Lyrically, IWW >>> RD

[BronxFleeZ]

IWW is my favorite Nas album but I have to disagree. Nas was the man when IWW and a lot of albums from already established mc's came out so RD was so overlooked by many at the time. I'm from BK and Clark Kent is a close family friend so we payed more attention to RD than most did. Up until that point, I personally never heard a rapper breakdown hustling lyrically like Jay did. As much as i love Take it In Blood, D'evils, Can I live, Dead Presidents and Regrets alone shifts it for me. For me, Jay shyt feels more conversational like he was giving you insight like I never heard before. That's how I see it. Most might disagree.

Heavily agree breh

 

[big_controversy]

I also think Nas took me through a wider range of emotions on IWW than Jay did on RD

The diff between the 2 is Jay had Irv & Dame to steer the concept & quality of the music

Nas steered his own concepts & music

But Nas had the rhymes

 

[Cloud McFly]

IWW is my favorite Nas album but I have to disagree. Nas was the man when IWW and a lot of albums from already established mc's came out so RD was so overlooked by many at the time. I'm from BK and Clark Kent is a close family friend so we payed more attention to RD than most did. Up until that point, I personally never heard a rapper breakdown hustling lyrically like Jay did. As much as i love Take it In Blood, D'evils, Can I live, Dead Presidents and Regrets alone shifts it for me. For me, Jay shyt feels more conversational like he was giving you insight like I never heard before. That's how I see it. Most might disagree.

Exactly how I feel.

dap + rep

 

[Cloud McFly]

The diff between the 2 is Jay had Irv & Dame to steer the concept & quality of the music

I've never heard that being the case. Where are you getting that from?

 

[UpAndComing]

IWW is my favorite Nas album but I have to disagree. Nas was the man when IWW and a lot of albums from already established mc's came out so RD was so overlooked by many at the time. I'm from BK and Clark Kent is a close family friend so we payed more attention to RD than most did. Up until that point, I personally never heard a rapper breakdown hustling lyrically like Jay did. As much as i love Take it In Blood, D'evils, Can I live, Dead Presidents and Regrets alone shifts it for me. For me, Jay shyt feels more conversational like he was giving you insight like I never heard before. That's how I see it. Most might disagree.

Nah I don't see that at all

-Watch Dem nikkas
-Silent Murder
-Black Girl Lost
-Shootouts
-If I Ruled the world
-Affirmative Action
-Street Dreams remix with R Kelly

All these tracks are just as conversational and insightful than the songs on RD, maybe even more

And the song I Gave You Power is one of the Top 10 most insightful Hip Hop songs of all time

 

[Harry B]

Nas stans drop these type of threads for each other once a month to convince themselves about something no one else co-signs on

I also think Nas took me through a wider range of emotions on IWW than Jay did on RD

The diff between the 2 is Jay had Irv & Dame to steer the concept & quality of the music

Nas steered his own concepts & music

But Nas had the rhymes

 

[pon]

Take it in blood > d'evils(fav/best track of rd)

 

[infamousred]

I think its arguable either way lyrically. Overall rd has always taken it with the production added in.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

IWW is my favorite Nas album but I have to disagree. Nas was the man when IWW and a lot of albums from already established mc's came out so RD was so overlooked by many at the time. I'm from BK and Clark Kent is a close family friend so we payed more attention to RD than most did. Up until that point, I personally never heard a rapper breakdown hustling lyrically like Jay did. As much as i love Take it In Blood, D'evils, Can I live, Dead Presidents and Regrets alone shifts it for me. For me, Jay shyt feels more conversational like he was giving you insight like I never heard before. That's how I see it. Most might disagree.

 

[No Homo]

soul on ice >>>>>>>>>>>> rd and iww.

Straight lyrically yes..album wise overall no.

 

[pointproven214]

Straight lyrically yes..album wise overall no.

yeah even overall imo.

 

[pointproven214]

and also to answer this thread iww imo.

 

[UpAndComing]

bump

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Well It Was Written is the Greatest hip hop album of all time, so.... you know which album imma choose

I think IWW is the best hip hop album ever written too. He pulled the whole street dreamer with mafioso dreams concept off perfectly. When you play the album in full it feels like one long ass story/movie.

 

[Nobodyknows]

I think RD had more actual lyrical aspects but IWW had far greater story telling