Albums Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years (Discussion Thread)
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Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
If the album started with Madman and that intro this would be a stronger album.
This sounds like it’s from the God Son/Stillmatic era.
I really want a alchemist/Madlib album.
This sounds like it’s from the God Son/Stillmatic era.
I really want a alchemist/Madlib album.
My story, Your Story sounds like a posthumous collab. The back and forth doesn’t sound natural.
They definitely weren’t in the studio together recording, which is a shame because it’s a fire track, would be 5/5 if they cleaned it up.
Havoc & Prodigy’s back and forth sounded seamless.
They were in the studio together recording
This is them recording in the Bahamas, where a majority of the album was done.
Magic sounds more IWW than this. This album sounds like the album y’all wanted Nas to make after Illmatic if he never got with Trackmasters and Stoute. It’s a very early 90s simplistic boom bap soundscape. This should be adored by the heads who were in highschool when Illmatic dropped. But for those of us who became Nas fans during IWW-Stillmatic era these beats don’t do him justice.Don’t understand nikkas sometimes.
Been asking for a Hard() straight hip hop album from dude since IWW.
They came through on that IMO
nikkas just like to complain i think.
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
This ain’t no KD and this ain’t no Magic
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Nas doesn't have that paranoid Messiah complex anymore which i think was integral to his post-Illmaric output, that's definitely been missing since he got his money right lmao
InstantKlassik
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I think this is my biggest problem with the album. It starts out so low energy, they were suppose to come out the gate with an absolute heater.
The album starts out behind the 8 ball which kinda curbs your excitement as you go through it initially.
With that being said, this is getting better and better
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
Nas dropping this to end the year is just another sign 2025 sucks. It’s not even bad, but it’s not a good Nas album.
This album has inspired me to listen to better Nas albums
1. KD2
2. Magic
3. KD1
4. KD3
5. Magic 2
6. Magic 3
7. Light Years
This album has inspired me to listen to better Nas albums
1. KD2
2. Magic
3. KD1
4. KD3
5. Magic 2
6. Magic 3
7. Light Years
InstantKlassik
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It’s Time reminds me of the old The Foulness freestyles 
qnsfinest
Superstar
2025 has been the best year in hiphop in years. We’ve had so many great albums. You’re missing outNas dropping this to end the year is just another sign 2025 sucks. It’s not even bad, but it’s not a good Nas album.
This album has inspired me to listen to better Nas albums
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
Anybody complaining about this album is a soft fakkit
"The Golden child will chop your ass up you was holding what Fatal not fictitious"
"The Golden child will chop your ass up you was holding what Fatal not fictitious"
qnsfinest
Superstar
I think its a great album. Far from a classic, But definitely a solid 4 mic album.But did we have a great Nas album?
I was in highschool when I AM came out. In a way i agree with you. I was never one that really chased the idea of a Nas & Peemo album being the fabled holy grail thing people made it out to be. Preemo beats are best in moderation. He’s got classics but nobody really want a full album of the same shyt beat loops and scratching on the hooks, etc.
With that said, being that Nas has actively avoided making a straight boom bap NY rap album for almost 30 years now. I’m rocking with it. Listening to Madman as i type this and the Beat+Rhymes feel so good to me.
This is music for dudes who don’t even like hooks in their songs. Put on a Beat and spit that shyt out
