NomarFachix Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8vrIsNRxg&NR=1 One of my favorites from the Lost Tapes album.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 It IS my favorite song off The Lost Tapes. One of my favorite Nas songs all-time, actually. Flow, topic and production are all top-notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 His pre-Illmatic stuff is [expletive]ing sick. Most people give the most credit to his rise on Back to the Grill and Live at the BBQ but he had some ridiculous colabo's. Got this a while back, some gems on there: http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/10/26/jay-z-nas-deadly-duo-mixed-by-hevehitta-dj-unexpected/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 His pre-Illmatic stuff is [expletive]ing sick. Most people give the most credit to his rise on Back to the Grill and Live at the BBQ but he had some ridiculous colabo's. Got this a while back, some gems on there: http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/10/26/jay-z-nas-deadly-duo-mixed-by-hevehitta-dj-unexpected/ I'm PRETTY sure Purple was made after Illmatic. Supposedly many of the track on 'The Lost Tapes' were originally meant for 'I Am..' but when some songs off that leaked he re-tooled the album. Either way it's a brilliant song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I'm PRETTY sure Purple was made after Illmatic. Supposedly many of the track on 'The Lost Tapes' were originally meant for 'I Am..' but when some songs off that leaked he re-tooled the album. Either way it's a brilliant song.Yeah, I was just saying his pre-Illmatic [expletive] is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Yeah, I was just saying his pre-Illmatic [expletive] is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. The only thing I'll say about pre-Illmatic Nas is that while it was unbelievable lyrically, it just wasn't quite focused. A lot of it was battle rap, and while I love that style, Nas is best when he gets creative and tries to get a point across. What a lot of people don't know is that some verses off his demo can be found in songs later on. His famous verse on Verbal Intercourse was on his demo in the song Deja Vu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 The only thing I'll say about pre-Illmatic Nas is that while it was unbelievable lyrically, it just wasn't quite focused. A lot of it was battle rap, and while I love that style, Nas is best when he gets creative and tries to get a point across. What a lot of people don't know is that some verses off his demo can be found in songs later on. His famous verse on Verbal Intercourse was on his demo in the song Deja Vu.Unfortunately you're correct, along with most of the songs being [expletive]ty quality (what do you expect?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Nas is a great MC. Unfortunately, everything after God's Son was pretty mediocre. Although Distant Relatives was pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHopHead Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Nas is a great MC. Unfortunately, everything after God's Son was pretty mediocre. Although Distant Relatives was pretty nice.Hip-Hop Is Dead was a pretty damn good album, The [expletive]er Tape was good, and Untitled had some gems as well as Street's Deciple (if you combined the good tracks from both CD's and cut out the filler it'd be an excellent album). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Hip-Hop Is Dead was a pretty damn good album, The [expletive]er Tape was good, and Untitled had some gems as well as Street's Deciple (if you combined the good tracks from both CD's and cut out the filler it'd be an excellent album).HHID and Untiled just was not up to the standards of God's Son (one of my favorite rap albums...I really liked that one from Nas, not sure exactly why...) and those previous to God's Son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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