I have no idea why that commenter got so mad you gotta take shots at him over him taking issue with Nas not being mentioned but damn son, really? HHID had 0 classic records? Even tracks with underwhelming beats like Carry on Tradition were on top form. Or Project Windows? I would even argue his commercial song-writing ability isnt that bad.
The Aaliyah track on I am had solid single potential and was no different than the records of that era crossing over. If we are critizing his radio-making penmenship. Theres as few other songs you didnt mention. Look we can sit here and be mad he never made another illmatic but when you delve into catalogue further he actually has one of the better discographys out there.
I disagree with robbie selections like most of us on here but I think Nas is the type of artist that either slants you one way or another, not much grey area. To say that HipHop is Dead has zero classic songs is myopic to say the least.
And on his last joint Untitled you forgot Project Roach, N. Even the old shit I used to love is now wrecked for me after all his little hissy fits and various Kanye West-outs over the years.
Damn Robbie, you missed a ton of great Nas material. I would call you out, but the other commentors beat me to it. And I thought we already determined that IWW is stellar front to back? Are you serious? Except Jay-Z who else has 10 plus albums worth us dissecting??? GS was a masterpiece. Mad gems were dropped on Mastermind,Warefare,Heaven and I felt his agnst on the song about his moms:Dance.
I mean, how do you come in the door almost single handedly changing the game with not one but two ground breaking classic albums and spend the rest of your career playing hit or miss? His level of artistry on those first two albums to a degree spoiled us into expecting that level on EVERY album. Granted, when Nas goes left, sometimes he goes so far left he ends up going right but expecting someone to change the game with each album is just a tad unrealistic.
OK, my final, final thought. What is the purpose of this?? Even he had to admit it.. Ha Ha…Johnny Hardcore is my emcee name. It is sort of a joke but also it just means stick to your guns. Max Hardcore is the porn star,his M. O is making chicks gag and throw up with cock. I in no way intended to start all this Robbie hate. I meant what I said as a friendly challenge, dude is entitled to his opinions.
I did like the break down although I would have picked different songs, but it is all a matter of opinion.. Your pretty much justified except I would say all 9 tracks on Illmatic are classic, especially in this day and age. I thought different tracks were dope here and there.
I know we both love hardcore rap and that song is cold as ice. With his unreleased tracks I got a few more classics. Counting guess appearances this list can go past These blogs are truly bias against Nas and are doing their worst to try an discredit his music but as Nas just told the Honolulu Weekly when the asked him: Do you ever get tired of defending yourself against your critics?
Nas reply: Critics?! I kind of forgot that they exist a long time ago. At times I got off on passing their expectations. Most never will. There sure are alot of NAS fans on here crying. Anybody that says all ten tracks on Illmatic were great has very low expectations.
Nas was and is a great rapper that lost creative direction. Somewhere between his first songs and the release of Illmatic he started to become this wanna be deep and introspective rapper and he lost me. Track for track I would even go as far as to say Akinyele had the better debut. He is a good rapper that makes some great songs but he makes horrible albums. Nas is the official king of personification joints. I dunno what yall sniffin young… Illmatic is What defines a classic album. Its THE classic!
This was just someone displaying their hate and discontent for the Nasir Jones. Makes me wonder what these so called HipHip Heads listen to…. After seeing the pic you chose to throw up, I knew there was no way that this would be remotely objective.
And, frankly, I actually agree with you in spirit, even though I do think there were a few glaring omissions most notably Silent Murder, Take it in Blood, and Represent.
Nas stans are the easiest people in the world to piss off. I love them, makes them easy to troll. Ok so whats the point of all this? And he kept it while doing it. Unfortunately for you, Jeopardy , screens its contestants before allowing them on the show. But anyways, I digress.
Analogy — Nas is the A-Rod of hip hop. An absolute legend and one of the best to do it who is the subject of excessive, baseless, and largely arbitrary slander by the very people who are supposed to be knowledgeable enough to fully understand and preserve his legacy. A-Rod played what, 15 years before getting a title.
Its hard to take these stats seriously considering, the quality of, not just Nas songs, but any song is easily debatable. Its all just a matter of taste. This dude clearly begs to differ. Like I said its all a matter of taste, and can all be easily argued. Glad you broke it down for people about NAS. I think he cares more about concepts than the song as a whole. U must be one of those corny ass niggaz who dont listen to real rap u just listen to the radio.
Illmatic- All 8 songs classic!!! It Was Written- That Whole album is classic I Am K-i-s-s-i-n-g money is my bitch undying love all classic Nastradamus project windows last words classic Stillmatic the whole album is classic man he has so many more classics that its senseless to keep naming them all u need to re listen and erase the hate. Great article. Great concept.
Im sorry but you not that good at reviewing and listening to records and then extracting the true value of them. Not all albums are classic but Illmatic is considered to THE greatest album of all time. Nastradamus was rushed but Project Windows was the shit. Stillmatic was dope but a little overrated it was to long it was dope but it should have been cut short. That Braveheart Party was terrible. Streets Disciple terrible, next. Hip Hop Is Dead hmmmm this album was almost all over the place it started off great but the beat selection just lost me.
I never liked the Black Republican beat. Untitled was damn near a classic but once again some tracks made me scratch my head. To keep it real with you I just coped the first album. NAS has a style of his own and I think with some official beats he can continue to keep going in the music industry today….
Just them beat choices… damn… Salami Rimmi again? That gy has a 1 in 20 nice to garbage ratio. To me this is one of the best albums in his catalogue. Dude no classics on hhid? You need to be fired. Black republicans, where are they now. The first two songs, the shit with kanye….
The rest of his albums are drink coasters. I even agree he is unoriginal. Musicians have done more shocking things with the occult and sexuality than "Montero" since the 's. What I dont agree with is your focus on him being gay. You come across as an angry homophobe. Hit the nail on the head, bud.
The person who posted this is pretty obviously a closeted homophobe who, I don't think hates gay people but is harsher on them because he's sick of hearing about them. Straight people do that all the time. Rappers talking about sexy girls and big booties, pop singers using their sexual appeal as shock value. Why can't he do the same? Yeah but so are most rappers that use their sexuality for clicks. Lil Nas X is tame compared to most of them. You seem a tad homophobic. You're saying that music videos with naked ladies twerking in the background are tamer than Montero?
So now I'm getting the sense that you're just out of touch with rap. Go watch some Cardi B videos for homework. Cardi b is an entertainer not an artist. She barely writes her music Dude, this guy is all over you on this thread wtf? Like he's literally just stalking your profile and talking shit about it.
You sure seem to know a whole lot about someone who you think is literal garbage. Why not just look away and watch some content you like? Let me guess. Using "literal" is the exact opposite of what figures of speech do. You use the word literal to clearly define that what you just said was NOT a figure of speech.
People literally correct use of the word love his songs. Agree to disagree It seems very per-formatively gay. You know what, even if he is only getting attention for doing "shock value gay shit", then like.. Homosexuals have been oppressed for decades so dont they have a right to make music like this?
How many sadshit heterosexual songs do we straight people have? Did you ever complain about the thousands of boybands that made cheesy songs with only 4 chords that easily solds to 15 year old straight girls? It feels amazing, life is great.
His new video was nothing but weird and the song was nothing special. I hate his music as much as boomers hate their wives, but your first three paragraphs are about how he is openly gay. He seems like a cool dude who makes some fairly okay music. I also never see you post about really any other artist who has even more hyper sexualized music videos, so it really makes me wonder about the REAL reason you posted this.
When have you ever seen me post anything besides now? Jeez, I figured that someone who is using reddit to advertise their shitty sad boy music would know how to actually USE the site.
The samples are amazing, the production is flawless. He's getting lots of attention- "negative press is better than no press"-- imo you're reacting exactly the way they intended. I like the new song, the video is great too, esp w th like aqua blue hair part I like w the contrasting colors. If talking about or listening to gay things in the music industry makes you uncomfortable then reevaluate please. I kinda agree?
How old are you? He knew the backlash he would get and this is only what he wants. Is he a token gay rapper? Not quite. Is it childish? Did she deserve it? As a guy Uhh sounds like we got ourselves a case of homophobia, you should try and check with ur local gp to see if they can refer u to a nice therapist.
Glad someone else shares this opinion. As a gay I'm a little disappointed that being given the platform he has he chose to be narcissistic, shallow and deliberately scandalous three things I'd say the community has more than enough of.
The clip is also very unoriginal It's something a freshman in film school would do just with a Hollywood budget. Thank u, Lil Nas X, next!
I don't get being angry over this stuff, dude makes club music and is trying to capture the conversation, which he's done. It's like in when people would make big rants about 1 Direction, why waste your energy if all you have to say is how much you dislike something.
Plus we heard that he's about to start penning his autobiography , so maybe Nas can tell us what went wrong. But for now, peep The 10 Worst Nas Songs. All Rights Reserved. Previous Slide Next Slide. Lists Fail Nas. Share This Story.
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