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

[Stick Up Kid]

It’s a bloodbath for Preemo on twitter damn

From accounts from India & Africa yeah

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

These beats are so underwhelming. DJ Premier my favorite producer of all time and I can honestly say he didn’t deliver. When nikkas start talking about you can’t listen to the beats in headphones and telling you what speakers you have to use, that means something wrong with the beats, not you.

 

[Awesome Wells]

I wanted to quickly mention that "Writers" is really a beautiful record!

Especially for us that grew up in graff culture here in NYC, in the 90's. To hear Nas shout out all of those names of the legends we either knew, or looked up to back then, was mad dope. I was shocked that he even heard about a lot of the people he mentioned. If you know about the scene back then, that record is ridiculously special to listen to and just vibe out to.

We don’t have a lot of high quality records about writers. So to get that from Nas on this album, was something we always wanted.

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

What did you use to create this? Also untitled is 4 mics

Topsters 3

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Pause Tapes took me the fukk back.

I remember having my little tape player holding it up to the TV during “yo MTV Raps” to make my own mixtapes and beats

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

I wanted to quickly mention that "Writers" is really a beautiful record!

Especially for us that grew up in graff culture here in NYC, in the 90's. To hear Nas shout out all of those names of the legends we either knew, or looked up to back then, was mad dope. I was shocked that he even heard about a lot of the people he mentioned. If you know about the scene back then, that record is ridiculously special to listen to and just vibe out to.

We don’t have a lot of high quality records about writers. So to get that from Nas on this album, was something we always wanted.

Already top 3 graf song to me. Well, maybe 4. I might be being a prisoner of the moment to say I like it better than "Out For Fame" after just a few hours, lol. But I agree, for him to show that much love, shout out and delve into Style Wars, and not even just keep it confined to NYC writers was beautiful.

 

[InstantKlassik]

Nasty Nas arguing with Escobar 600

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

Nas and AZ are just magic together. I can’t think of one wack song they ever did together.

Agreed. Now that we got the Nas/Premo album......which off first listen I love it (Pause Tapes is probably the only skip for me).....as an old head I would love a Nas/AZ album call it "The Flyest".....produced by Hit-Boy, Alchemist, Primo, Buckwild, etc.

 

[HNIC973]

The disrespect for Prem is downright blatantly harsh and disregards his worth. It’s manifesting as online verbal abuse, public humiliation and constant boundary violations from so called hip hop fans who is displaying controlling bully behavior towards a LEGEND who dedicated HIS life to this art form. It is extremely rude, belittling and makes the recipient of the disrespect ask: WHERE IS THE LOVE?

we love Preemo

I wanted to quickly mention that "Writers" is really a beautiful record!

Especially for us that grew up in graff culture here in NYC, in the 90's. To hear Nas shout out all of those names of the legends we either knew, or looked up to back then, was mad dope. I was shocked that he even heard about a lot of the people he mentioned. If you know about the scene back then, that record is ridiculously special to listen to and just vibe out to.

We don’t have a lot of high quality records about writers. So to get that from Nas on this album, was something we always wanted.

My favorite song on the album

 

[NormanConnors]

9th is super washed and doesn't have the musical acumen to work with Nas. They need to dead this. 9th had the weakest beat on the black album. Flash in the pan producer.

9th isn't what he once was but the bold is a long reach

 

[DontEemTry]

This nikka rappin bout how he making money off plastic recycling

He just rappin to rap at this point.

Flow is sharp as ever but he might want to take a hiatus for a little bit, let nikkas miss him.

Second listen, shyt is uninspired.

I'll keep running back "Pause Tapes" though

 

[Icewatermetallik]

I feel like what we’re seeing is a generational divide when it comes to the production.

As an elder millennial, this is exactly the kind of stripped down back to basics a la Gangstarr albums from the early 90’s that I was hoping for.

Of first listen this is easily 4/5 crowns for the King and Premo laced him something serious

This right here. Im an elder millennial too in my early 40's and while I do like that sort of "stripped down" Gang Starr sound of the early 90's I was hoping for more "Come Get Me" and "Nas Is Like" type stuff

There are hints of it here and there like on Writers and Bouquet, but most of the beats are stripped down and minimalist.

But, I understand that's the sound and vibes they were going for.....that 1993-1994 vibe

 

[Robbie3000]

Damn. Not really feeling this due to the beats.


Maybe it will grow on me. What happened to Premo

 

[Icewatermetallik]

This nikka rappin bout how he making money off plastic recycling

He just rappin to rap at this point.

Flow is sharp as ever but he might want to take a hiatus for a little bit, let nikkas miss him.

Second listen, shyt is uninspired.

I'll keep running back "Pause Tapes" though

Breh, it's called investing. When you got millions of dollars ofc you're gonna invest in stocks and ETF's and shyt

 

[NormanConnors]

2nd listen

I love this shyt

God was i wrong about it first few tracks in

Welcome aboard