I tuned out after Illmatic. Suddenly, inexplicably curious again. So, alright, without further ado, then, please, a Post-Illmatic Nas P0X, OK?

sekou's story where his voice is altered to sound like foxy brown's not so foxy sister

theres a number of good ones on the lost tapes i like no ideas original, doo rags and black zombie

made you look and if i ruled the world are super classic

that one about paying him rent for an apartment

(oochie wally DUH)

1) nas is like
2) made you look (esp the remix w luda and jada)
3) get down
4) the message
5) doorags
6) on the real
7) street dreams
8) drunk by myself
9) star wars
10) one on one
11) bridging the gap? i've already forgotten what was good on street's disciple

Live Nigga Rap
Made You Look Remix
Purple
Thiefs Theme
Doo Rags
In Between Us (ft. Scarface)
Project Windows
Just a Moment
Verbal Intercourse (with Rae and Ghost) -- a highmark for both Wu and Nas
The Message

I'm kinda tempted to list "Book of Rhymes" from The Lost Tapes -- the song where he kicks a bunch of half thought out lyrics. I especially like how he discards "Gandhi was a fool, nigga fight to the death" but then ends up using the first part of it in "Revolutionary Warfare" on God's Son.

I clicked just to say this, but seeing as Jermaine and SC beat me to it, I'll recommend the lead single from the new one "Bridging The Gap" but keep in mind I'm a dead sucker for New Orleans style drumming. Also, his guest appearance on Large Professor's "Stay Chisel."

If I Ruled the World
Dance
What Goes Around
One Mic
Get Down
Warrior Song
Just a Moment (feat. Quan)
American Way (feat. Kelis)
2nd Childhood
AZ feat. Nas: "The Essence"

(The last one can be found on AZ's LP Aziatic, and it's one of the best things both he and Nas have ever done.)

And from God's Son, "The Cross" has annoying production, we already mentioned "Zone Out," I could do without "Hey Nas" or "I Can" or even "Book of Rhymes." And "Thugs Mansion" is worn out for me too, to the point where I wouldn't mind not hearing it again.

As for this, I don't quite hear it, I mean I get what you're saying but maybe it's just how my ear is attuned to the music from that period. If anything, I love the beats because I hear such a wide variety despite what one would presume to be the limited palette of the technology available at the time. Do you just not like the kind of production that was going on at that time? It seems like his production since has become more subservient to his personality on his later work, I feel. Like his beats exist (with a few exceptions, like "Made U Look") almost entirely to give him the space to spread out lyrically, like "Just a Moment" seems a lot more "like every generic beat ever" to me than anything on Illmatic. And I don't think that's neccessarily a bad thing, I like "Just a Moment" a lot! It just seems that the beats have gotten less notable over time, letting Nas' personality come to the forefront, allowing him to explore different conceptual and emotional reserves. I like that he's done it, its good that he's spread out and evolved his writing the way he has. It's just so hit or miss for me though.

But it's true I don't like early nineties jazz-rap beats that much. To me stuff that Pete Rock or Primo or LES did back then sounds kinda samey and generic, whereas late nineties and early 00s beats have more variety.

So I'm figuring I oughta just go buy God's Son?

Always liked Nas, was a big fan in high school. Gotta get back on the trolly.

Street's Disciple is pretty meh, I have to say. The beats are boring as shit. I've only heard disc one so far, and I do like some of it, but so far, it hasn't made me feel that it was $12 well-spent.

Hahaha everyone says a different album! If ww was still posting, he'd say get nastradamus which pretty much covers every album dude has released in this thread. But yeah, I actually like I Am... best post-illmatic.

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...), April 29th, 2005 5:56 AM. (Tuomas)

u guys are on crack, that track is great