Tag: Nas
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God’s Son occupies an intriguing space in Nas’s catalog. After two stellar releases recalibrated his standing among his peers, album #6 functioned as something of a soft reboot; a chance for… more ›
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A compilation of unreleased material is usually meant for the most diehard fans; those for whom the hit singles and studio albums simply won’t cut it. But The Lost Tapes… more ›
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Sometimes things just line up perfectly. Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed fifth album, The Blueprint, was fresh in everyone’s mind, thanks in part to the song “Takeover,” which mercilessly took aim at… more ›
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The years between 1996’s It Was Written and 1999’s I Am… were filled with their share of disappointments. The Firm’s collaborative album was a flop, and Nas’s ambitious comeback album… more ›
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The benefit of hindsight makes I Am… an interesting album to revisit. Initially meant to be an ambitious conceptual double album, many of the songs were leaked to the internet,… more ›
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Starting with the understanding that recreating Illmatic was always going to be a tall order, the criticisms of Nas’s sophomore album, It Was Written, have always felt a bit nitpicky.… more ›
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The common thought is that Nas’s and Jay-Z’s stellar debut albums set them on parallel tracks at the start of their careers. But the truth is a bit more nuanced… more ›
