Nas' Hip Hop is Dead..let's revisit

[The Ruler 09]

Nas has a very consistent catalogue, even his worst album isn't awful. He normally drops solid quality projects.

 

[intilectual recipricol]

naS album classifications:

doo: Illmatic, I Am, Nastrodamus, SD, Lost Tapes, HHID, DR
ehh: Stillmatic, LIG, Pac's Son, ******
good: IWW

 

[reserved_one]

4/5.......Its was one of his better albums and I always thought the production was strong for it to be a Nas album and the guest features killed it too

Also, it brought back memories for me being a sophmore in HS...I was on my "Underground fukk Mainstream" shyt back then lol.

Even though it turned out to be a gimmick, it had an effect on me to go back and really study the history....It was around the time when I first heard Illmatic.

 

[1986]

It was an alright album, some standout tracks were really good... But some really garbage tracks too

 

[dubsmith_nz]

I give it a 3.5, a few joints just didn't catch me. That Still Dreaming though Ye and Nas could have cooked up a classic if they locked in for an album then.

 

[TheJet]

Flow on "Still Dreaming" was tough

 

[Maude]

Flow on "Still Dreaming" was tough

How you a man waitin' for the next man to get rich?
Yo' plan is to stick out yo' hand real quick?
So if he feed ya family and he serve you shyt
Then he need that head you get and he deserve your bytch

 

[head shots101]

3....

better than illmatic but worse than IWW

Biggest nas fan right here

 

[Stuckinthe90s]

• Money Over Bullshyt
• You Can't Kill Me
• Carry On Tradition
• Where Are They Now
• Hip Hop Is Dead
• Who Killed It?
• Black Republican
• Not Going Back
• Still Dreaming
• Hold Down The Block
• Blunt Ashes
• Let There Be Light
• Play On Playa
• Can't Forget About You
• Hustlers
• Hope

 

[Kenny West]

still trash

 

[criminology]

I'm a huge fan but I think this is my least favorite album of his. It's never as embarrassing as some of the low points on his other albums, but even Nastradamus had project windows... even SD had just a moment. This album was just pretty flat from beginning to end and didn't offer the high points of his other albums. I rarely listen to any song off it besides hold down the block, which is severely underrated by the way.

 

[DrX]

shyt was boring, nas rally dont be saying shyt ....lets be real, hes not deep @ all but hes still a great lyricist

 

[darealvelle]

still dreaming to me is a classic record

 

[prophecypro]

Wasnt as good as I hoped it be but haf the album had some strong point at the time (money over BS, Black Republicans, Hustlers, Let there be light, Where are they now, cant forget about you etc) but then there was stuff where he mailed it in (Not Going Back, Playa on Playa etc)

That said still a 3.75/5

 

[Busby]

One of Nas's best albums to me. Used to blast this on a daily basis back in 07..that and The Doctor's Advocate.

I still remember the day that Black Republicans dropped..hip-hop really stood still

Still that a video never happened. Hip-hop needed that..