Official Nas Thread

[Icewatermetallik]

Maybe Im in the minority here, but I personally like IWW more than Illmatic.

It's more polished, the beats are better, it's more complex, more melodic, etc

Take it in Blood, I Gave You Power, The Message, Affirmative Action, If I Ruled the Wor......

All are bangers and better than some Illmatic songs

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

Maybe Im in the minority here, but I personally like IWW more than Illmatic.

It's more polished, the beats are better, it's more complex, more melodic, etc

Take it in Blood, I Gave You Power, The Message, Affirmative Action, If I Ruled the Wor......

All are bangers and better than some Illmatic songs

its alotta albums better than illmatic

shyt is overrated

 

[HNIC973]

its alotta albums better than illmatic

shyt is overrated

No it isn't

 

[Icewatermetallik]

No it isn't

The thing with Illmatic at the time is it was only 10 tracks, a who's who of NY's hottest producers worked on it, and it had no guest appearances.

But, for all intents and purposes, IWW has better beats and in some cases, better songs.

 

[Prolific_1011]

Maybe Im in the minority here, but I personally like IWW more than Illmatic.

It's more polished, the beats are better, it's more complex, more melodic, etc

Take it in Blood, I Gave You Power, The Message, Affirmative Action, If I Ruled the Wor......

All are bangers and better than some Illmatic songs

IWW is a stone-cold classic. But I still have Illmatic above it (over any album from any genre).

The rhymes, the overall gritty plus Jazzy sound of Illmatic just encapsulates the beauty of Hip Hop. Listening to Illmatic you just get the sense that a young kid from the projects noticed a crack in the door, and then decided to kick it wide open. Forever changing the game.

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

No it isn't

Yes it is

esco alone got 4 albums better than overrated shyt

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

IWW is a stone-cold classic. But I still have Illmatic above it (over any album from any genre).

The rhymes, the overall gritty plus Jazzy sound of Illmatic just encapsulates the beauty of Hip Hop. Listening to Illmatic you just get the sense that a young kid from the projects noticed a crack in the door, and then decided to kick it wide open. Forever changing the game.

Illmatic and Iww are like Scarface and Carlito's way. Similar themes, the second is a better movie, better acting better script ect but the first is a cult classic and more talked about

 

[Icewatermetallik]

Illmatic and Iww are like Scarface and Carlito's way. Similar themes, the second is a better movie, better acting better script ect but the first is a cult classic and more talked about

Very good analogy.

 

[The War Report]

Illmatic and Iww are like Scarface and Carlito's way. Similar themes, the second is a better movie, better acting better script ect but the first is a cult classic and more talked about

Illmatic is more Godfather and IWW is Goodfellas.

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

Illmatic is more Godfather and IWW is Goodfellas.

It works too. Both classics but one impacted more the pop culture than the latter one even tho the second one might be a more profound movie

 

[kes929]

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[kes929]

Illmatic with live orchestra helps show case the greatness of that album.

 

[Pop123]

Nas random as shhit with the acting roles

 

[Slim Charles]

for those that follow football/ soccer, didn't expect Mainoo to say he's listening to Purple by Nas. Kid got good taste (minus being a Man Utd player)

 

[shawntitan]

Illmatic with live orchestra helps show case the greatness of that album.

Catching it with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in July
I’ve seen him like ten times, but never with an orchestra. Definitely hyped for it.