreams (remix) (04:28) 9 Hate Me Now (04:44) 10 One Mic (04:28) 11 Got Ur Self A… (03:48) 12 Made You Look (03:23) 13 I Can (04:13) 14 Bridging the Gap (03:56) |
| Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : Already considered one of hip-hops great MCs, a claim made even more believable by the fact that hes able to continue to release relevant, often controversial, material -- material that, while perhaps not as great as what was on his debut, Illmatic, is still interesting and intelligent and generally pretty decent -- Nas has been due for a true greatest-hits collection for a while now. The aptly titled Greatest Hits does just that, tracing his career chronologically, from the aforementioned Illmatic (and it makes sense that there are four tracks from that album -- the most of any -- included) to Streets Disciple (which only boasts one, "Bridging the Gap"). 2006s Hip Hop Is Dead is left out here, but there are two new songs, neither of which is as good as "Lifes a Bitch" or even "Street Dreams," but both of which are still pretty fun. The in-demand Cee-Lo Green adds his distinctive vocals to the spooky "Less Than an Hour" (which also can be found on the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack), and even the Chris Webber-produced "Surviving the Times," on which Nas raps about his life and his experiences making music, is well done, though not particularly inventive or unique. Theres not much out of the ordinary here: the songs included are all among the MCs most popular and feature the appropriately well-known guest stars (Diddy, when he was Puff Daddy, on "Hate Me Now" and R. Kelly on the remix of "Street Dreams"), which means that even with the new tracks it may not be enough to entice or satisfy a diehard, but for those not expecting or needing more than a decent retrospective, Greatest Hits should do the trick. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 29 Title: God’s Gangster Released: 2008 Tracks: 10 Duration: 38:43 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Last Real Nigga (05:12) 2 Hey Nas (03:35) 3 Revolutionary Warfare (03:52) 4 I Can (04:31) 5 Warrior Song (04:40) 6 Zone Out (The Bravehearts) (01:27) 7 Mastermind (04:12) 8 Get Down (04:08) 9 The Cross (03:47) 10 Made You Look (03:16) |
 | Album: 18 of 29 Title: Bravehearted 2 Released: 2008 Tracks: 15 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 A Ha (?) 2 Slide Wit Me (?) 3 Good Money (?) 4 Live or Die (?) 5 Pocket or Two (?) 6 Gun on Me (?) 7 I Want In (?) 8 It’s Getting Hot (?) 9 Is You Aight (?) 10 Mean Tongue (?) 11 A Bronx Tale (?) 12 Gangsta (?) 13 I’m Looking for Him (?) 14 One Way (?) 15 When I Find You (?) |
 | Album: 19 of 29 Title: [untitled] Released: 2008-07-11 Tracks: 15 Duration: 54:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Queens Get the Money (02:12) 2 You Cant Stop Us Now (03:05) 3 Breathe (03:34) 4 Make the World Go Round (03:49) 5 Hero (04:00) 6 America (03:52) 7 Sly Fox (04:23) 8 Testify (02:46) 9 N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master) (04:33) 10 Untitled (02:51) 11 Fried Chicken (02:50) 12 Project Roach (01:48) 13 Yall My Niggas (04:16) 14 Were Not Alone (05:40) 15 Black President (04:29) |
 | Album: 20 of 29 Title: Distant Relatives Released: 2010-05-14 Tracks: 13 Duration: 1:01:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 As We Enter (02:28) 2 Tribes at War (04:30) 3 Strong Will Continue (06:01) 4 Leaders (04:19) 5 Friends (04:49) 6 Count Your Blessings (04:23) 7 Dispear (05:53) 8 Land of Promise (03:53) 9 In His Own Words (05:00) 10 Nah Mean (04:08) 11 Patience (05:45) 12 My Generation (03:59) 13 Africa Must Wake Up (06:40) |
| Distant Relatives : Allmusic album Review : The Nas and Damian Marley collaboration Distant Relatives came together as a way to earn money for schools in Africa, but before any corny “charity album” misconceptions get in the way, know that this is one purposeful monster and a conceptional bulls eye that fully supports its title. Actually, it all comes together in the album’s first few seconds as Marley and Nas loop a sample of Ethiopian jazzman Mulatu Astatke for “As We Enter”’s effective and infectious beat. Rapidly trading the lines (Nas): "I’ve got the guns"/(Damian): "I’ve got the Ganja"/(Nas): "And we can blaze it up on your block if you wanna” just raises the excitement level to a “Welcome to Jamrock” or “Nas Is Like,” but when the following “Tribes at War” creates a cinematic big picture of Africa crumbling while its people are unwillingly scattered across the globe, the album turns compelling. On the track, guest K’Naan offers the provocative “I drink poison/Then I vomit diamonds” while the devastating “Leaders” features Nas’ “Malcolm on the podium/Shells drop to linoleum/Swipe those/Place them on display on the Smithsonian.” Still, there’s much more hope and pride here than anger and darkness. The majestic “Strong Will Continue” marches forth with a positive spiritual message, while “Count Your Blessings” is musically akin to Damian’s Bobby Brown collaboration “Beautiful” and father Bobs’s “One Love” lyrically. The magical moment that explains it all comes in the form of an old Dennis Brown interview which is sampled for “Land of Promise.” Answering the question “What do you think of Africa?” Brown replies “Just to mention of it man, is like, you call mi name man” in a voice that displays a whirlwind of emotions, from the very best to the very worst. Distant Relatives is this African contradiction explored further with hip-hop, dancehall, and by way of samples, jazz, and African music showing the way. It’s a royal and a striking reminder of why these two artists have reached legendary status. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 29 Title: The Lost Tapes 1.5 Released: 2010-12-23 Tracks: 15 Duration: 45:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Mindstate (instrumental) (02:28) 2 The Man (instrumental) (02:12) 3 Alive (instrumental) (02:41) 4 Winter (instrumental) (03:01) 5 Living Fast (instrumental) (03:01) 6 Masta (instrumental) (03:01) 7 Nada Es Original (instrumental) (03:03) 8 Childhood Memories (instrumental) (04:16) 9 Revolution (instrumental) (01:39) 10 Rewindit (instrumental) (02:39) 11 Survival (instrumental) (03:32) 12 Mansionchillin (instrumental) (02:46) 13 Gottaloveit (instrumental) (03:13) 14 Downwitit (instrumental) (03:32) 15 Warriorjoint (instrumental) (04:16) |
 | Album: 22 of 29 Title: NY State of Mind, Vol. 1 Released: 2011-11-07 Tracks: 35 Duration: 1:12:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (00:19) 2 Kings of NY (03:45) 3 99 Problems (Cool version) (03:42) 4 Good Die Young (02:57) 5 Revolutionary Warfare (02:34) 6 Skit 1 (Reloaded) (00:23) 7 What More Can I Say (01:32) 8 Best Friend (01:32) 9 Hate Me Now (01:54) 10 Dec 4th (03:01) 11 Skit 1 (Stunner) (00:27) 12 Stunt 101 (03:36) 13 Thugz Mansion (Chill version) (02:57) 14 Threats (Flashy version) (00:40) 15 Threats (Killa version) (03:22) 16 Poppin Them Thangs (04:12) 17 Skit 1 - (Dice Game) (00:34) 18 2nd Childhood (04:29) 19 Dirt Off Your Shoulders (01:00) 20 What Up Gangsta (02:58) 21 Hey Nas (01:38) 22 Skit 2 (Re-Reloaded) (00:28) 23 Lucifer (01:58) 24 Shot Down (01:34) 25 Book of Rhymes (03:56) 26 99 Problems (Just 2 Get a Rep version) (02:34) 27 Skit 2 (9 Times) (00:16) 28 Hustlers Ambition (03:11) 29 Warrior Song (02:15) 30 Skit 3 - (Get Money) (00:25) 31 The Bounce (02:27) 32 Pop Those Thangs (Latino Flava version) (01:49) 33 Skit 2 - (Outta Here) (00:31) 34 Get Down (Jazz version) (01:04) 35 Get Down (Keepin It live outro version) (01:54) |
 | Album: 23 of 29 Title: Life Is Good Released: 2012-07-13 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 No Introduction (04:15) 2 Loco‐Motive (03:41) 3 A Queens Story (04:35) 4 Accident Murderers (04:38) 5 Daughters (03:20) 6 Reach Out (03:47) 7 World’s an Addiction (05:01) 8 Summer on Smash (04:20) 9 You Wouldn’t Understand (04:36) 10 Back When (03:22) 11 The Don (03:02) 12 Stay (03:45) 13 Cherry Wine (05:56) 14 Bye Baby (03:59) |
| Life Is Good : Allmusic album Review : Thats Nas ex-wife Kelis wedding dress on the cover: shes a fellow recording artist, the two have a kid together, and she wasnt consulted about the album cover or the album itself. Life Is Good is that kind of album, and for the moment, Nas is that kind of guy. He may have recorded some game-changing albums early on, and his recent collaboration with Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, was vital as well, but this puff-chested bitch session is a completely different animal, coming off as Marvin Gayes Here, My Dear, although this one prefers playing to radio over playing it as landmark disc, and prefers swaggering over staying on topic. Know that hes willing to take all the credit for his own Illmatic here, too, boasting that hes the best in the game before shooting insults at easy targets and his ex-wife/father-of-his-children, who never should have left because as "Roses" states, "Im an ass magnet." This trashing without rebuttal is worth arguing about, and snarky and vicious arent admirable qualities, so the best way to approach this unfiltered carpet bombing of love and marriage is thinking about how heartbreak can make a man go cold (808s & Heartbreak) or in this case, irresponsibly start fires. Well-funded fires, too, as Swizz Beatzs "On to the Next One" soundalike "Summer On Smash" gives Nas a bona fide club killer, and when it comes to headlines, thats the late Amy Winehouse on "Cherry Wine" in one of her last recordings -- on a track as intoxicating as its namesake. Dont let that vicious guy on the cover know that a woman also assists on the albums other truly rich moment, with Mary J. Blige in top form on "Reach Out," while Rick Ross winds up the albums top thug thanks to "Accident Murderers," a majestic street track with No I.D. on production and a reference to Illmatics Jerome character, even when bringing that one up is sticky, seeing as Life Is Good isnt even in the same ballpark. Still, Nas doesnt seem to care, putting a Jim Jones-styled blast of boss talk called "Nasty" on the same album he pulls the heartstrings on with the well-written personal number "Daughters," but he sells it all, delivering everything here as if its classic status was assured and will never fall into an embarrassment trap, as long as the cover art isnt brought into the debate. If the game needed Illmatic, this is the one Nas needed to get out of his system, acting as a clearinghouse for all venom and bile, plus some gloss that doesnt fit but needed to go as well. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 29 Title: The Essential NAS Released: 2013 Tracks: 30 Duration: 2:00:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Nasty (03:05) 2 The Message (03:54) 3 Get Down (04:04) 4 I Gave You Power (03:52) 5 I Can (04:13) 6 Find Ya Wealth (03:41) 7 Black Zombie (03:35) 8 The Set Up (04:01) 9 Street Dreams (04:09) 10 You Owe Me (04:48) 11 Drunk by Myself (04:03) 12 Nas Is Like (03:57) 13 One Mic (04:28) 14 Loco‐Motive (03:41) 15 Halftime (04:20) 1 Bridging the Gap (03:56) 2 Warrior Song (04:42) 3 Doo Rags (04:03) 4 Nastradamus (04:11) 5 Just a Moment (04:21) 6 Oochie Wally (04:58) 7 One Love (05:25) 8 Hate Me Now (04:45) 9 Blaze a 50 (02:49) 10 Got Ur Self A… (03:48) 11 Thief’s Theme (02:59) 12 The World Is Yours (04:50) 13 Made You Look (03:23) 14 No Ideas Original (03:04) 15 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (03:22) |
 | Album: 25 of 29 Title: Playlist: The Very Best of Nas Released: 2013 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Halftime (04:20) 2 Nas Is Like (03:57) 3 Get Down (04:04) 4 Nastradamus (04:12) 5 Street Dreams (04:08) 6 One Love (05:25) 7 One Mic (04:28) 8 The World Is Yours (04:50) 9 Got Ur Self A… (03:48) 10 Hate Me Now (04:44) 11 Made You Look (03:23) 12 I Can (04:14) 13 Bridging the Gap (03:56) 14 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (03:22) |
 | Album: 26 of 29 Title: Reanimated Released: 2014-03-04 Tracks: 14 Duration: 47:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Reanimation Intro / Nas Speaks (01:48) 2 The King (03:41) 3 Expensive Flows (02:54) 4 The Outcome (02:21) 5 Gimme It All (04:20) 6 Clap Your Hands (03:10) 7 The Definition (03:02) 8 Peace (03:09) 9 Love Me Tomorrow (03:52) 10 Remember the Name (03:37) 11 Cinderella (03:43) 12 How Could You? (02:39) 13 Live Fast (04:34) 14 Monster (remix) (04:26) |
 | Album: 27 of 29 Title: Soulmatic Released: 2014-04-29 Tracks: 10 Duration: 19:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (00:58) 2 Life’s a Bitch (03:21) 3 Keepin It Real (skit) (00:23) 4 The World Is Yours (03:26) 5 Soul Brother (interlude) (00:55) 6 One Love (03:38) 7 Abstract (skit) (01:11) 8 Nas Speaks (01:12) 9 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (02:45) 10 Outro (01:47) |
 | Album: 28 of 29 Title: Illmatic: Live from the Kennedy Center Released: 2018-04-20 Tracks: 10 Duration: 47:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Genesis (live) (02:49) 2 N.Y. State of Mind (live) (06:38) 3 Life’s a Bitch (live) (03:28) 4 The World Is Yours (live) (06:04) 5 Halftime (live) (04:57) 6 Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) (04:33) 7 One Love (live) (05:33) 8 One Time 4 Your Mind (live) (03:22) 9 Represent (live) (04:24) 10 It Ain’t Hard to Tell (live) (05:52) |
 | Album: 29 of 29 Title: NASIR Released: 2018-06-15 Tracks: 7 Duration: 26:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Not for Radio (03:22) 2 Cops Shot the Kid (02:47) 3 White Label (02:58) 4 Bonjour (03:21) 5 everything (07:32) 6 Adam and Eve (04:10) 7 Simple Things (02:19) |