![]() It’s good to see that Nas can still come up with entertaining song concepts this far into his career. It’s starting now… The production sounds very… Umm… How should I put this…? Um… It sounds like something I’d hear in my Dad’s southern black methodist church. I’m pretty sure I heard this song around the time it was released, but that was five years ago, and I was JUST then getting into Hip Hop, so I probably won’t remember it very well, if at all. I fucking adored the way the production evolved as well. The final verse was EXTRA incredible tho. There are four verses, and they’re all dope as fuck. There’s a very short break between each verse. I love the way this song is structured too. I love his aggressive flow on this track. Okay, honestly this is my favorite song so far. It kinda reminds me of the Made You Look beat. Hopefully it doesn’t fuck up any time soon. This album is off to a pretty great start. His rapping on this track just got better and better as it progressed. This is another really fucking good song. It’s ghetto beef sinister niggas snicker through yellow teeth / Alcohol aging my niggas faster than felonies / How dare I? Must be something in the air that corrupts me / Look at my upkeep, owned and sublease I’m here y’all. The second verse was a major improvement over the first one. He just says a few words during the breaks between each verse. Do you know what I mean by that? You know when you’re listening to a mixtape hosted by some annoying ass DJ that talks all over the music? That’s what I mean. Large Professor is more of a host than a featured artist on this track. Some of y’all might know Kelis / This goes to her with love also goes to y’all, let’s see / The craziest things already happened to me / So either you’ll be laughing at me or you’re laughing with me, HA! Actually, I’d go as far as saying it’s the MAIN theme, especially considering the album cover. This album was released after he divorced Kelis in 2010, so that’s obviously a major theme. ![]() I feel like I should’ve mentioned that in the preamble to this review. The second verse was nice as hell, but that final one was really great. and Morgan, Goldman and Sachs / And teach the world facts, and give Saudi they oil back. Hood forever I just act like I’m civilized / Really what’s in my mind is organizing a billion black motherfuckers / To take over J.P. ![]() When I put an album on, it’s always awesome to hear a shit ton of bars right away. This is a great formula for an album intro. There’s not really a hook there’s only a sample break between each verse. The only intro I haven’t liked from Nas was Life We Chose, but The Prediction was technically the first track on Nastradamus, and I liked The Prediction a lot. This fits in with all his other intros in terms of quality. ![]() Nas’ flow on this first verse is fantastic too. Like, this shit just sounds super luxurious. Alright, this production is fucking NICE. Nas always has fantastic intros, so I already know this shit’s about to be great. I just think it’s interesting to take note of the state of Nas’ career after dropping this album. Obviously he’s gonna be releasing something sometime soon considering the fact that he had a fucking song called “Nas Album Done” back in 2016. I don’t know why I have that feeling… Anyway, as of this review’s date of publication, this is Nas’ latest album. It’ll probably be on the same level as I Am… in terms of overall quality. Most of this shit is probably gonna sound almost completely new to me. I remember seeing some critical reviews around the time of its release. I’m not sure how I’m gonna feel about it. I only remember a few songs from this project. It pretty much dropped within the same month that I started listening to Hip Hop in the first place. ![]() This album was released on July 13th in the year of our Lord 2012. ![]()
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