Nas_I Am was released today

[Oville]

Still my second favorite nas album. Had to paste the link to this article on here cuz it feels like people have revisionist history when it comes to this album being a blemish on Nas' resume. This album was much more well received than I think people on here give it credit for and in my opinion still holds up today.


Today In Hip Hop History: Nas Releases His Third LP 'I Am' 19 Years Ago | The Source

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Sold 500k first week..

One of Nas best albums ..

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Undying Love
NY State of Mind 2
Hate Me Now
Small World
I Want to Talk to You
We Will Survive
Favor for a Favor
Ghetto Prisoners
Nas is Like

 

[ThirdAct]

This is his most underrated album now that IWW has gotten more accolades as time passed. I do wish he had stuck with the double disc autobiography concept (my personal redux tracklisting for that is here: http://www.thecoli.com/posts/25863146/) cuz so much heat got left off, but I still fukk with the album hard.

 

[Oville]

This is his most underrated album now that IWW has gotten more accolades as time passed. I do wish he had stuck with the double disc autobiography concept (my personal redux tracklisting for that is here: http://www.thecoli.com/posts/25863146/) cuz so much heat got left off, but I still fukk with the album hard.

The I Am recording sessions are probably the greatest recording sessions of any album in hip hop history. I consider the retail solo lp a personal classic and have since I heard it back in 99. Then when you think of what was left off the shyt and its like wow.

 

[Easy-E]

Wished it came out as intended, but, it's highs are real high

 

[D.C Young]

Wow, takes me back. '99 was the first year I officially started listening to rap music because I got old enough,

and that album was one of the purchases I made that year.

Dope ass album!

And I never understood why Nas has a reputation for picking wack beats.

Just listen to the beats on that album, they were all fire!

 

[Kogami]

If this was trimmed from 65 minutes to like 45-50 it would be my favorite Nas album, the first half is just

 

[livindajetlife]

Nas is like

 

[Yoda]

isnt that review based on the og double disc bootleg? of course it was well revieceved, the retail was decent but not the classic it couldv been

 

[Oville]

isnt that review based on the og double disc bootleg? of course it was well revieceved, the retail was decent but not the classic it couldv been

If you read that review there is no indication that the review was based on the double album. Nowhere does it say that it was a double nor were any of the unreleased songs mentioned. I think this was started by people who had been detractors of the retail version to begin with. But yea this isn't the 4.5 mic review.This just an article honoring the 19 year old anniversary of its release