Albums Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years (Discussion Thread)

[I love Latina women]

I love these too but man the 1st track has to be up there too..my life is real is crack

That one was ok but it didn’t wow me like that

It wasn’t bad but just didn’t standout to me

 

[Peak]

Props to Nas. He did what he could with what he had.

Writers
Nasty Esco Nasir
Its Time

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Nah but I'm surprised by how much Premo dipped back into his early Gang Starr bag with this. Drum breaks, weird ass samples, that jazzy minimal sound.

 

[ineedsleep212]

Only solidifies Nas' legacy. Does nothing for Premier's for me.

When the song's hit on this, they hit in a way a lot of the Hit Boy stuff didn't but at the same time, I never felt like I couldn't wait to hear a remix when listening to the Hit Boy work like I did on some of these.

NY State of Mind pt 3, Junkie and 3rd Childhood are all hurt by the production despite Nas going off on them imo.

 

[Cladyclad]

@Cladyclad where u at? U bump them shyts yet?

Listening now

 

[I love Latina women]

I think one thing I've noticed over the last few years is his engineer is kinda disservicing him. There's this hollow sound to his beats now whereas they used to be crunchier and thicker () A lot of his recent output, the exact same beats would've been absolute bangers in 95-99 just off better mixing.

Yeah I gotta hear this in the whip tomorrow

I’m listening on my iPhone right now so I know it ain’t the same

But this is something I’ve noticed too with his beats over the years

 

[Spidey Man]

Nas with the Biggie flow>>> that BK billionaire using Big lines

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

Nah but I'm surprised by how much Premo dipped back into his early Gang Starr bag with this. Drum breaks, weird ass samples, that jazzy minimal sound.

This sound more like early primo step in the arena preem

 

[ThirdAct]

I'm gonna have to give to some more listens tomorrow but My Life Is Real, Pause Tapes, Writers, Sons, Nasty Esco Nasir, Bouquet, Junkie, Shine Together and Third Childhood were my favorites off first listen

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Writers is incredible. Holy shyt.

 

[criminology]

Been listening to Nas for 30+ years at this point. Way longer than I wasn’t. Feel so blessed he’s still doing this for us and the love.

 

[NormanConnors]

Cats don't understand that Preem is a master at laying the backdrop for Nas to get his rhymes off/and let the lyrics breathe at the same time. Perfect marriage. That's one reason Nas sounds different on here to me. One of Preems best skills imo.

 

[spliz]

I think one thing I've noticed over the last few years is his engineer is kinda disservicing him. There's this hollow sound to his beats now whereas they used to be crunchier and thicker () A lot of his recent output, the exact same beats would've been absolute bangers in 95-99 just off better mixing.

Yessir this is my issue.

 

[Ellen Degeneres]

I'm on team NYSOM Pt 3. shyt is a movie

 

[CHERUB]

Pause Tapes will make your head melt if you lived that life. Recording music off the radio era