Stillmatic [PA] by Nas

Pros: Full return to innovative lyricism and masterful production; "Ether"; competent commercial tracks
Cons: Album dips a bit in quality towards the end

Went from, Nasty Nas to Esco's trash Had a spark when you started but now you're just garbage Fell from top ten to not mentioned at all To your bodyguard's "Oochie Wally" verse better than yours […] Use your - BRAAAAAAAIN! You said you been ...

Pros: Dude takes it back to the lyrics and flow.
Cons: Guns, guns, guns. What's up with the heat?

After buying the very average I Am and skipping the horrible (from what I heard) Nastradamus I was very skeptical about buying this album. There I was at Best Buy and I kept picking it up and putting it back down. But something was telling...

Pros: Poetic, intelligent lyrics. Great production. Nas returns to true Hip Hop.
Cons: The Bravehearts and Swizz Beats show up.

To be honest, until recently I had pretty much written off Nas’ music as a complete waste of money. I remember him being hailed as the next Rakim after his debut album Illmatic had dropped. When I first heard it, I was floored just like...

Pros: Dope Premo track, some compelling lyricism from Nas, other decent/good tracks toward the middle
Cons: Lyrical pandering, inconsistent flow from Nas, large dull spots in production

By now, Nas's career path is well-known to most hip-hop fans. After releasing what was and still is overwhelmingly regarded as a classic debut, Illmatic, he released two albums that sold well but drew accusations that he had sold out. His critics' ...

Pros: Nas returns to poetic, intelligent and well-written lyrics, Incredible Production, Introspective, Social Consciousness
Cons: 1 average track, 1 terrible track

For some strange reason, my original review wasn't too popular, so i have higher hopes for this one... The words Classic, Excellence, Intelligence, Poetry, Mentality, and Hip-Hop assiosiate perfectly like synonyms for one such album called ...

Pros: Good production, better than It Was Written, I Am and Nastradamus.
Cons: Commercial, braggadocio, dull, Got Ur Self..., Flyest, Smokin, Rule and Every Ghetto.

I can now vision the hated raised eyebrows of many reading this review (I've read a lot of reviews by the top reviewers on here and 5 stars seems to be the constant average). But really what can I say that the title hasn't given away? So we rewind to ...

Pros: Top-notched & focused lyricism, great production, Nas is nasty again!!
Cons: Braveheart Party is on early presses of the album.

Stillmatic "Aiyyo, the brother's Stillmatic I crawled up out of that grave, wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt They thought I'd make another Illmatic But it's always forward I'm moving Never backwards stupid, here's another ...

Pros: Great production, incredible lyricism, genially creative, relevant subject matter.
Cons: They are infinitesimal.

"Nastradamus" (1999), NaS' fourth solo LP, was a huge disappointment. Critiques and Hip-Hop heads condemned the LP due to its commercialism. NaS and his crew later released "QB's Finest", which was another disappointment and did terrible s ...

Pros: Nas on the mic is poetry in motion. Good production. Nas' finest hour since Illmatic.
Cons: One sh*t track, and one mediocre track. Nothing else to be honest!

Short-lived careers are too common in rap. Emcees make one or two great LP’s, and then completely fall off. The fickle rap-buying public doesn’t help, and the press don’t help either. And neither does the often scorching and fierce disses from opposing ...

Pros: Nas' most lyrically passionate album which contains some of the best songs he's ever made...
Cons: But its a bit inconsistent as it dips in quality towards the second half

At the moment Nas’ career is in arguably the best shape it has been during his whole career. Having scored his first No 1 album in the American album charts for the first time since 1998 with “Hip Hop Is Dead” and as I noticed an increase in ...

Pros: Lyrical return to grace; mostly consistent production; topical diversity
Cons: AZ sounds bored; Millenium Thug is average at best

Jay delivered on The Blueprint. Could Nas do the same? By 2001, Nas’ career was at an all-time low. He went from crafting the masterpiece of Illmatic to adopting a hustler persona in It Was ...

Pros: Great lyricism and subject matter, this marks the return of a lyrical legend
Cons: One song messes up the greatness this LP has.

Imagine that you are a gifted street-poet from the streets of Queensbridge. You were considered one of the best emcees with your first release called Illmatic. With amazing lyricism and witting storytelling, your debut was regarded as nothing but ...

Pros: Some great lyrical originality and subject matter and tenacious battle records.
Cons: Lyrically inconsistent and often one dimensional subject matter.

As those of you who are fairly familiar with my reviews will know Nasir Jones is my favourite Hip-Hop emcee and this review is my attempt to finally and categorically define this album in my own mind to rule out any hypocritical or contradictory opinions ...

Pros: the return of Nasty Nas
Cons: a Nas album isn't a Nas album without some disappointments

You know, Jay-Z had a point when he commented that Nas’s discography was “a one hot album every ten year average”. True, Jay-Z’s annual albums aren’t all hits either, but the irony (or hypocrisy, if you’d like to call it that)...

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Once upon a time there was a great rapper who went by the name of The Notorious B.I.G. His greatness was indisputable and all adored him, one thing led to another and the great rapper lay dead for reasons it seems we will never know. Having no known...