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NAS - KING'S DISEASE 2 (Official Discussion)
doggfather:
way better than i expected. the 1st one was aight at best, but this is perfect for summer. chillin beats, relaxed raps. might not forgot bout the album by autumn...
doggfather:
https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3766/title.nas-puts-poetry-in-motion-on-kings-disease-ii-but-doesnt-match-gravity-of-original
TRAX (SFV):
It's cool, only one song I don't like.
Em KILLS IT on his verse I think, but EPMD on a new school beat? Nah man. ::)
The Predator:
Should had Redman (Hit-Squad) instead of Em on that EPMD joint and at least give the beat a bit of an ol skool bump.
Eric 'green eyed bandit' Sermon should of co-produced it too.
As for the rest of the new album, it's sounds better then part I.
HB's music is once again light and easy on the ears, with Nas coasting over it.
Nasir and Hit-Boy seem to be enjoying thier new-found chemistry and the praise they gettin', so expect a part III.
--- Quote ---Nas - King's Disease II
Queensbridge legend Nas is one of the GOATs, responsible for one of the best rap albums of all time, plus plenty more classic Hip Hop besides. His last truly great album was 2012's Life Is Good, his output since that one has been hit-and-miss. Last year's King's Disease was good, but not great. King's Disease II is not perfect either, but it is definitely better than its predecessor - more substantial and more consistent. The first King's Disease had a shorter tracklist and tried too hard to awkwardly balance soul sample-based east coast Hip Hop and modern trap, which made it kind of a mixed bag with lows and highs in almost equal measure. Furthermore, King's Disease could have benefitted from a more careful selection of features, which is also the case with King's Disease II - but to a lesser extent, fortunately. King's Disease II really has only one throwaway song - "YKTV" featuring YG and a limp performance from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - an artist who has no business being on a Nas album, as far as we are concerned. Most of the other features are OK - even if we're not crazy about Eminem's phoned-in verse on "EPMD2" (which otherwise is a fine track, if only because it is good to hear Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith on a Nas record).
Other stand-outs include "Rare", "Death Row East", "Count Me In", "Store Run", "Nas Is Good", "Moments", and "Nobody" (with a terrific Lauryn Hill) - Nas' pen game is top-level and his rapping is as strong as ever, plus Hit-Boy's production once again proves to be a good fit for Nas' bars. Hit-Boy's production on King's Disease II continues to modernize Nas' sound, staying in tune with the polished sound palette of its predecessor. Even those who don't really care for everything Hit-Boy did on this album production-wise will have to admit that the modern blends are done in a tasteful way and Nas gels well with them.
It looks like Nas is finally ready to comfortably fulfill the role of an elder Hip Hop statesman, which is his due after 30 years on top of the game. King's Disease II might go down as a late-career classic, and even it is not in the same league as Nas classics such as Illmatic (1994), It Was Written (1996), Stillmatic (2001), The Lost Tapes (2002), God's Son (2002), Distant Relatives (with Damian Marley, 2010), and Life Is Good (2012), it is a damn good Nas project.
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HighEyeCue:
--- Quote from: dp on August 16, 2021, 01:53:25 PM ---It's cool, only one song I don't like.
Em KILLS IT on his verse I think, but EPMD on a new school beat? Nah man. ::)
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Em seems totally out of place on that joint tbh
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