Artfull Dodger
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When i flow for the streets... Who else could it be....N-A-S Nas Nas
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 'Stillmatic'
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Artfull Dodger
All Star
Album had everything...Poetry, Beef, Politics, Concepts, Art, Pro black n Street sh*tFuNny how These Black killer CompaNies
Be making MoNey off US
Fast Food CoLa SoDa
Skull & Bones Crosses
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Artfull Dodger
All Star
I put the name on the map after Marly and Shan
Q.b. before the Roc had one jam
Before the Death Row and Bad Boy beef
Had streets locked with raw talent, I laugh at the weak
The bridge is over is mad underrated
The way he had the back vocals in between bars while sonnin foes
The Slick Rick flow ....
Q.b. before the Roc had one jam
Before the Death Row and Bad Boy beef
Had streets locked with raw talent, I laugh at the weak
The bridge is over is mad underrated
The way he had the back vocals in between bars while sonnin foes
The Slick Rick flow ....
on the 20th anniversary of Stillmatic
the GOAT dropped 2 albums
the GOAT dropped 2 albums
Revisiting this, it was a stand out. A banger from the hook to the lyrics. I really remembered most the words to this.
Something most people don't know
Nas and Amerie recorded like half an album of songs together and only two or three of them ever leaked
it was gonna be this joint promotion leading up to Amerie debut and a few music videos the label wanted them to be like ja and ashanti lmao
Between Nas having personal issues/issues with Columbia records and not fukking with that idea in general it never happened
I can't remember if the video for "Rule" was actually finished or not but that existed in some form
and people already know about the "too much for me" kayslay video drama he was trying get off the label for good at that point
Nas prob has more unreleased music videos than any other artist
Nas and Amerie recorded like half an album of songs together and only two or three of them ever leaked
it was gonna be this joint promotion leading up to Amerie debut and a few music videos the label wanted them to be like ja and ashanti lmao
Between Nas having personal issues/issues with Columbia records and not fukking with that idea in general it never happened
I can't remember if the video for "Rule" was actually finished or not but that existed in some form
and people already know about the "too much for me" kayslay video drama he was trying get off the label for good at that point
Nas prob has more unreleased music videos than any other artist
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That blue text is illegible but the bridge is over is fureI put the name on the map after Marly and Shan
Q.b. before the Roc had one jam
Before the Death Row and Bad Boy beef
Had streets locked with raw talent, I laugh at the weak
The bridge is over is mad underrated
The way he had the back vocals in between bars while sonnin foes
The Slick Rick flow ....
En Sabah Nur
The First
"Man Up" is a dope one that came out before her second album, but wasn't on it
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Not showing up for a video is like the music version of an NBA player sitting out. It’s the ultimate way to get the label’s attention because they used to spend so much time and money on video shoots. You gotta be there at a certain time because the money is draining by the hour.
Glad Nas was able to get out of there.
Album captured the post 9/11 vibe in a way may not be as appreciated today as it was then. Nas was in a dark place personally and this was a dark, nihilistic album especially for a release of this scale. Closing sequence of My Country, What Goes Around and Every Ghetto was potent
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What goes Around, My Country,Rules the world are sepecially relevant now in light of recent events.
Nas is a legit genius
like remember the reports/ rumor at the time was Nas didn't want to be on a song or video where Loon was included lol
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
I was in college when Stillmatic dropped & I remember SOHH going crazy with the Jay-Z vs Nas threads especially after Stillmatic dropped! I always said Jay-Z brought back Nas from the dead because in real time a lot of heads thought Nas was falling off after he dropped Nastradamus & took a hiatus until Jay-Z dropped The Takeover. Stillmatic was such an excellent record. That Intro truly is one of the best ever & Ether following that on the album was CLASSIC. So many really good/great songs on Stillmatic. I ranked it a 4.5 mic album when it dropped because The Blueprint is 5 mics & I just don’t think Stillmatic is on that level from front to back. Great memories 