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

[Prolific_1011]

Was just listening to the album (on Spotify) and noticed that Nas added the Brat, Shawna from DTP, Little Simz and a few others on Bouquet. Lol

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

I fully disagree that 'Writers' is garbage, – its one the best beats on the album, and the song feels pretty good, but I can see how folks that arent really interested in graffiti might not care much. It is dope to hear the representation of graffiti culture, and his delivery is nice, but I can agree that the lyrics aren't really clever, he doesnt like flip it as much of a concept or anything, it basically is just him tagging a ton of graffiti artists names up in song form. And its cool that an artist of his stature is really shouting them all out like that, but I agree that it coulda maybe been cleverer to transcend it past just graffiti heads loving it

As far as the album as a whole: Sons & 3rd Childhood are great. Writers & Shine Together are cool. everything else is gonna have to grow on me more. But I know thats just my personal preference, others like other songs more, I'm glad we finally got the album if even just to keep the 4 songs I personally like. But, it should have and could have been a better album.

You think they care what yall think..its for 45 n up culture

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Writers is so damn garbage

Your such a goddamn

 

[Cladyclad]

You think they care what yall think..its for 45 n up culture

Do you think they care what you think?

wtf type shyt you on

 

[Cladyclad]

Your such a goddamn

Grown ass man with another man holding a radio as your avi

fukking weirdo

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I fully disagree that 'Writers' is garbage, – its one the best beats on the album, and the song feels pretty good, but I can see how folks that arent really interested in graffiti might not care much. It is dope to hear the representation of graffiti culture, and his delivery is nice, but I can agree that the lyrics aren't really clever, he doesnt like flip it as much of a concept or anything, it basically is just him tagging a ton of graffiti artists names up in song form. And its cool that an artist of his stature is really shouting them all out like that, but I agree that it coulda maybe been cleverer to transcend it past just graffiti heads loving it

As far as the album as a whole: Sons & 3rd Childhood are great. Writers & Shine Together are cool. everything else is gonna have to grow on me more. But I know thats just my personal preference, others like other songs more, I'm glad we finally got the album if even just to keep the 4 songs I personally like. But, it should have and could have been a better album.

In my opinion, and I may be wrong, I think the drums Primo used on writers is a tribute to the Illmatic intro, which was the Wild style sample. And Wild Style was the first hip hop movie about a writer.

 

[L $ C]

no videos, no other interviews outside of the budden one (which was great)....boy this chit was so misshandled and NAS is my goat best to ever do it easily

 

[mson]

no videos, no other interviews outside of the budden one (which was great)....boy this chit was so misshandled and NAS is my goat best to ever do it easily

That's the way Nas wanted it.