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

[theflyest]

As someone said in this thread, opinions are going to be very divided on album. I can see people loving it, and vice versa.

Personally, I think it’s mediocre.

Nas sounds sharp

Primo for an entire album is just overkill to me. It sounds like one long ass song in spots, which is what I feared. He truly is a regional producer that lacks any sort of versatility.

I also think Nas should have had Hitboy involved as an executive producer just to oversee things, and help avoid the monotony.

 

[neomerge]

It's mr crypto lol. Just started listening. I feel like the album shoulda had some sort of intro. Even putting defining the name as a starter would've been slightly better imo.

 

[dj-method-x]

They REALLY should and this album growing on me more and more. The nikka who said Nasir better than this is smoking some shyt.

Bonjour and Adam and Eve would be the 2 best tracks on this album though

 

[perfectblack999]

Playing the Billy Joel song as the hook is SUCH a bizarre decision

 

[dj-method-x]

I like NYSOM 3. You'll appreciate it more if you're able to separate it from the first two

Shouldn't have named it NYSOM then

 

[L. Deezy]

People hating on 3rd Childhood because they thought it was gonna be about Jim. Nas said what he had to say about Jim. I appreciate what he did.

 

[ItWasWritten]

It’s a bloodbath for Preemo on twitter damn

 

[Trav]

To my brehs wit sons, let em run

Young 's def one of the more sonically pleasing joints on here.

 

[ReasonableMatic]

As usual

Hurts to say it, but off first listen this Preemo x Nas collab album is ASS.

And it clearly wasn’t Nas’ fault, he was spittin some shyt.

 

[Monoblock]

I like it and Nas is lyrically sharp as ever but IMO it's the production on this that brings it down. I love Premo but his production is just not meshing with Nas the way I think most wanted or figured it would. This is a straight up ode to NYC album though so I can't be mad. Not saying its completely wack and I do like a few tracks but probably won't listen to this again.

 

[Canon]

bout to run this in the whip and at the gym today

 

[Cladyclad]

I like it and Nas is lyrically sharp as ever but IMO it's the production on this that brings it down. I love Premo but his production is just not meshing with Nas the way I think most wanted or figured it would. This is a straight up ode to NYC album though so I can't be mad. Probably won't listen to this again.

He got 6 albums doing the same

Nas is a problem too.

Nas sounds sharp is so generic

His voice and flow no issue. Its his words. His writing is just bland just like these beats

 

[Deltron]

love the AZ track

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Premo been Premo for like 30 years.

nikkas in here like “these premo beats are premo beats”

Da fukk did yall expect??

 

[Joe Sixpack]

As someone said in this thread, opinions are going to be very divided on album. I can see people loving it, and vice versa.

Personally, I think it’s mediocre.

Nas sounds sharp

Primo for an entire album is just overkill to me. It sounds like one long ass song in spots, which is what I feared. He truly is a regional producer that lacks any sort of versatility.

I also think Nas should have had Hitboy involved as an executive producer just to oversee things, and help avoid the monotony.

Nah we good on Hitboy

We needed Preemo for an entire album

This dude said overkill

I can tell you’re probably not from NYC