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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Meho on May 09, 2010, 03:21:01 AM
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1. "As We Enter" Nasir Jones, Damian Marley, Mulatu Astatke 2:58
2. "Tribal War" (featuring, K'naan)
3. "Strong Will Continue" Nasir Jones, Damian Marley 5:44
4. "Leaders" (featuring, Stephen Marley)
5. "Friends" 4:49
6. "Count Your Blessings" 4:24
7. "Dispear" 5:53
8. "The Promised Land" (featuring, Dennis Brown) 3:54
9. "In His Own Words" (featuring, Stephen Marley)
10. "Nah Mean" 4:07
11. "Patience" 5:46
12. "My Generation" (featuring, Joss Stone & Lil Wayne) 4:00
13. "Africa Must Wake Up" (featuring K'naan) 6:40
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it leaked?
I'm thinking of buying my first Nas album since I Am :o
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http://www.distantrelatives.com/lyrics/all/distant_relatives-1#1
lyrics for all songs... does anyone else have troubles with Damian's accent?
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its not even a strong rasta accent
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Oh, can't wait to hear this.
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http://www.distantrelatives.com/lyrics/all/distant_relatives-1#1
lyrics for all songs... does anyone else have troubles with Damian's accent?
of course not, that's the Rasta flavor, I mean what would Damian sound like if he didn't have that, he would lose his whole identity and part of what makes him stand out from the rest of the hip-hop world (ohh yeah, that and his father being a musical legend/Rastafarian Prophet, etc.)
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im finding the album quite boring. ive never liked damian marley anyway, the only modern reggae i like is dancehall. it all just sounds extremely forced. "hey lets do an album together!" type thing, when theres no real chemistry between the two.
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Damian Marley turns me off to this album; can't lie.
My Generation could of been dope if they spit about their generations, but they didn't lol.
it's Nas, so i know he'll get more of a pass than your average rapper; but this is nothing special.
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Damn this album is dope.
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My most anticipated release of the year 8)
usually wait for grouprips but I can't wait no longer for this one; just gonna have to download the NON GR lol
Either way, copping May 18th 8)
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from the first track that leaked i really was lookin foward to this album, but since then iv lost all interested,
whats peoples thoughts on it?
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from the first track that leaked i really was lookin foward to this album, but since then iv lost all interested,
whats peoples thoughts on it?
Great album imo.. damian marley holds the record for me.. tho nas comes correct as always.. Gonna give it a few more spins to really get a good view of the album but imma def cop this when it drops
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thinking I'll cop this, but I sure as hell won't let dubcc hype fool me (BOB)
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1. As We Enter - 4/5 - Perfect intro track. First leak we heard off the album and it still sounds great
2. Tribal War (F/ K'Naan) - 4/5 - The theme works well. The drums make it a real African tribal type record. This is that Damian Marley music so of he course he fits it well. Nas sounds great on it too. K'Naan was a great feature choice on this record. GREAT to see a rapper from my city Toronto (not named Drake) getting LOTS of love with two guest appearances on this album
3. Strong Will Continue - 5/5 - Loved this joint from the moment it leaked. It's such a great uplifting record and should have really been the first single. I think they made a mistake with this one.
4. Leaders (F/ Stephen Marley) - 3.75/5 Beat is very chilled and laid back. Smooth record. Stephen Marley fits it. Damian Marley especially sounds good on it especially near the end of his verse where he starts to sing louder.
5. Friends - 4.5/5 Damian Marley sounds fantastic on this. love it! This is a great all around joint.
6. Count your Blessings - 3.75/5 Definitely a "happy" joint but not in a mainstream/poppy way. Fits well with the song title. I'd put it in the league of "Leaders"
7. Dispear - 4/5 - Beat is pretty dope and Nas' flow is hot on here. Might be Nas' best vocal performance on the album. Damian sounds good too.
Just got through that for now...
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Lil Wayne's verse should shut up all the critics. He may drop a lot of "made in a minute" verses but when he's on point, he's on point.
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it leaked?
I'm thinking of buying my first Nas album since I Am :o
that's a horrible choice of Nas album to own.
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Not feeling this too much after the first listen. Let's see where I'm at after 5.
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Just finished 1st listen all the way through. I'd give it a 4/5. "As We Enter", "Tribal War", "Strong Will Continue", "Count Your Blessings", "Dispear", "Land Of Promise", and "Patience" are the standouts, IMO. Great album (got this shit on pre-order along w/ Reflection Eternal).
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good album. liked 'as we enter' when it dropped and on a first listen enjoyed 'tribal war' and 'count your blessings' the most. production is both solid and varied on here.
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Of course, this is good music guy. Bring this shit back up 10-20 yrs from now and check back in.
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better if the collab was with Stephen Marley
http://www.youtube.com/v/CscA6oL1VJU&hl
Mos Def knows
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Lil Wayne's verse should shut up all the critics. He may drop a lot of "made in a minute" verses but when he's on point, he's on point.
Whether he's on point with this verse or not (we know he can rap), at the moment he's still poison to hip hop.
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
go listen to your shitty joe budden mp3s :P
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Damian Marley turns me off to this album; can't lie.
My Generation could of been dope if they spit about their generations, but they didn't lol.
it's Nas, so i know he'll get more of a pass than your average rapper; but this is nothing special.
i'm glad that YOU don't like this record, its the proof that is actually a REALLY DOPE RECORD
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
HAHA LOL ;D
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album sounds like a classic so far too me, cop this in the stores people, support this proper shit, this shit sounds refreshing
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
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only heard "As We Enter" and "Strong Will Continue"... waiting on the GroupRip or for it to be in stores, whichever comes first 8)
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I am going to wait till the 18th. What I've heard so far sounds good.
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
??? how is crooked i in your top 10 and you haven't even listened to his debut months after it was released?
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This album is pretty unbelievable. Hearing Nas spit on better production is dope :P
Thank God Damian Marley handled the production (or picked the producers) lol..Nas fits this shit so well and Damian Marley is so dope.
Loving this record after two listens 8)
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This album is pretty unbelievable. Hearing Nas spit on better production is dope :P
why this :P ?
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
for once dude you are on point. ppl are going to like this just cause of who is involved, others will genuinely enjoy it and props to you, but what self respecting reggae fan really likes damian marley? i mean cmon, only people i know even like the dude are ppl who dont even like reggae except for bob marley and his son by association. aka white-folks reggae lol (bob marley rules for the record but u know what im getting at)
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
??? how is crooked i in your top 10 and you haven't even listened to his debut months after it was released?
it just shows how wack some rappers are; that i can't even get around to bumping people in my top 10. :D
the fact you even brought it up is silly though, speak on this album, not you & the rest of the boards obsession with my favorite artists.
EDIT: i just pondered it & actually what you just said proves my point; you said "you have him as a top 10 rapper & you didn't listen to the whole thing?" & no; what i heard wasn't that good, so i just never bothered to listen to it all.
i'm not going to force it just because he's one of my favorites & try to support music that is just whatever; COUGH nas COUGH.
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QT, who cares? I don't even like reggae but Damian Marley makes good music, and his style meshes very well with Nas', making an entire record by the 2 of them a great idea and great music is the result.
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1. Dope album but folks calling it a classic should get their ears checked
2. Nas's flow is tiresome
3. it's not original as in brand new creation of music. That's to say, it's not genre bending as fans are proposing. they obviously have not listened to a lot of music
Conclusion: dope album, will get spinned for a minute, fade into my catalogue, and will pop up again in a few months
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Personally I think it is a classic album.. great production lyrics are on point.. The chemistry is good..
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
??? how is crooked i in your top 10 and you haven't even listened to his debut months after it was released?
it just shows how wack some rappers are; that i can't even get around to bumping people in my top 10. :D
the fact you even brought it up is silly though, speak on this album, not you & the rest of the boards obsession with my favorite artists.
EDIT: i just pondered it & actually what you just said proves my point; you said "you have him as a top 10 rapper & you didn't listen to the whole thing?" & no; what i heard wasn't that good, so i just never bothered to listen to it all.
i'm not going to force it just because he's one of my favorites & try to support music that is just whatever; COUGH nas COUGH.
I'm proud of you Cham. I didn't think you had it in you to admit that was a weak effort from Crooked. Props to you. But I still can't believe you didn't listen to the whole Ep, its only 6 tracks and 1 we've heard before. To tell the truth I haven't listened to this Nas album yet so I don't know how good it will be. But every track I've heard so far sounded dope. Looking forward to it.
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QT, who cares? I don't even like reggae but Damian Marley makes good music, and his style meshes very well with Nas', making an entire record by the 2 of them a great idea and great music is the result.
If you haven't heard "Welcome To Jamrock" you should go give it some spins, real solid album from Damian I reckon. Ima download this album later, cant be fucked right now lol, I'm expecting something special though
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Album's solid, though not quite what I expected. Favourite track so far has to be Land of Promise.
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QT, who cares? I don't even like reggae but Damian Marley makes good music, and his style meshes very well with Nas', making an entire record by the 2 of them a great idea and great music is the result.
this is kinda what im getting at, people who dont even like reggae like damian marley, when he is a really poor reggae artist. it kinda makes you question the reasons they like him. if he had any other surname no-one would even care. then again if you like damian marely maybe you DO like reggae but just havent had any exposure to the good stuff. this is a common opinion across many genres. e.g ever hear someone say the dont like hip-hop but they like one really obvious mainstream artist who isnt that good? its exactly the same.
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^ I know I'm an example of what u mean, but it's definitely not because of his sur-name. There are a few Marley sibling singers and Damian is the ONLY one I actually listen too.
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^ I know I'm an example of what u mean, but it's definitely not because of his sur-name. There are a few Marley sibling singers and Damian is the ONLY one I actually listen too.
you should check out Stephen Marley's last album
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personally id not recommend any marley other than bob. maybe try ANYTHING involving lee perry in the 70s for a start. non-dancehall reggae is a complete joke nowadays
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personally id not recommend any marley other than bob. maybe try ANYTHING involving lee perry in the 70s for a start. non-dancehall reggae is a complete joke nowadays
You're right, nothing beats the old school roots reggae, not just Bob Marley, but other old school artists as well. DUB is the shit too!
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Welcome to Jamrock was a fuckin ill song.
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^ I know I'm an example of what u mean, but it's definitely not because of his sur-name. There are a few Marley sibling singers and Damian is the ONLY one I actually listen too.
you should check out Stephen Marley's last album
Mind Control Shits on Welcome to Jamrock (even tho i luved that too)
I also prefer a bit of Ky-Mani Marley
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GroupRip is out.. 8)
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I saw that, someone post the Stephen Marley Track up.
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so did the track co-produced by 9th Wonder make the cut? anyone know?
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This is whack.... Some of the songs are way too long. I thought one song was the last on the album cuz it was so long and I still had like 4 joints to go after it.
Knaan was the standout on all the tracks he was on.
Album did start out strong, about just after the half way mark I felt like fast forwarding tracks.
Some god-aweful hooks on here, even for Reggae.
Lil Wayne feature was funny, I tryed to find a reason but I couldn't hate on him, held it down on a type of beat I've never seen him do before...
Nas lyrics were dope, flow was str8, should release the pellas and have fans make their own remix projects...
Beats were average, nothing pushing the limits of a true Hip-Hop/Reggae fusion though..
Felt like Damian was just adding background vocals for Nas, didn't really stand out to me.. (Note: I don't listen to Reggae)
I do like the concept and ideas on this album, just weren't able to pull it off imo, to make it above standards.
I won't be listening to this after a week.
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this shit is so good
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The only bad thing i could find was that garbage voice and pointless feature if wayne.......
What the fuck were they thinking putting him on there!!!!! trying to open the minds of those who thinks he relevant to anything suppose!!
Other than that this is so pure and on point! If you don't know you will never know!!
Peace
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this shit is so good
thats how i feel 2
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Nothing wrong with that Wayne verse, stop hating just because it's him.
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Nothing wrong with that Wayne verse, stop hating just because it's him.
nothing to do with hating! he just shouldn't be there....
could of put 100 other rappers on there who could of done better thats all.
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I'm gonna have to edit Lil Wayne out of this album, just because it's him.. can't stand that annoying voice.
This certainly isn't wack like Leak said, but I do agree that some of the tracks are too long, and that Marley can become too much after 3-4 minutes.
The tracks should be 3-3.5 minutes, not 4.30-5 and even four tracks around 6 minutes.. sounds like they just told Marley to "sing-jam something random for the last couple of minutes".
But all in all, this album was a refreshing surprise, I didn't expect it to be this dope when I first heard talk about a Nas/Marley collabo.
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cool them ima check it, lol Nas talkin about hip hop was dead and he puts Lil Wayne in his shit. Even Souljah Boy has better flow
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Nothing wrong with that Wayne verse, stop hating just because it's him.
people like you play out the word "hating"
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^ It's true though. Ppl disliking this Wayne verse is downright sad and corny. Disliking Wayne when he comes GOOD is played out ::)
Wayne dropped a great verse on the song he appears on. He's on topic and speakin' on some real shit. Props to Wayne for that.
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This is probably like the 2nd or 3rd time I've used the word "hate" in my dubcc history, which is about 7 years long. Wayne did great; he didn't get out shined by Nas, he stayed on topic, keep it clean (no bitch, nigga, pussy), flowed with the beat....
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This is whack.... Some of the songs are way too long. I thought one song was the last on the album cuz it was so long and I still had like 4 joints to go after it.
Knaan was the standout on all the tracks he was on.
Album did start out strong, about just after the half way mark I felt like fast forwarding tracks.
Some god-aweful hooks on here, even for Reggae.
Lil Wayne feature was funny, I tryed to find a reason but I couldn't hate on him, held it down on a type of beat I've never seen him do before...
Nas lyrics were dope, flow was str8, should release the pellas and have fans make their own remix projects...
Beats were average, nothing pushing the limits of a true Hip-Hop/Reggae fusion though..
Felt like Damian was just adding background vocals for Nas, didn't really stand out to me.. (Note: I don't listen to Reggae)
I do like the concept and ideas on this album, just weren't able to pull it off imo, to make it above standards.
I won't be listening to this after a week.
dude you are on point here. a lot of ppl who dont listen to reggae (but like to pretend that they have knowledge) are saying this album is great and i think its based on pure novelty of nas doing a record with a reggae artist. this album is very poor and i know in a month or two no-one is going to care. this happens with every nas album, hell even on 'untitled' i was super hyped for like a week and then i never listened to it again.
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Real dope album
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^ It's true though. Ppl disliking this Wayne verse is downright sad and corny. Disliking Wayne when he comes GOOD is played out ::)
Wayne dropped a great verse on the song he appears on. He's on topic and speakin' on some real shit. Props to Wayne for that.
Word, he dropped a real dope verse on that joint, I don't see how people can take that away from him. Stop with the blatant elitist hating
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I wouldn't call it "hating" when you just can't stand to listen to his voice.
Is it hating to close the window when some birds are whistling their asses off?
Is it elitist hating to close the door when your washing machine is doing the full 2000 rpm? Think not.
"Tribes At War" is the jam right now. 8)
Pretty sure they say "Tribal war" though.. also "Despair" and not "Dispear"?.. lol?
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Lol I guess if you don't like his voice no matter how dope his verse is it aint gonna matter! :laugh:
if you weather that storm
Then that rain bring sun
Been a long time comin
I know change gone come
Man I gotta keep it movin to the beat of my drum
Last night I set the future at the feet of my son
But they thinkin that my generation gotta die young
lyrics courtesy of killerhiphop.com
If we all come together then they cant divide one
Don’t worry bout it just be about it
Got a message from god heaven too crowded
But I say hey young world you’ve never looked betta
And I heard change started with man in the mirror
This generation
I’mma represent
A generation led by a black president
Now hows that for change
Who knew that could change
I don’t even look at the flag the same
So when you finish readin revelations
Thank god for my generation
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This is whack.... Some of the songs are way too long. I thought one song was the last on the album cuz it was so long and I still had like 4 joints to go after it.
Knaan was the standout on all the tracks he was on.
Album did start out strong, about just after the half way mark I felt like fast forwarding tracks.
Some god-aweful hooks on here, even for Reggae.
Lil Wayne feature was funny, I tryed to find a reason but I couldn't hate on him, held it down on a type of beat I've never seen him do before...
Nas lyrics were dope, flow was str8, should release the pellas and have fans make their own remix projects...
Beats were average, nothing pushing the limits of a true Hip-Hop/Reggae fusion though..
Felt like Damian was just adding background vocals for Nas, didn't really stand out to me.. (Note: I don't listen to Reggae)
I do like the concept and ideas on this album, just weren't able to pull it off imo, to make it above standards.
I won't be listening to this after a week.
dude you are on point here. a lot of ppl who dont listen to reggae (but like to pretend that they have knowledge) are saying this album is great and i think its based on pure novelty of nas doing a record with a reggae artist. this album is very poor and i know in a month or two no-one is going to care. this happens with every nas album, hell even on 'untitled' i was super hyped for like a week and then i never listened to it again.
Yeah, I feel you. I take the "whack" label back, adding "generic". I've heard good reggae, and I've heard good Hip-Hop. If you take away the famous names on this project.... Just sayin' Not hating on the subject content either, cuz I love these type of lyrics.. That's just how much I'm not feeling this...
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Last 5 posts split off into separate thread, let's keep it on topic..
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that Patience track is hella dope...i mean i never heard some shit like this...this crazy Voice...
overall the album is great...okay it maybe got no replay value but you cant hate on it cause its good music...the half of the album is perfect weed-smoke-music so for me many tracks are on heavy rotation 8)
lol @ all the guys who are hatin on Wayne...the funniest was the guy who said even Souljah Boy got more flow ;D
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Last 5 posts split off into separate thread, let's keep it on topic..
What are you talking about? Mine was talking about the album being generic and overhyped, the one before me was lyrics from one of the songs on the album, lol.
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And if you took a quick look above, you'd see that they're still there.
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And if you took a quick look above, you'd see that they're still there.
Oh I see what you did there...
In that case... How long do you guys think it will be before we see a new Nas solo album...
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i'll bring this thread back up in a month & i want you guys to honestly tell me if you're still listening to this.
Be honest, are you still listening to Pig Face Weapon Waist?
i haven't even heard that entire EP. :sshh:
you guys need a life; just because Nas is the Golden Boy & can't go wrong & they put together an album with a different sound, doesn't make it automatic sex on a plate.
i'm not saying you can't like it, i'm not trying to call it trash either, but i'll be impressed if you guys are still bumping it by the end of the month & haven't moved on to something else.
Elano, son. you've been banned seventeen times for having a retarded opinion on things & this website is your morning, afternoon & night; it's time to just admit that your nickname of "fail" is more than just a joke, it's a true reality of your life.
close minded ass people on this board; a brotha can't even express his opinion; smh. :grumpy:
??? how is crooked i in your top 10 and you haven't even listened to his debut months after it was released?
In what way is pigface his debut?its not an lp and not even his first ep ???
Anyway album is dope,Im a damian marley fan,welcome to jamrock was a solid album.
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And if you took a quick look above, you'd see that they're still there.
Oh I see what you did there...
In that case... How long do you guys think it will be before we see a new Nas solo album...
he's telling the media end of the year, december.
i figure it'll be probably by spring next year
but i always like nas releases in the winter
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As We Enter
Strong Will Continue
Tribes At War
Patience
classic material that stands above the rest of the tracks.
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I finally listened to this album... I gotta say that even though I skipped only one track I don't think this'll get many spins from me. There's too much Nas and too much Damian Marley on this album for me... if each song would have been a minute shorter this album would have been much better, I think. I'll give this a few more spins in the next days.
Standout song: Count Your Blessings
...and what's up with people saying Lil Wayne's verse was dope? Listen to his older shit before you talk crap like that, please.
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this is a great album, I'm glad I only heard 2 songs off it over the months and can't wait to go buy this... solid album like I expected
favorite tracks as of now: "As We Enter", "Strong Will Continue", "Leaders", "Count Your Blessings", "Land Of Promise", and "My Generation"
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EP - 40 minutes or under
LP - over 40 minutes
Only in hip hop will you find a sentence like "this album has too much Nas & Damian Marley" (whose album it is LOL)..Rock or contemporary music fans never complained when their artists were making 6-7 minute long songs ::)
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EP - 40 minutes or under
LP - over 40 minutes
Only in hip hop will you find a sentence like "this album has too much Nas & Damian Marley" (whose album it is LOL)..Rock or contemporary music fans never complained when their artists were making 6-7 minute long songs ::)
That didn't come out very clever :D This could have been a great EP, but an LP is too much.
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Bonus track w/ junior reid: http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/7ynvuj2jhurm
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^^ Props cuddie.
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^^ Props cuddie.
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I finally listened to this album... I gotta say that even though I skipped only one track I don't think this'll get many spins from me. There's too much Nas and too much Damian Marley on this album for me...
haha
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EP - 40 minutes or under
LP - over 40 minutes
Only in hip hop will you find a sentence like "this album has too much Nas & Damian Marley" (whose album it is LOL)..Rock or contemporary music fans never complained when their artists were making 6-7 minute long songs ::)
That didn't come out very clever :D This could have been a great EP, but an LP is too much.
no it is not . you are just being a hater as normal . you really most not like nas . ,the longer it is more bang for the buck. Lunatic is 100% right. the album is suppose to have as much Nas & Damian Marley". it is Nas & Damian Marley album . you sound stupid & like an hater. this is the problem today with hip hop fans , stop crying & be happy to get any music
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After multiple spins, I'd say these are my final ratings...
1. As We Enter - 4.75/5 - So dope with Nas & Damian going back and forth..
2. Tribal War - 4.5/5 - Love the tribal drums on here to make this shit real official..
3. Strong Will Continue - 5/5 - Classic song..
4. Leaders - 4.5/5 - Really grown on me..Beat is fire and Stephen sounds tight on here..
5. Friends - 4.25/5 - Got a real cool vibe to it..Lovin' Damian on here..
6. Count Your Blessings - 4/5 - Beat is a little eyy but Nas/Damian save it..
7. Dispear - 3.75/5 - Worst track on here, but still not bad at all..
8. The Promised Land - 4.25/5 - Lovin' the remake and Dennis Brown on it..
9. In His Own Words - 4.25/5 - Similar vibe to "Leaders"..
10. Nah Mean - 4.5/5 - Similar to the opening track in terms of being a "real rap based" track..
11. Patience - 3.5/5 Very laid back..Too long though, gets boring..
12. My Generation - 4.25/5 children/Joss Stone hook is actually fitting on here..Lil Wayne is great on here..Nas always shines on tracks like this..
13. Africa Must Wake Up - 4.75/5 - Love the whole vibe of this..2nd best track on the album..
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guess i should probably check this out then lol
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picked this album up today and have gave it a few spins, blew a few blunts to it and I like the album.
my favorites are:
As We Enter
Leaders
Friends
Land of Promise
Nah Mean!!
Patience
Def a good album, no complaints. Props on the bonus track.
5 more days and I see them in concert, I hope they do Nah Mean thats probably my favorite rite now
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Copped this yesterday of course. Lovin' the fact that the booklet has the lyrics to each song 8)
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I bought the album first day it came out. The last time I bought a new release and kept it in my regular rotation/play list were Nas' and Marley's previous solo albums.
It was kind of odd, because I didn't go to Best Buy but went to one of the few record stores left to buy the album. This store is still denying that the digital revolution ever happened and selling cd's at $17.00, lol. At the store there was some talk, conversation, interaction, about the album, the clerk was excited because Lil Wayne was on a track, lol... But it was nice I guess to get the old feeling of buying an album, and hearing people talk about it and be excited about the release of an album.
Album comes with nice artwork, some photos and history from Africa, an a double-sided poster of Nas and Marley. Here is my review after just a couple days of bumping it in my ride.
1. "As We Enter" 7 out of 10 - Song is growing on me a little bit, sounds nice in the car on a good system.
2. "Tribal War" 7.5 out of 10- Drums make this song, Not impressed with K'Naan's contributions to this album, just because he's from Africa doesn't mean he's suddenly the best rapper to appear on this African pride track, from my experiences with Somalians they are never big African pride people
3. "Strong Will Continue" 10 out of 10- Song of the Year, should of been the lead single. I think I liked it more before Nas' changed his verse to diss Kelis
4-7-haven't listened to enough yet
8. "Promise Land" 9.5 out of 10- This song bumps! Great track all around.
9. "In His Own Words" -haven't listen to enough yet
10. "Nah Mean" - 9.5 out of 10- BANGER!!!
11. "Patience"- 9 out of 10- Beautiful track, on this one they get some help from some West African musicians
12. "My Generation"- 7.5 out of 10- I guess it's okay, Lil Wayne comes alright on this track but since he's the leader of the generation that fucked up hip-hop it's somewhat hard for me to listen to him
13. "Africa Must Wake Up"- 8 out of 10- Nice smooth track, can't really bump in your ride so well, maybe better to listen to on a slow morning
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I agree with Lunatic's review pretty much
pissed I'm broke at the moment and can't cop this yet, also still need to buy Kurupt, B.o.B, and 8Ball & MJG's albums :-X
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I really love this album. It's also great because couple of my friends are more reggae fans than hip hop fans. I guarantee I'm gonna be bumpin this album in the whip this summer a lot.
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1. As We Enter 6/10
To be honest, I really don't understand why this song is the single. I think the instrumental is a little bit too repetitive, and the chorus messy and noisy. I like the way Nas and Damian exchange their verses.
2. Tribal War 7/10
Very nice instrumental, with nice percussions and synths. I especially like the chorus. I like the way Nas flows in this. Damian fits very well there too. Good track, it gives you the vibe of the album.
3. Strong Will Continue 5.5/10
I know people like that track a lot, but the more I listen to it, the less I like it. It's a little bit all over the place. I never really like electric guitar in hip hop type of tracks. The diss against Kelis at the end is completely out of topic. Why would you put that on this album? It's a shame, because it's my favorite part of the instrumental and Nas sounds good with a nice flow there. In fact, I think it's his best part on all the album flow/voice wise.
4. Leaders 7.5/10
Smooth chilling joint, but I think the topic dosen't really fit with the vibe of the instrumental. I love Damian part. I like the bass on that one too. Great joint.
5. Friends 8/10
Very nice sample at the start. very nice instrumental,A lot of things is going on if you listen well. I like it a lot. Damian is on the smooth tip on that one. One of the highlights of the album.
6. Count your blessings 8/10
Jazzy summer tune. I tought to myself, hmmm I don't think Nas will fit well on that type of instrumental. Well, there's a switch when he starts rapping. Once again, they chose to use electric guitar, I don't really like that. I think the track has potential, you can tell Nas and Damian chemistry on that one.
7. Dispear 3/10
The only track I want to skip when I listen to the album. I hate the instrumental, the piano is annoying and not melodic at all. The snareis noisy and annoying as well. Nas and Damian sounds bad on that instumental, boring track. It doesn't even fit the album vibe. I have no idea why they put it on here. There is some switches on the instrumental that gives an orchestra feel, whichi is nice, but that's all.
8. Land Of Promise 7.5/10
Reggaeish track, nice bass. Very nice instrumental, good Damian performance. I think that Nas sounds a little out of place tough on tracks like that one. I love the way the beat switch in his part
9. In His Own Words 9/10
Probably my second favorite track. Reminds me of Pimpa's paradise, from Welcome to Jamrock. Very nice guitar, the beat is ridiculous. Chorus is catchy and very nice. I like the way the beat switch and Nas starts rapping, it gives the track energy. Timeless song in my opinion. Nice message and lyrics.
10. Nah Mean 8.5/10
Dammmmmnnn, Damian on the hip hop tip! Old school drums with a nice and original sample. Well it sounds like a sample. Very nice loop. Nice verse from Nas, good chemistry between the two.
11. Patience 4/10
Hmmm, probably the only track that sounds a little bit amateur and not worked a lot. The voice sample is really nice, but the little repetitive sounds that starts at 0:16 is on some Fruity Loops shit. Annoying simple drum pattern. The track had potential, but it dosen't work for me...
12. My Generation 9.5/10
Biiiiiiiig track. I can see it blowing up. This should've been the lead single. Chorus is catchy nice, very original production, with nice florishes and and drum pattern. I love the lyrics on that one. Nas is showing you how to flow on that one. I don't mind Lil Wayne. The track sound sooooo big, track of the year for me. The highlight of the album, no doubt.
13. Africa Must Wake Up 9/10
Another nice track, perfect way to close the album. Chorus is damn nice, the strings are smooth. Very very good beat with subtle guitars and florishes. Damian is really a good producer, he shows it here. The drum and bass pattern is very moving yet catchy. Love it. Nas comes a little bit weak on that one I think. I hate when he's rapping ''loud''. I don't know, seems like he's forcing his voice. Very good track, anyway.
Total : 7,1/10
Very good album, the highlights are incredible. Production is very very good. A breath of fresh air. Good chemistry between Damian and Nas. I think they tried too hard to make some tracks innovative production wise. I got to say that Nas is a little bit boring on that album, he dosen't have one verse that make you want to rewind the CD. Go cop it, just for the production!
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The first album since the Freeway/Jake One LP that I can put on and play all the way through again and again and never skip a track. Thats the sign of a good album for me.
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I generally don't like rasta rap, so I wasn't looking forward to this, but this is great stuff. Nas comes correct. So does Marley. Beats are on point. Everything oozes of class. No cheap ass Fruity Loops beats here.
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How great is this record?
In my honest opinion, this is a fantastic record. It's got great instrumentals, a coherent sound all the way through and Nas is on point, Marley is on point and the few guests are on point with the lyrics on all tracks.
But that's pretty much all "technical". What makes this album a home run for me is the overall mood and theme it conveys. It manages to talk about real issues that trouble the world as well as take joy of both the good things we have now and - especially - of what people can achieve in the future, and how all mankind is tied together through Africa. It doesn't come off as either preachy or utopistic - it just comes off right.
It's got tight raps, it's got dope beats and it's got lyrics that actually say something, all coming together to form a coherent whole. Without a doubt this is not only one of the best Hip-Hop records to come out this year, it's one of the best record period.
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How great is this record?
In my honest opinion, this is a fantastic record. It's got great instrumentals, a coherent sound all the way through and Nas is on point, Marley is on point and the few guests are on point with the lyrics on all tracks.
But that's pretty much all "technical". What makes this album a home run for me is the overall mood and theme it conveys. It manages to talk about real issues that trouble the world as well as take joy of both the good things we have now and - especially - of what people can achieve in the future, and how all mankind is tied together through Africa. It doesn't come off as either preachy or utopistic - it just comes off right.
It's got tight raps, it's got dope beats and it's got lyrics that actually say something, all coming together to form a coherent whole. Without a doubt this is not only one of the best Hip-Hop records to come out this year, it's one of the best record period.
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EXACTLY my thoughts
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How great is this record?
In my honest opinion, this is a fantastic record. It's got great instrumentals, a coherent sound all the way through and Nas is on point, Marley is on point and the few guests are on point with the lyrics on all tracks.
But that's pretty much all "technical". What makes this album a home run for me is the overall mood and theme it conveys. It manages to talk about real issues that trouble the world as well as take joy of both the good things we have now and - especially - of what people can achieve in the future, and how all mankind is tied together through Africa. It doesn't come off as either preachy or utopistic - it just comes off right.
It's got tight raps, it's got dope beats and it's got lyrics that actually say something, all coming together to form a coherent whole. Without a doubt this is not only one of the best Hip-Hop records to come out this year, it's one of the best record period.
Well put, my friend.
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I've listened to it 4 or 5 times now and I gotta say, it's a pretty bad ass album.
If he didn't already have it before, he now has the greatest discography (by a rapper) ever.
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I've listened to it 4 or 5 times now and I gotta say, it's a pretty bad ass album.
If he didn't already have it before, he now has the greatest discography (by a rapper) ever.
sell. Nas has several weak spots in his discography
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sell. Nas has several weak spots in his discography
Weakest might be a 7/10 and there are some excellent albums in there. Not bad for pumping out 11 albums.
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sell. Nas has several weak spots in his discography
Weakest might be a 7/10 and there are some excellent albums in there. Not bad for pumping out 11 albums.
Nastradamus and I Am are well below 7/10. Not bad for sure, but not close to the greatest discography.
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6/10
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I really like the album. And I have to agree that Nas's final verse on Strong will continue, while fire, takes away from the best track on the album. Overall though I am quite pleased.
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i think it is the best of 2010...
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Still on heavy rotation and it just passed the car test. Finally a Nas album with banging beats; and I'm not talking about some flashy or corny production just pure quality. Could be a potential classic, we'll see.
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Still on heavy rotation and it just passed the car test. Finally a Nas album with banging beats; and I'm not talking about some flashy or corny production just pure quality. Could be a potential classic, we'll see.
I agree with that. Nas has had poor beats in the majority for me on his last two albums at least (always killed it on the rhymes but the beats were lacking for me). Damien Marley behind the boards guaranteed this was always going to be a success. People forget how good he is as a producer, not just a solo artist.
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then who does?
sell. Nas has several weak spots in his discography
Weakest might be a 7/10 and there are some excellent albums in there. Not bad for pumping out 11 albums.
Nastradamus and I Am are well below 7/10. Not bad for sure, but not close to the greatest discography.
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1.yeah you gotta listen closely to him
2.different type of album
3.nas goin back to his older style IMO
4.did i get this right...that damian went first on each song?
5.NEVER THOUGHT THIS ALBUM WOULD BE RELEASED
http://www.distantrelatives.com/lyrics/all/distant_relatives-1#1
lyrics for all songs... does anyone else have troubles with Damian's accent?
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then who does?
sell. Nas has several weak spots in his discography
Weakest might be a 7/10 and there are some excellent albums in there. Not bad for pumping out 11 albums.
Nastradamus and I Am are well below 7/10. Not bad for sure, but not close to the greatest discography.
Just a couple names off top: Masta Ace, Ice Cube, Common, Talib Kweli, GZA, 2Pac...
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lol your on crack if you think those people have better discographys other then pac.common?your joking right?electric circus alone is worse then anything nas has ever done and i wont even being to decribe how horrible universal mind control was.Ice cube?war and peace were both mediocre,laugh now and cry later was below average and raw footage sucked.Talib has what like 3 or 4 albums lol and not one of them have been classic.Gza has one classic and some good albums but again hes nowhere near nas.
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Common's discography is damn near impeccable.
You don't like Electric Circus? What the hell is wrong your ears? Take away 3 tracks from UMC and it's Common being Common over different production.
Note:
I'm a Nas stan but people have slept criminally on Common and his career. Additionally, the hate UMC & Electric Circus receive is damn near laughable. People just mad at him cause he switches it up every now and then instead of churning out the same album.
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cant sit thru a full common album but hes cool
thanx to premo....the game is a dope song but i cant get into alotta commons muzik
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cant sit thru a full common album but hes cool
thanx to premo....the game is a dope song but i cant get into alotta commons muzik
Really?
I don't think his recent material, even BE, is up to par with his work with Dilla but very little of it has been bad or unlistenable. My biggest issue might be a contradiction of content but beyond that he's more or less consistent.
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yeah its his style....so im not gon say hes wack but i cant sit thru a whole cd of his cuz like you said its consistent and thats the muzik im not feelin
but i like THE GAME, and main reason i like it is cuz of the production...but his flow on that song is cool
guess its jus one of those artists you cant listen to alot...hes one of em for me
cant sit thru a full common album but hes cool
thanx to premo....the game is a dope song but i cant get into alotta commons muzik
Really?
I don't think his recent material, even BE, is up to par with his work with Dilla but very little of it has been bad or unlistenable. My biggest issue might be a contradiction of content but beyond that he's more or less consistent.
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Still on heavy rotation and it just passed the car test. Finally a Nas album with banging beats; and I'm not talking about some flashy or corny production just pure quality. Could be a potential classic, we'll see.
agree with this... and 2Pac, Nas, and Scarface have the best discographies period 8)
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lol your on crack if you think those people have better discographys other then pac.common?your joking right?electric circus alone is worse then anything nas has ever done and i wont even being to decribe how horrible universal mind control was.Ice cube?war and peace were both mediocre,laugh now and cry later was below average and raw footage sucked.Talib has what like 3 or 4 albums lol and not one of them have been classic.Gza has one classic and some good albums but again hes nowhere near nas.
Electric Circus was dope idiot. Universal Mind Control has been Common's only weak album and its >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nastradamus
Laugh Now Cry Later has been Cube's weakest album and its >>>>>>>>>> Nastradamus. Raw Footage was dope.
Black Star, Train of Thought not a classic? Fuck outta here. Be real, you don't even listen to Kweli. His discography shits on Nas's.
And GZA? "Some good albums"? Lol, another rapper you probably haven't even bothered checking for. Again, his discography shits on Nas's.
By the way all of those rapper's discographies are better than Pac's. I just added him because his is better than Nas's as well.
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While waiting for Jome to split the thread.....
seems like people are sleeping on Talib Kweli. Check out his shit now. His discography is underrated and he doesn't have a weak spot anywhere.
More rappers with more solid discographies than Nas....Like another dude said, Scarface. J Live. Aceyalone. Ghostface Killah. Jeru the Damaja. Guru. Pharoahe Monche (only two solo though). Chuck D. Gift of Gab. I haven't even gotten into groups yet.
Nas is one of the greats no doubt, but stop overrating his discography like he hasn't made his equal share of pop trash. Like I said in that other thread, he's at the level of a Jay-Z when it comes to consistency.
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Still on heavy rotation
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While waiting for Jome to split the thread.....
seems like people are sleeping on Talib Kweli. Check out his shit now. His discography is underrated and he doesn't have a weak spot anywhere.
More rappers with more solid discographies than Nas....Like another dude said, Scarface. J Live. Aceyalone. Ghostface Killah. Jeru the Damaja. Guru. Pharoahe Monche (only two solo though). Chuck D. Gift of Gab. I haven't even gotten into groups yet.
Nas is one of the greats no doubt, but stop overrating his discography like he hasn't made his equal share of pop trash. Like I said in that other thread, he's at the level of a Jay-Z when it comes to consistency.
And Nas' attempts at "pop" hits have done more bad then good for him as well. Solid catalog of music but he sounds completely out of his lane alot of times when attempting cross over hits. Even his Firm persona and mafioso raps came off forced to me. It Was Written not so much. Granted though Nas does this in smaller doses on his albums now.
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Electric circus was fucking garbage.And I think your all of 5 people in the world who would say talib and gza have better discographies then nas.
i own all of commons albums save for umc and electric circus because they were trash.And I own all gzas albums and other then liquid swords all his albums are good.I mean what ado you want me to like to appease your fucked up taste and say all his albums are classic LOL.Beneath the surface and pro tools are solid albums but nothing special.Talk about over rating shit.And black star is a duo album not a solo album.And train of thought is good but no classic.Talk about over rating shit again.
Come on dude now your just being fucking ridiculous youir listing guys with two albums over nas,you have just completely made your opinion on his discography irrelvant.your placing your own tastes over shit.
You have the most fucked up opinion Ive ever seen,I cant even describe other then on some radiotube shock post shit.
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Electric circus was fucking garbage.
you seem to be the only one who thinks so.
And I think your all of 5 people in the world who would say talib and gza have better discographies then nas.
Not really, I think most people that are actually fans of both artists would have to agree based on all the times Nas has tried to sellout and make pop records.
i own all of commons albums save for umc and electric circus because they were trash.
Funny, I don't own Nastradamus or I Am because they were trash
I own all gzas albums and other then liquid swords all his albums are good.
So one classic and all the rest are good albums? That's better than Nas's track record. Nastradamus and I Am aren't good albums. And you seem to be forgetting that Nas has only one classic as well.
And black star is a duo album not a solo album.And train of thought is good but no classic.Talk about over rating shit again.
Okay, even if we ignore Black Star, Talib still has 6 great albums and no weak ones, much more consistent than Nas.
Come on dude now your just being fucking ridiculous youir listing guys with two albums over nas,you have just completely made your opinion on his discography irrelvant.your placing your own tastes over shit.
Nas is one of my favorite rappers. He's in my top 10. But that doesn't take away from the fact that he is inconsistent and has made bad albums before. You want to ignore all the mediocre records that he has made like they never happened. And was I not the one who said that Pharoahe Monch has two solos, how does that make my opinion irrelevant? He also has all the shit with Organized Konfusion.
And for the record, never heard anyone until now criticize my music tastes, its always people praising it.
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Im the only one who thinks electric circus is trash?REALLY?DID YOU REALLY JUST TYPE THAT?SMH.
Their is a HUGE difference between someone having a more consistent discography over it being better.Hell 3 6 mafia are consistent are you going to rate them higher then nas too?Just because its consitent doesnt elevate it over someone elses.Your really going to sit there and tell me you put those artists discography in a higher rank?Come on dude,its one thing to say they have a more consistent discography.I mean you can say pharoahe and talib have more consistent ones thats fine I wont argue.But niether have had the impact of nas albums.illmatic alone puts his discography over theirs.And then add in lost tapes,stillmatic,it was written etc.Its not even close,compare the highs stop worryng so much about the lows.if pharaohe monch and jeru had 11 albums they would ahve some lows.
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count your blessing is my track. shit is what i call chill song, something i play when i just wanna feel the breeze and cruise around with a girl.
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It's an interesting debate of perspective.
In a matter of consistency I think Common has it over Nas.
In a matter of having a classic album in their catalogue that over shadows their career failures and duds Nas has it over Common.
But like I said I'm a Nas stan and boy has done little wrong.
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bottomline whos the better lyricist at their best?
It's an interesting debate of perspective.
In a matter of consistency I think Common has it over Nas.
In a matter of having a classic album in their catalogue that over shadows their career failures and duds Nas has it over Common.
But like I said I'm a Nas stan and boy has done little wrong.
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Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
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Like I said it's an interesting debate. One that personal liking heavily influences.
As a long time Nas fan I'd side with him but I've been bumping more Common than Nas in the past year so time will tell.
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"Friends" is now a banger for me. It has grown on me. And "In His Own" words is another track that's growing on me. "Count Your Blessing" is another track I've been playing more and more, Marley really relates to the listener on that one.
And as for the Nas debate, Common doesn't even belong in the same breath. The only living rapper who's name is allowed to be mentioned in such a debate is Eminem.
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word ^
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Im the only one who thinks electric circus is trash?REALLY?DID YOU REALLY JUST TYPE THAT?SMH.
Their is a HUGE difference between someone having a more consistent discography over it being better.Hell 3 6 mafia are consistent are you going to rate them higher then nas too?Just because its consitent doesnt elevate it over someone elses.Your really going to sit there and tell me you put those artists discography in a higher rank?Come on dude,its one thing to say they have a more consistent discography.I mean you can say pharoahe and talib have more consistent ones thats fine I wont argue.But niether have had the impact of nas albums.illmatic alone puts his discography over theirs.And then add in lost tapes,stillmatic,it was written etc.Its not even close,compare the highs stop worryng so much about the lows.if pharaohe monch and jeru had 11 albums they would ahve some lows.
The weak albums kinda cancel out the classics, don't you think? You can't just ignore all the weak shit Nas has dropped over the years. When Nas is at his best as a lyricist, he's better than Common or Talib. But never stumbling with your music counts for something. When you have you have made 6 great albums in a row, I think it is a more solid discography than someone who has a couple classics and a couple weak albums. And on an added note, I don't think number of albums is that relevant since most of Nas's missteps were pretty early on in his career. Hell, if you just took his first 4 albums he would have a worse discography than he has now. There's a reason a rapper like Jay-Z could diss his career at that point in time.
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And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
Weren't you one of the ones saying Stillmatic wasn't a classic when I made a thread comparing Nas's best albums to 2Pac's?
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And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
Weren't you one of the ones saying Stillmatic wasn't a classic when I made a thread comparing Nas's best albums to 2Pac's?
I dont believe so.
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I dunno.. In terms of sports, you always want a consistent player over one who can be the greatest player one night than the worst the next (Kovalev?). But in music, you only keep the good songs anyways, so of course I'll choose a discography with a few of the best songs ever, over one with alot of "above average" songs..
But with that being said, I keep hella more tracks off Nas albums than I do Commons, so both of my points side with Queens.
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I still think the majority of you are critically sleeping on Common. I also think if Common was from New York he'd be paraded around in the same category as Nas & Jay.
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I still think the majority of you are critically sleeping on Common. I also think if Common was from New York he'd be paraded around in the same category as Nas & Jay.
I dunno, I think beat selection has alot to do with it.. Nas is a more street rapper, and thus he's gonna have more "bangers".. I prefer Nas' flow and delivery more too... and rhymescheme.. Lyrics could be tied imo, both strong writers... Just think Nas has a little more edge in him.. But definitely production is part of it for me..
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Nas flow has been pretty horrible lately... at least until Distant Relatives and even then he sounds gassing
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Nas flow has been pretty horrible lately... at least until Distant Relatives and even then he sounds gassing
I haven't kept a song from Nas OR Common since 2007.
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Nas flow has been pretty horrible lately... at least until Distant Relatives and even then he sounds gassing
I haven't kept a song from Nas OR Common since 2007.
guess you've been missing out
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Nas flow has been pretty horrible lately... at least until Distant Relatives and even then he sounds gassing
I haven't kept a song from Nas OR Common since 2007.
guess you've been missing out
Nope, Untitled was disappointing. UMC was disappointing. This was disappointing.. I have no doubt both will bounce back with efforts I like though...
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I've listened to it 4 or 5 times now and I gotta say, it's a pretty bad ass album.
If he didn't already have it before, he now has the greatest discography (by a rapper) ever.
lol Ghostface has the best discography ever. His weakest album is what?? Bulletproof Wallets?? & thats a dope ass album. Dude is consistent. His latest RNB album shits on most people's hip hop albums nowadays.
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I've listened to it 4 or 5 times now and I gotta say, it's a pretty bad ass album.
If he didn't already have it before, he now has the greatest discography (by a rapper) ever.
lol Ghostface has the best discography ever. His weakest album is what?? Bulletproof Wallets?? & thats a dope ass album. Dude is consistent. His latest RNB album shits on most people's hip hop albums nowadays.
word, every single ghostface record is at least good. the most consistent rapper ever + best overall discography from a rapper also. i dont even see how folks can argue this cause NONE of his albums are whack
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wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
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wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
That is fair to say.. 50 Cent has one? Dr. Dre has 2? Snoop has 1? Joe Budden has none.. Jay-Z arguably has 2, (1 at least). Can think of alot of artists with 1 imo actually, kinda stuck to think of one with 2.. No one has put out 3 classics ever imo.
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some would say nas has put out 3 classics...or pac?
people say every pac album is classic...lol
but yeah snoop, jay and 50 dont all have classics from every album they've dropped but they got a couple
and im jus suprised you and others agree nas only has 2 classic albums
wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
That is fair to say.. 50 Cent has one? Dr. Dre has 2? Snoop has 1? Joe Budden has none.. Jay-Z arguably has 2, (1 at least). Can think of alot of artists with 1 imo actually, kinda stuck to think of one with 2.. No one has put out 3 classics ever imo.
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some would say nas has put out 3 classics...or pac?
people say every pac album is classic...lol
but yeah snoop, jay and 50 dont all have classics from every album they've dropped but they got a couple
and im jus suprised you and others agree nas only has 2 classic albums
wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
That is fair to say.. 50 Cent has one? Dr. Dre has 2? Snoop has 1? Joe Budden has none.. Jay-Z arguably has 2, (1 at least). Can think of alot of artists with 1 imo actually, kinda stuck to think of one with 2.. No one has put out 3 classics ever imo.
Oh yeah, Pac has 2 classics in my opinion, Biggie has 1.
I guess you could make the argument for Nas.. I guess you are thinking It Was Written for the third one? (I don't feel comfortable counting Lost Tapes?)
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pac has two for me,me against the world and makavelli.Some people can make an arguement about all eyez on me though a lot of personal opinion of what an actual classic is comes into play.On being something you can play straight through with no skips all eyez on me isnt a classic but if you take into considerationg the overall quality and the impact that album made on hip hop then yes its a classic.I would put all eyez on me on classic status but not life after death.both albums were inconsistent at times with skippable songs but biggies was basically him making his own all eyez one me and therefore it had zero impact he was just copying what pac did,or competing rather.
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yeah thats crazy, alotta people like lost tapes as a real album and more so than some of his other albums
some would say nas has put out 3 classics...or pac?
people say every pac album is classic...lol
but yeah snoop, jay and 50 dont all have classics from every album they've dropped but they got a couple
and im jus suprised you and others agree nas only has 2 classic albums
wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
That is fair to say.. 50 Cent has one? Dr. Dre has 2? Snoop has 1? Joe Budden has none.. Jay-Z arguably has 2, (1 at least). Can think of alot of artists with 1 imo actually, kinda stuck to think of one with 2.. No one has put out 3 classics ever imo.
Oh yeah, Pac has 2 classics in my opinion, Biggie has 1.
I guess you could make the argument for Nas.. I guess you are thinking It Was Written for the third one? (I don't feel comfortable counting Lost Tapes?)
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yeah thats crazy, alotta people like lost tapes as a real album and more so than some of his other albums
some would say nas has put out 3 classics...or pac?
people say every pac album is classic...lol
but yeah snoop, jay and 50 dont all have classics from every album they've dropped but they got a couple
and im jus suprised you and others agree nas only has 2 classic albums
wait your sayin overall nas only has 2 classics?
Like I said their is a huge difference between someone being consistent and someone being better,or their catalogues.You can look at nass lows and say ok those artists dont have a low like that,but you look at nass highs and they dont have a high like that.If you got stuck on some island and you only could take one artists discography to listen to nas or pharoahe monch your telling me your going to take monchs?Or jerus?OR any of those other people you listed?I mean scarface gives him a run for his money but come on man be serious.I wouldnt even take peoples whole discographys over illmatic alone.And for the record nas has two classics,illmatic and stillmatic.
That is fair to say.. 50 Cent has one? Dr. Dre has 2? Snoop has 1? Joe Budden has none.. Jay-Z arguably has 2, (1 at least). Can think of alot of artists with 1 imo actually, kinda stuck to think of one with 2.. No one has put out 3 classics ever imo.
Oh yeah, Pac has 2 classics in my opinion, Biggie has 1.
I guess you could make the argument for Nas.. I guess you are thinking It Was Written for the third one? (I don't feel comfortable counting Lost Tapes?)
If it wasn't a "collection" I would rank it as his third best album.
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went to the concert yday in london, copped the LP today, and im really feelin it' so many tracks im instantly feelin like 'count your blessings' and 'land of promise'..
alot of you need to quit bitchin' and appreciate the music, enjoy it, stop over-fuckin-analyzing E V E R Y thing......dont like it, dont bump it ;)
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It's been almost two months & let's be honest, it's died down.
Of course most of your are going to JUMP at what I'm about to say just to support the album but HONESTLY, how many of you are still bumping more than one or two songs off this album on a regular basis?
Classic album, I think not.
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It's been almost two months & let's be honest, it's died down.
Of course most of your are going to JUMP at what I'm about to say just to support the album but HONESTLY, how many of you are still bumping more than one or two songs off this album on a regular basis?
Classic album, I think not.
i am. overall classic, idk.. but i'd say it's a personal classic, i really like this album
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HONESTLY, how many of you are still bumping more than one or two songs off this album on a regular basis?
I honestly still have it in rotation, infact I got the album in my car still. I can listen to the album all the way through and I actually dig the album more now, the few songs I didn't like at first grew on me. Iv put many of my hoMies (even family) up on it, and everyone enjoys the album, whether were blazing to it or just playing video games.
A majority of the songs are 5/5
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well I tend to not bump albums for more than a couple weeks, that way I can move on to more music and keep up with what's good. But most of the songs are in rotation on my ipod. Classic no, but a great album.
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so you weren't feeling this album Cham?
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so you weren't feeling this album Cham?
It had some nice cuts off of it. But once people started deeming it classic after one bump, I was like "GTFO" lol.
Solid album, no doubt. But like I said, nothing that people would be bumping a few months after it's release.
& if you still are...God bless. 8)
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It didn't have the right energy for me.. I dunno, didn't feel it.
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I liked it. Definitely a solid album. Better than hip hop is dead but not as great as Untitled. However I did feel that it was more of a Damien Marley album than a Nas album.
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I liked it. Definitely a solid album. Better than hip hop is dead but not as great as Untitled. However I did feel that it was more of a Damien Marley album than a Nas album.
That must be it for me.
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well I tend to not bump albums for more than a couple weeks, that way I can move on to more music and keep up with what's good. But most of the songs are in rotation on my ipod. Classic no, but a great album.
^ this, and I just bumped the whole album the other day at work 8)
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good summer album. easy for the mind. just to relax.
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as much as i think nas can spit,i think equals put to much on his intelligence if you really listen to some of his rhymes he's speaking bullshit that don't even make sense, but since it sounds good haha, at times he reminds me of the older cats at the corner store who spit that pseudo knowledge to you,it starts off well but then they say shit and you be saying to yourself this muthafucca is out of his mind hahaha, "listen my brother" haha yell
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as much as i think nas can spit,i think equals put to much on his intelligence if you really listen to some of his rhymes he's speaking bullshit that don't even make sense, but since it sounds good haha, at times he reminds me of the older cats at the corner store who spit that pseudo knowledge to you,it starts off well but then they say shit and you be saying to yourself this muthafucca is out of his mind hahaha, "listen my brother" haha yell
Nas makes music more intelligent than he is. His whole style is based around bringing up intelligent topics but not really explaining them thoroughly and letting the listener come to their own conclusions. He's slick with the wordplay But if you listen to him in interviews actually talking he comes across like your generic radio rapper. It's all good though, his music speaks for itself.
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"Untitled" was so fucking ill. 8)
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This album is dope, not a classic but it does have that quality you can return to it and bump it again any time later. It won't feel dated.
Also, I agree with y'all about Nas and his intelligence. He be saying some mad stupid shit in interviews and then in his rhymes sometimes (dance)
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The China-men built the railroad
The Indians saved the Pilgrim
And in return the Pilgrim killed em
They call it it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday hellday
Cause I'm from poverty, neglected by the wealthy
Me and my niggas share gifts every day like Christmas
Slay bitches and party everyday like this is the last
I'm with my heckles connecting and we hitting the lad
This is my level, fuck if it get you mad
It's all poison, all of my words to enemies it is poison
Rappers only talk about ki's, its all poison
How could you call yourself emcees you ain't poison
Think about the kids you mislead with the poison
And any thoughts of taking me down is all poison
Who want beef now, my heat shell annoyed them, plaow
Someone spit that to you outside the store and you ain't gonna tell him he dope box?
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as much as i think nas can spit,i think equals put to much on his intelligence if you really listen to some of his rhymes he's speaking bullshit that don't even make sense, but since it sounds good haha, at times he reminds me of the older cats at the corner store who spit that pseudo knowledge to you,it starts off well but then they say shit and you be saying to yourself this muthafucca is out of his mind hahaha, "listen my brother" haha yell
Are you denying Nas's EASY Top 3 status? :D