Nas - King’s Disease (Discussion Thread)

[Piff Perkins]

Nonsense, Untitled was a great concept album, who cares if the mainstream never took to it, truth be told they’re not supposed to, it was a wholly pro black album before everyone jumped on the trend....

I recognize a lot of people in this thread like or love both albums. I don't.


Especially Untitled, beat wise.

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

You have to preorder off itunes

so how the fukk do these artists benefit off there shyt being streamed on these services?

 

[ADP]

I recognize a lot of people in this thread like or love both albums. I don't.


Especially Untitled, beat wise.

oh is it the BEATS huh ?!

tell us more brohski

he can't pick them right !

where's Pete & Preemo ?

why isn't the album EPed by Ricky Rozay ?


CMON NAAAAAAAAAS

 

[BiggWebb79]

Album criminally underrated when you really listen to it.

Yeah this gonna get looked back on in the future and gonna be realized that it was heavenly slept on and over criticized.

 

[thekidfromqueens]

When u really break it down, Nas ain't drop a TRUE album in 8 years. shyt makes me feel like a kid again. 24 hours can't go by fast enough. Dying to know the production credits. I feel like because of the length u gotta listen to the album as a whole.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

U know damn well he wasn’t talking lifetime lol

it's ok to the leave the thread clown. you have nothing of value to post.

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

Less than 24 hours

 

[Cladyclad]

it's ok to the leave the thread clown. you have nothing of value to post.

No

 

[Pop123]

= when you don't care about how much you sell first week or which single you should have used instead for marketing purposes because you worth close to a 100 milly and you the best ever, . #Queens

 

[Ziggiy]

so how the fukk do these artists benefit off there shyt being streamed on these services?

Something like 1500 streams equals one sale or some shyt.


If you purchase then he gets the sale regardless

 

[Ziggiy]

Ya’ll sitting here arguing with a troll i done put on ignore


Leave these nikkas in the dust man. They ain’t worth it

 

[Piff Perkins]

Having a video out for Ultra Black would have helped build more hype/awareness. Covid prob shut down music videos tho so it’s understandable. What a weird time this is for artists.

When can tours start up again? Would US artists be able to do European tours, when Europe starts allowing travel from the US lol? Like for instance could Nas or any US artist start his tour in places in Europe that aren’t shut down, hit Australia, NZ etc.

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Less than 24 hours

Droppin right at midnight?

 

[Izanami]

HHID and Untitled, back to back. Is there one song on either album that made an impact or is remembered today? I don’t have any issue with the ideas behind the albums...the problem was the execution and consistency with the concepts. Each has multiple songs I like. But as albums they both feel scatter shot and inconsistent.

Black Republicans
Still Dreaming
Sly Fox
Queens Get The Money
Hold Down The Block
Testify
Hero
MOB
Can’t Forget About You


There’s a lot of memorable music on both albums

 

[Ty-Fife]

And did virtually nothing with him. Now he’s having a great year elsewhere and selling out vinyl stocks.

No disrespect but Mass Appeal doesn’t have any artists who matter or are bubbling in the ways I was talking about. I’m talking about keeping your pulse on what’s happening, signing people based off that, etc. Griselda’s movement, Mach’s weird underground success via vinyl, signing Cole, etc. I’d expect those types of moves from someone who has “run” a label before and currently runs a major management company. I view Nas as an artist, he’s not keeping the pulse of things because it’s not his job. This is not a criticism.

I agree he coulda did more for the first few artists he signed but it looks like he takes that more seriously now looking at Dave East. And tbf the underground market was completely different when he signed Boldy 6 years ago, Griselda wasnt even a thing yet. I dont remember anybody selling limited physical cd's, vinyl and additional merch. It literally evolved to where it is now over maybe the last 5 years.