BmoreGorilla
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Blueprint wasn't a classic?
Classics Discussion: Nas
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BmoreGorilla
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This is true. I own every Nas album including the 10th Anniversary edition of Illmatic just cuz his name was on it
Illmatic = goat
IWW followed a classic with a classic
Stillmatic = they thought he'd make another illmatic, but its always forward he movin, never backward, coli stupids here's another classic
God Son for me is classic
IWW followed a classic with a classic
Stillmatic = they thought he'd make another illmatic, but its always forward he movin, never backward, coli stupids here's another classic
God Son for me is classic
JayBaldacci
All Star
well he has 2 #coliclassics so it's official sorry. And TBA should have been one. His most complete album.
So it's OK to hand out classics like stds to Jay?
Inspect Her Deck
Skins of all colours come together as brothers
you say that as if 2 wasn't reasonable
Jay has more classics than Nas. At the very least his discography is generally superior. This needs to be taught in schools nationwide.
malbaker86
Gators
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First off. Leaving his Def Jam Catalogue off of the poll is misleading and offensive to Nas's discography and overall body of work. When we are discussing ICONIC Artists of the genre (Nas, Jay-Z, Rakim, 2Pac, Biggie, Wu-Tang, Outkast) we MUST include their entire bodies of work for debate and perspective (in Pac and Biggie's case, posthumous albums can be left out)
Secondly, I have spoken at length on which Nas albums I consider classics, and though I am considered THE ultimate Nas Stan on these boards and uphold him as the unquestioned GOAT, contrary to popular belief I don't feel as if EVERY single album he's ever released is a classic. For the albums of his that I uphold as classics, and shining examples of what the GREATNESS that the genre has to offer, I present these think pieces
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/nas-untitled-appreciation-thread.19198/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-top-5-albums-of-2012.80923/best-posts
Illmatic is an undisputed classic and NEEDS no introduction.
It Was Written I go back and forth on. Some times I listen and want to call it Classic hands DOWN, but other times I think it SLIGHTLY misses the mark and is a 4.75 Mic album, I might make a thread on it one day. I also have plans to make an in depth appreciation thread for Stillmatic in the near future...
Also, simply because an album isn't CLASSIC doesn't mean it's an album that needs to be dismissed or isn't a fantastic album in its own right. For my thoughts on particularly strong Nas albums that aren't quite classic, but still excellent works of the genre see the following
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/streets-disciple-evaluation-and-discussion-thread.20851/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/hip-hop-is-dead-how-nasirs-battle-cry-helped-save-an-artform.147088/
#TPC
Secondly, I have spoken at length on which Nas albums I consider classics, and though I am considered THE ultimate Nas Stan on these boards and uphold him as the unquestioned GOAT, contrary to popular belief I don't feel as if EVERY single album he's ever released is a classic. For the albums of his that I uphold as classics, and shining examples of what the GREATNESS that the genre has to offer, I present these think pieces
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/nas-untitled-appreciation-thread.19198/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-top-5-albums-of-2012.80923/best-posts
Illmatic is an undisputed classic and NEEDS no introduction.
It Was Written I go back and forth on. Some times I listen and want to call it Classic hands DOWN, but other times I think it SLIGHTLY misses the mark and is a 4.75 Mic album, I might make a thread on it one day. I also have plans to make an in depth appreciation thread for Stillmatic in the near future...
Also, simply because an album isn't CLASSIC doesn't mean it's an album that needs to be dismissed or isn't a fantastic album in its own right. For my thoughts on particularly strong Nas albums that aren't quite classic, but still excellent works of the genre see the following
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/streets-disciple-evaluation-and-discussion-thread.20851/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/hip-hop-is-dead-how-nasirs-battle-cry-helped-save-an-artform.147088/
#TPC
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malbaker86
Gators
well he has 2 #coliclassics so it's official sorry. And TBA should have been one. His most complete album.
Lol if TBA is a classic then so is I Am.
BmoreGorilla
Veteran
You really think Jay's discography is superior?
StraightUpMenace
spiritual miracle lyrical individual
who were the 3 guys that voted for Street's Disciple? That album was boring as all hell.
JayBaldacci
All Star
How does he have more when the only real classic between them is illmatic? Everything else is revision on both ends. On top of that Jay has his very spotty/dud albums:vol2,3,bp2, kingdom come, bp3,mchg.Jay isn't as consistent as he's made out to be.
BmoreGorilla
Veteran
TBA was way better than I Am breh
Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
For real...if we be real with ourselves Nas has only one classic
IWW is pure historical revisionism
Stillmatic...I can see the Stillmatic argument, truthfully I think its more because Blueprint was considered a classic and since Ether > Takeover, ergo the argument goes Stillmatic should be one either...
ehhh not the most convincing
