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

[patscorpio]

the first 4 songs had me worried that the production was going to be shaky..but after that it found its footing.....thank goodness

 

[Ziggiy]

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[Wargames]

Honestly after this I would like to see a Nas album with some diversity in producers. Let Hitboy, Alchemist, and Madlib produce the next Nas album. Maybe let Knxledge and Conductor Williams do a beat maybe even JPEG mafia. There are a lot of top tier producers in the lane that Nas occupies.

 

[Canon]

We really got the golden era boom bap album people been wanting from him for forever

And look at yall


Just admit you don’t like this shyt anymore

 

[Artfull Dodger]

I got four KD/Magic albums over this but it's still good

There's nothing wrong with calling this underwhelming and it still being a good album btw

 

[BiggWebb79]

 

[Sean7]

the first 4 songs had me worried that the production was going to be shaky..but after that it found its footing.....thank goodness

IDK NY State of Mind 3 is crazy, the beat is sinister.. They are three for three on that NY State Of Mind series.

 

[the cool]

Honestly after this I would like to see a Nas album with some diversity in producers. Let Hitboy, Alchemist, and Madlib produce the next Nas album. Maybe let Knxledge and Conductor Williams do a beat maybe even JPEG mafia. There are a lot of top tier producers in the lane that Nas occupies.

most important let a producer that isn't 60 years old

 

[TGainz]

Finished my first listen...

I understand the album comes with lofty expectations being Nas and Preemo so I feel like if you dont hear a track that grabs you immediately you'll be disappointed

When I first heard NYSOM Part 3 I was like just like when I heard the first NYSOM and was like "ok THAT's why my friends and cousins from New York rep it so hard" after that I knew this album would be like "here you go nikkas !!"


Writers is a beautiful song that made me think about the bombing crews

Sons is a beautiful song that will definitely make me look forward to fathering a lil breh, I gotta share this track with my Dad for real that crossing sign line was beautiful

It's Time reminds me of a fresstyle Nas did back in the day

Nasty Esco Nasir is another track that grabbed me like

The beat is soo nasty I immediately scowled up on the bus on my commute cacs were scared to look at me lol


My Story Your Story is a great track with AZ it felt so comfortable and chilled out.. he shouted out the homies out here too lol All Well

Junkie is a great concept track I like how her did this

3rd Childhood lol honestly I was expecting him to talk about nikkas 20 years over me trying to move like nikkas 20 years under me but nah it's a great concept track that makes you think and its like a record that you should just live like you want to live and you adapt when need be.

My favorite tracks are NYSOM3 and Nasty Esco Nasir.... I'm going to enjoy listening to this installment

 

[Corndog]

I'm cautiously optimistic about this, but regardless of what the album ends up being, the complaining that's gonna take place when it releases is going to be unreal

The world may never have seen complaining at this level before

Never forget

 

[Theo Penn]

the first 4 songs had me worried that the production was going to be shaky..but after that it found its footing.....thank goodness

The first two joints should’ve honestly been left off. Starting out the gate slow allows peoples biases to take control. Remove Welcome to the Underground as well. Should’ve started the album with Madman and let it rock. Put NY State of Mind Pt 3 at the end with a new beat. I have no idea why Preemo didn’t chop up that Billy Joel sample into something ill.

Sequencing and inclusion/exclusion of songs can really boost an album. If you listen to his Untitled/n.i.g.g.e.r. album, if he would’ve gotten rid of Tracks 1, 3, 4, and 5 and just started it with the second track, it becomes an Incredible album. You Can’t Stop Us Now leading into America, then the rest of the album is a cohesive masterpiece.

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Writers is classic Nas Preemo

Nas was floating on this..
2nd verse he was rhyming names and it sounded so smooth. How he fit more than 20names into the track and made it sound dope is some elite mcee sht

 

[Artfull Dodger]

I really cannot believe that welcome to the underground beat

What the fukk is that shyt a banjo ?

I ddint like some of the Pemo beats but I love this track lol. I got this track as my 3rd Fav after Writers and Junkie.

 

[Artfull Dodger]

It’s Time reminds me of the old The Foulness freestyles

Thanks i knew i heard the sample b4 but searched and couldnt find it.

 

[Scoop]

3rd Childhood such a great track