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

[thekidfromqueens]

Checking the consensus by searching DJ Premier on twitter - so far mixed reviews.

 

[waynep]

Ok only songs I DONT like currently are NYSOM 3 and Welcome To The Underground. I don't know wtf that's supposed to be.

Man I love Welcome to the Underground. Nas was going crazy on that.

 

[Ill-Mind]

Nasty Esco Nasir is dope. It reminds me of T.I. vs. T.I.P.

 

[Zero]

8/10

Nas was not the problem on here. Primo doesnt have an entire album in him anymore, and that's fine. He gave us multiple classics for decades. But the fantasy of this album is largely dead. We probably would've gotten a classic around the Scratch magazine era but now...we get a dope enough album. Took 7 tracks to hit it's stride. As much as people wanted this album...an album with, say, Alchemist would be a better idea at this point. Primo will give you a truly dope beat or 3 like he did on De La but a whole album? Them days are over.

 

[Prolific_1011]

Love the whole album.

 

[spliz]

Finished the first listen. This album is the most beautiful love letter to hip hop that I've heard. Great album Nas solidified his place as the illest mc ever.

Premo did the job but yeah I expected more from him. Like @TheDarceKnight said I really think his production lacks something. The equipement and engineering is not the same. And Primo ain't getting the dope loops he used to dig. Maybe the sampling witch hunter killed his style. It's missing the banging knocks and grimy feeling. I also hope that his manager ain't something to do with that. He forced Parks as an engineer instead of Eddie Sancho lately and the bass guitarist guy on primo team.

I need to listen more to it but I would say it's not better than magic 1 and Kd3 but right under with magic 3 and kd2

I think ur ranking is where I have it right now.

 

[Ellen Degeneres]

3rd Childhood is lyrically beautiful. One of the best grown hip hop records ever.

 

[kes929]

Primo absolutely DID NOT disappoint

Preme killed this fam

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Checking the consensus by searching DJ Premier on twitter - so far mixed reviews.

What they saying?

 

[JoelB]

Mad Man
Pause Tapes
Writers
Sons
It's Time

was a nice sequence.

This is like a 7.5/10 for me off a couple spins. I dont think Premo is nearly as dope as some of yall, but GOAT is still rhyming so itll stay in rotation.

 

[Tres Leches]

nasty esco nasir is the one

 

[FunkDoc1112]

That goofy ass nikka was crashing out over Welcome to the Underground just for that to be one of the better tracks so far

 

[spliz]

What they saying?

Imma say this. If u wasn't big on Premo before this. This ain't gonna change that. Nas bodied tho. And I give this album a 7.5 - 8 out of 10.

 

[NormanConnors]

Pause Tapes

Incredible track, overall concept is dope, perfectly executed. Sounds fresh/up to date now but could easily fit in the late 80's also.

 

[Metal Face]

Junkie my favorite track on this