At my high school, kids LOVED Soulja Boy; Dem Franchize Boys, Mike Jokes, Nelly, etc. At the time, I just couldn’t get the appeal. I was just getting familiar with hip hop and thought maybe the genre wasn’t for me because I wasn’t into what everyone else was into. But Hip Hop Is Dead dropped around that time and I loved it. It helped me figure out my hip hop tastes/preferences and helped me realize I didn’t need to like what everyone else liked. From there, I picked through the rest of Nas’s catalogue and grew to love him as an artist even more. Today, I can look back at what I call the “ringtone rap” era and appreciate bits and pieces of it.
Magic and kings disease ranked too low in my opinion. I have magic at 3 and king’s disease at 7 or 8. But Nas is so great you can have 5 to 10 in any order and it does not matter
I was not expecting life is good to be #3 because usually a lot of people hate that album i just listened to it the other day and it has a lot of good mixture of storytelling and bangers. Daughters and nasty are some of my favorite nas songs of all time
Good list my Nas ranking goes: 1. Illmatic 2. It Was Written 3.(ill)Magic 4.Stillmatic 5. King Disease 2 6.Lost Tapes 7. Life Is Good 8. I Am 9. God's Son 10. King Disease 11. Untitled 12. Distant Relatives 13. Lost Tapes 2 14. Hip Hop Is Dead 15. Street's Disciple 16. Nasir 17. The Firm 18. Nastradamus 19. QB Finest
That's why I like nas! He isn't afraid to put his music out! For the world to praise or criticize! He's a true artist! Not like some rapper's who only put out 1 album every few years! If you call yourself an artist then put the music out and let the public judge it !
Damn Magic ahead of Stillmatic. Magic is a better album but Stillmatic highs are so fucking high lol. King disease 2 I can't stop listening Lost Tapes is ridiculous. I AM is crazy if I am was 10 songs lord God Just look at Nas top 11 albums that is crazy
Over Illmatic, tho? I’m not stuck on nostalgia. I’m 36 so I didn’t even hear Illmatic until after I heard IWW, I Am..., Nastaradamus, and Stillmatic. My brother-in-law put me on to Illmatic when he found out I never heard that album before and I gotta say, Illmatic is something special. I think that’s the best hip-hop album of all time although I do agree Nas has surpassed it in some efforts like IWW, Stillmatic, King’s Disease III, Magic, The Lost Tapes, and to a lesser degree, I Am... (the double disc version of I Am... I believe would’ve been able to surpass it if it had been released as it were intended.)
The funny thing is almost all of these albums have at least one timeless track or one classic or one well-known that we still listen to today so he did something right
1. Illmatic - 5+ (Way better than most other 5s) 2. It Was Written - 5 3. KD3 - 5 4. Magic - 4.75 to 5 5. KD2 - 4.5 to 4.75 (very high replay value and consistent. Gets better every time I listen to it) 6. Lost Tapes - 4.5 7. Stillmatic - 4.5 (has some of Nas greatest songs but is top heavy. The front end is way stronger then 2nd half) 8. Distant Relatives - 4.5 9. Life Is Good - 4.5 (Interchangable with Distant Relatives) 10. Hip Hop Is Dead - 4.25 (overlooked album) 11. Untitled - 4.25 (Interchangable with HHID) 12. God's Son - 4 (Has a few of his best songs but sort of top heavy) Still great overall. 13. KD1 - 4 14. I Am... - 3.75 (Has "Nas Is Like" which is one of the greatest songs ever but a top heavy album) 15. Lost Tapes 2 - 3.5 (Good but not great.) 16. Nasir - 2.75 to 3 17. Street's Disciple - 2.75 to 3 18. Nastradamus - 2.5 My rankings of his album as a hardcore Nas fan. Only 3 mediocre projects out of 18. Everything else is good, great to amazing. One of the best discographies in Hip Hop.
My faved NaS albums!!!!! 1. lllmatic 2. It was Written 3. Stillmatic 4. Magic 5. God's Son 6. Life is Good 7. Lost Tapes 1 8. KD2 9. Untitled 10. Distant Relatives 11. KD1 12. NaStradamus 13. Hip Hop is Dead 14. I Am 15. Street's Disciple 16. The Firm 17. QBs FINEST 18. NASIR 19. Lost Tapes 2 NaS THE 🐐......BEEN DAT
NAs always been the most creative and versatille MC ever , on hip hop is dead he showed he cared for the art form | who killed it " - Taking risk outside of your comfort zone , most rappers dont take risk too repetetive hip hop is dead track used the same beat as thiefs theme to prove doenst matter anymore , cause nobody listening to lyrics or digest the song material overrall , and carry on tradition was cherry on top So haters say for hip hop is dead same beat , are the ones who ruined hip hop , the commercial sell outs all sounf the same !
One of the best rappers and discographies My Ranking (Not Counting compilations and collabs) 1. Illmatic 2. Stillmatic 3. It Was Written 4. Magic 5. God’s Son 6. Life Is Good 7. KD3 8. KD2 9. Magic 3 10. I Am 11. Untitled 12. KD 13. Magic 2 14. Hip Hop Is Dead 15. Street’s Disciple 16. Nastradamus 17. Nasir
Yeah you already know we not feeling IWW placement, that’s why you said that to start lol I was there in 1996 as well It Was Written is his Magnum Opus was then in 96 & still is in 2022. You can’t name 3 albums in his discography better then It Was Written. Definitely Life Is Good is probably his best produced album. Illmatic is Illmatic.
I love I Am, I wasn't a big fan of It Was Written as an album. It had great songs though. I want to talk to you, was a great song, I don't get the hate. It's alot of truth in that song. The dmx song didn't age well.
I am in the opinion that Nas is the GOAT and many people would say Illmatic is his greatest album but I just disagree. To me it number 2 behind "It Was Written" and the reason I would say that is that the rapping was just on a different level. The concepts and the storytelling in my opinion is superior to Illmatic. "I gave you power", "Take it in Blood" , "The Message" "Silent Murder", "Street Dreams", "Live N Rap". This was an absolute masterpiece! Now this is from a person that loved Illmatic for years, but I have changed and I listen to It was written far more than Illmatic.
Life is Good not better than Written. Not better than Magic either. But Magic is new, give it a couple years and I think it gets high up on everyone’s list. Written is a 5 star too
Stillmatic is not a #2 Nas album sorry. I understand why you would rank it that high but it is not, it had a couple average songs really - Braveheart Party and Smokin. You cannot say the same about KDII, I believe Illmatic is #1, It was written #2 and KDII #3 Stillmatic #4 Magic #5.
1. It was written 2. illmatic 3. Stillmatic 4. Life is good 5. Lost tapes 6. Gods Son 7. I am 8. Kings Disease 9. Magic 10. Untitled 11. Lost tapes 2 12. Streets Disciple 13. Kings Disease 2 14. Nastradamous 15. Nasir 16. Hip hop is dead 17. Distant Relatives 18. The Firm 19. QB's Finest
Illmatic illMagic IWW KD2 Stillmatic Distant Relatives Life Is Good God's Son KD1 Lost Tapes Untitled HHID I Am Street Disciples Lost Tapes 2 Nasir Nastradamus
Nastradamus not as bad as some say to me. I love Last Words and Come Get Me. But comparing to Nas own work, it’s not good. The story behind I Am and Nastradamus makes me feel different. Nasir not that bad either. Maybe I Am or Streets Disciple are worse to me
1.Illmatic (10/10) 2.It Was Written (10/10) 3.Stillmatic (10/10) 4.The Lost Tapes (9.5/10) 5.Gods Son (9/10) 6.Magic (9/10) 7.KD3 (8.5/10) 8.KD2 (8.5/10) 9.I Am (8.5/10) 10.Hip Hop Is Dead (8/10) 11.Untitled (8/10) 12.Life Is Good (8/10) 13.Kings Disease (8/10) 14.The Lost Tapes 2 (7.5/10) 15.Nastradamus (7.5/10) 16.Nasir (7.5/10) 17.Streets Disciple (7/10) this is based on personal enjoyment, not the best and least best otherwise Life Is Good would be a lot higher
I wonder where he thinks of magic 2-3 and kd3 in 2023 besides the hit boy nas video i seen but didn't watch where would he place them on his discography
I watched this whole video to make sure you complained that there isn't a Nas/Preemo album. THAT Is how I know you a real stan. This remains the one thing about Nas that truly angers me. If I were to meet him all I would do is try to convince him to make this happen. LOL This is a good ranking, though I'd move Distant Relatives, I Am, and Lost Tapes up a bit, and move KDII and Life Is Good down just a bit.
@@ETBowser Great video !!! I understand Illmatic being number one because of how important it was for hip hop and really music period . Keeping it real nas really was basically a teenager when he did that album and so naturally in his later albums his lyrical content expanded even further with 'It was written'' and my personal favorite ''Gods son''' . I'm glad you got that album top 5 because its super slept on to me. Its where he reached another peak after the 90s
Minus KD III, just haven't heard it yet 1. Illmatic 2. It Was Written 3. Stillmatic 4. I Am 5. God's Son 6. King's Disease 1 7. King's Disease 2 8. The Lost Tapes 1 9. Magic 10. Untitled 11. Hip Hop is Dead 12. Nastradamus 13. The Lost Tapes 2 14. The Firm 15. Nasir 16. Life is Good 17. QB's Finest 18. Streets Disciple 19. Distant Relatives
1. Illmatic 2. It was written 3. Stillmatic 4. KD2 5. Magic 6. Untitled 7. Godson 8. Nastradamus 9. Lost tapes 10. KD1 11. Distance relatives 12. I am 13. Hip hop dead 14. Street disciple 15. Nasir 16. Lost tapes 2 17. Life is good 18. QB finest 19. The firm
You’re buggin about QB Finest. Oochie Wally was a legit smash before the Jigga slander. Da Bridge 2001 Find Ya Wealth Power Rap Street Glory Money Self Conscience Die 4 Kids in the PJs Teenage Thug I fuck with it Nastradamus is his second album of 1999 and they threw out the plan for the original I Am… because of bootlegs. KD1 is way too low, but I’m glad you included distant relatives and gave it props. Untitled is hurt by not having the actual title. It was a gimmick but it was a statement from the generation who reclaimed the word for themselves and knew that people aren’t naturally racist. But he was on a major label still trying to sell CDs in Walmart and shit so it was a nonstarter.
QB Finest does have the song We Live This which has a pretty hard beat & decent lyrics. The chorus while pretty unique is a bit odd sounding. But yeah the album as a whole was really bad. That’s the only song I like.
Nasir is worse that Nastradamas. As commercial as Nastradamas sounds, Nas' mic performance was still on point. Nasir has Nas sounding tired, unmotivated, lazy and almost like he forgot how to rap entirely(leading to him being BODIED by Kanye West of all people). Nasir also doesn't have a Project Windows, Come Get Me, Last Words to save it. Nasir is by far his worst album
My list 19. Nasturdumas trash hooks meh 18. Nasir the beat and his flow had no chemistery 17. Lost tapes 2 most dissapointing 16. Qb finest, a few good songs 15. The Firm, good singals 14. Kings Diease 1 beats a little sleepy , a few great track 13. I am.. it was cool but its second half is certainly mediocre 12. King diease 2 has a few sleepy beats but pretty good for the most part 11 Distant Relatives there were some joints, and it was solid 10. Street displicines its almost a classic album 9. Hip head is dead it was bangin but it was sometimes goofy 8. Life is good is great but take out some tracks its a classic 7. Untitled the beats, lyrics and the story telling was great 6. Magic its a new clasic for me 5. Gods Son classic but even better album than this one 4. Illmatic its a classic 3. Stillmatatic even stronger pen game 2. Lost tapes if track 10 and 11 were even better this might be number one 1. It was written his best album in my eyes
QB finest had dope songs like " self concience " ft Prodigy , find ya wealth , oochie wally ( yeah nas was trash there maybe his worst ever verse ) , power rap was dope , and the bridge That album was never meant to be FIRE or whatever , too many guys its not all NAS fault as the media brainwash people , they forced Mc shan from his home to be on this album , that sais it all
Only reason why IWW is " commercial " cause in the 90s everyone was living in the Ghetto PJ's 90 % , and that was popular , mobb deep got secong chance with " the infamous " rae - OB$CL , even jayz who never prior to 96 was a gansgta \ hustler rapper becamae over night -_- , west coast rappers dominated with gang bang shit , even big had few mafiso joint SO my point is to say only NAS was commercial or this album was with 2 street dreams song that were radio friendly is stupir and hatinG ! does If I ruled the world sounds like a song played in clubs or bumping in a car !? didnt think so so stfu with this stupid hate
Respectfully this is the worst nas ranking I’ve seen. I do think his albums are over hated but life is good is not a 5 star album, it was written should be 2nd or 3rd, and the lost tapes should be higher
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW NAS .just because you collect albums CDs .doesn't make you a knowledgeable guy I guess. Nastradamus 3 and half stars ? Out of 5 ? You're tripping. More like 2 and half The production mastering sucks sonically and most tracks were rushed and over produced NASIR ALBUM 4 stars ? What ? That album is garbage. And very disappointed produced. .sounds like made in pocketband .or any phones app music program. (2 stars ) STREET DISCIPLE is not a 4 stars . (But 3 stars ) And you're a hip hop head but you don't know why they were making double albums at the time ? Wow . HIP HOP IS DEAD is 3 and half stars . (Not 4 ) King's Decease 1 is 3 not 4 MAGIC #10 ? Damn my man. Magic is up there with God's son my dude . You're tripping here . 4 stars UNTITLED 4 and half stars ? Lmao. (3 stars .) I AM....is 4 stars. ( Not 4 and half. ) KING'S DECEASE 2 is 4 starsn ( tied with I am..) GOD'S SON is also 3 and half (. Not 4 and half.) IT WAS WRITTEN #4 album in Nas career ? LMFAO. !!!!!! It was written is 5 stars and arguably BETTER than illmatic. LIFE IS GOOD #3 ? Bro . Hip hop is dead is even better than Life is Good. Can you mentioned a aby tracks from here that people remember or they had radio play value ? NAS REAL RANKING GOES 1- illmatic 2- it was written 3- Stillmatic 4- I am... 5- King's Decease 2 6- Magic 7- God's son 8- hip hop is Dead 9- Life is Good 10- Untitled And then any other album You want after that
I can tell your a real Nas fan, your list ain't far off what mine is. I like that your objective also and not just a blind Stan. Respect.
At my high school, kids LOVED Soulja Boy; Dem Franchize Boys, Mike Jokes, Nelly, etc. At the time, I just couldn’t get the appeal. I was just getting familiar with hip hop and thought maybe the genre wasn’t for me because I wasn’t into what everyone else was into.
But Hip Hop Is Dead dropped around that time and I loved it. It helped me figure out my hip hop tastes/preferences and helped me realize I didn’t need to like what everyone else liked. From there, I picked through the rest of Nas’s catalogue and grew to love him as an artist even more.
Today, I can look back at what I call the “ringtone rap” era and appreciate bits and pieces of it.
Magic and kings disease ranked too low in my opinion. I have magic at 3 and king’s disease at 7 or 8. But Nas is so great you can have 5 to 10 in any order and it does not matter
Once you get to the top 10 or so, they're all on the same level
Definetly MAGIC and lost tapes are on eveybody top 5 albums
Magic is 3 for me too, And fighting for No 2,,,,,,,
you tripping tripping
just found your channel, great content!
i am is a great album
If the original version of “I Am”came out it really would be one of the highest and most creative points in his career.
We need a CD collection Asap good to know I’m not the only person that still collects CDs.
Thank you for recognizing Life Is Good for what it was💯
What a great video, definitely subscribing
I was not expecting life is good to be #3 because usually a lot of people hate that album i just listened to it the other day and it has a lot of good mixture of storytelling and bangers. Daughters and nasty are some of my favorite nas songs of all time
Good list my Nas ranking goes:
1. Illmatic
2. It Was Written
3.(ill)Magic
4.Stillmatic
5. King Disease 2
6.Lost Tapes
7. Life Is Good
8. I Am
9. God's Son
10. King Disease
11. Untitled
12. Distant Relatives
13. Lost Tapes 2
14. Hip Hop Is Dead
15. Street's Disciple
16. Nasir
17. The Firm
18. Nastradamus
19. QB Finest
Similar to mine but distant relatives should be in top 10
LOL IllMagic. I need to use that
That's why I like nas! He isn't afraid to put his music out! For the world to praise or criticize! He's a true artist! Not like some rapper's who only put out 1 album every few years! If you call yourself an artist then put the music out and let the public judge it !
Damn Magic ahead of Stillmatic. Magic is a better album but Stillmatic highs are so fucking high lol. King disease 2 I can't stop listening Lost Tapes is ridiculous. I AM is crazy if I am was 10 songs lord God Just look at Nas top 11 albums that is crazy
Where would you put KD3?
Love your review.
Love your style, great video!! Nas isn't the GOAT... He's the GOD.
I love your break down!!! I'm a fan off this video
Great List As Always Ed 👌
thanks playa
@@ETBowseranytime Playa you know I am supporting ya cuz you da truth like myself💯
Yo! Discovered your channel through this video and excited to watch more. Amazing, in-depth breakdown with that OG wisdom! 🙏🏻
Imo IWW is the greatest rap album of all time. I’m 41. I was there when that album dropped. Just my opinion
I agree, I prefer it to illmatic.
My hood was NOT feeling IWW at the time, especially the Lauryn single. I was a fan but it's no Illmatic. But honestly what album is?
@@ETBowser to me IWW is better, but to each his own. I understand most people will choose Illmatic. It is what it is
Over Illmatic, tho? I’m not stuck on nostalgia. I’m 36 so I didn’t even hear Illmatic until after I heard IWW, I Am..., Nastaradamus, and Stillmatic. My brother-in-law put me on to Illmatic when he found out I never heard that album before and I gotta say, Illmatic is something special. I think that’s the best hip-hop album of all time although I do agree Nas has surpassed it in some efforts like IWW, Stillmatic, King’s Disease III, Magic, The Lost Tapes, and to a lesser degree, I Am... (the double disc version of I Am... I believe would’ve been able to surpass it if it had been released as it were intended.)
I’m 41 and feel the same way! Go figure lol…
Nas top 5
Illmatic
It was written
Stillmatic
Lost tapes
Magic 🎩
YOu a true NAS fan , god bless you
@@casteltheghettomonk4392 lol Good looking
Nastradamus is not bad
It's a bad Nas album but it's not a disaster. I've heard way worse in the past week (cough FUTURE cough)
The funny thing is almost all of these albums have at least one timeless track or one classic or one well-known that we still listen to today so he did something right
i don't fully agree with your ranking, but i respect it. i also feel like the stars aren't appropriate. you're a super chill dude though :)
I agree with your top 4.. Nas is the 🐐
Yo when are you going to update your Nas ranking since KD3 came out? I can't wait
Life is Good is immaculate
1. Illmatic - 5+ (Way better than most other 5s)
2. It Was Written - 5
3. KD3 - 5
4. Magic - 4.75 to 5
5. KD2 - 4.5 to 4.75 (very high replay value and consistent. Gets better every time I listen to it)
6. Lost Tapes - 4.5
7. Stillmatic - 4.5 (has some of Nas greatest songs but is top heavy. The front end is way stronger then 2nd half)
8. Distant Relatives - 4.5
9. Life Is Good - 4.5 (Interchangable with Distant Relatives)
10. Hip Hop Is Dead - 4.25 (overlooked album)
11. Untitled - 4.25 (Interchangable with HHID)
12. God's Son - 4 (Has a few of his best songs but sort of top heavy) Still great overall.
13. KD1 - 4
14. I Am... - 3.75 (Has "Nas Is Like" which is one of the greatest songs ever but a top heavy album)
15. Lost Tapes 2 - 3.5 (Good but not great.)
16. Nasir - 2.75 to 3
17. Street's Disciple - 2.75 to 3
18. Nastradamus - 2.5
My rankings of his album as a hardcore Nas fan.
Only 3 mediocre projects out of 18.
Everything else is good, great to amazing.
One of the best discographies in Hip Hop.
My faved NaS albums!!!!!
1. lllmatic
2. It was Written
3. Stillmatic
4. Magic
5. God's Son
6. Life is Good
7. Lost Tapes 1
8. KD2
9. Untitled
10. Distant Relatives
11. KD1
12. NaStradamus
13. Hip Hop is Dead
14. I Am
15. Street's Disciple
16. The Firm
17. QBs FINEST
18. NASIR
19. Lost Tapes 2
NaS THE 🐐......BEEN DAT
No KD3😏
@@Gamphani... my fault! KD3 is between Stillmatic and Magic 1
Magic is 5 mics and Nas 5th best album.
NAs always been the most creative and versatille MC ever , on hip hop is dead he showed he cared for the art form
| who killed it " - Taking risk outside of your comfort zone , most rappers dont take risk too repetetive
hip hop is dead track used the same beat as thiefs theme to prove doenst matter anymore , cause nobody listening to lyrics or digest the song material overrall , and carry on tradition was cherry on top
So haters say for hip hop is dead same beat , are the ones who ruined hip hop , the commercial sell outs all sounf the same !
Great content bro keep it up!
Subscribed because of this video really 🔥
Nastradamus is a good album It has songs like Life we chose, Project windows, Family, Shoot em up, New world, Last words
Nashwan spat for his life on that song
let's not forget Come Get Me best song on the album imo, great beat from Preemo, Nastradamus the title track is also a banger
God love us is dope aswell 💪
I AM straight heat started strong AF some passes but many classics
It's hard..but ...the first he ever did with that sample of Mike... you knew ..
One of the best rappers and discographies
My Ranking (Not Counting compilations and collabs)
1. Illmatic
2. Stillmatic
3. It Was Written
4. Magic
5. God’s Son
6. Life Is Good
7. KD3
8. KD2
9. Magic 3
10. I Am
11. Untitled
12. KD
13. Magic 2
14. Hip Hop Is Dead
15. Street’s Disciple
16. Nastradamus
17. Nasir
Yeah you already know we not feeling IWW placement, that’s why you said that to start lol I was there in 1996 as well It Was Written is his Magnum Opus was then in 96 & still is in 2022. You can’t name 3 albums in his discography better then It Was Written. Definitely Life Is Good is probably his best produced album. Illmatic is Illmatic.
Magic is top 5 to me….
Nice vid! Subscribed 🙌
I love I Am, I wasn't a big fan of It Was Written as an album. It had great songs though. I want to talk to you, was a great song, I don't get the hate. It's alot of truth in that song. The dmx song didn't age well.
Concept is fine, I'm not with the nursery rhyme-y hook
@@ETBowser i love the hook, it's not nursery rhyming at all in can i talk to you. Now K.i.s.s.i.n.g. that's a different story.
I think the best picking thing for Nas is lazy bullshit criticism.
Magic is top 5
I Am is a great album
I am in the opinion that Nas is the GOAT and many people would say Illmatic is his greatest album but I just disagree. To me it number 2 behind "It Was Written" and the reason I would say that is that the rapping was just on a different level. The concepts and the storytelling in my opinion is superior to Illmatic. "I gave you power", "Take it in Blood" , "The Message" "Silent Murder", "Street Dreams", "Live N Rap". This was an absolute masterpiece! Now this is from a person that loved Illmatic for years, but I have changed and I listen to It was written far more than Illmatic.
QBs Finest and The Firm despite being disappointing albums are better than anything released after Stillmatic
Where would you rank King’s Disease III now that it’s out?
I like Nasir quite a bit too, I think the short movie he did for the album made it better. Did you see that?
Life is Good not better than Written. Not better than Magic either. But Magic is new, give it a couple years and I think it gets high up on everyone’s list. Written is a 5 star too
Illmatic !!!!!!!
Nas top 5 albums
1. The Lost Tapes
2. Nastradamus
3. Magic
4. KDIII
5. God's Son
Stillmatic is not a #2 Nas album sorry.
I understand why you would rank it that high but it is not, it had a couple average songs really - Braveheart Party and Smokin.
You cannot say the same about KDII, I believe Illmatic is #1, It was written #2 and KDII #3 Stillmatic #4 Magic #5.
Time to rerank
1. It was written
2. illmatic
3. Stillmatic
4. Life is good
5. Lost tapes
6. Gods Son
7. I am
8. Kings Disease
9. Magic
10. Untitled
11. Lost tapes 2
12. Streets Disciple
13. Kings Disease 2
14. Nastradamous
15. Nasir
16. Hip hop is dead
17. Distant Relatives
18. The Firm
19. QB's Finest
Your list is very similar to how mine would be but Lost Tapes 2 over KD2??? No way!
Illmatic
illMagic
IWW
KD2
Stillmatic
Distant Relatives
Life Is Good
God's Son
KD1
Lost Tapes
Untitled
HHID
I Am
Street Disciples
Lost Tapes 2
Nasir
Nastradamus
Nas' albums ranking will take eons👑🪄 #ImmortalLegacy
Nastradamus not as bad as some say to me. I love Last Words and Come Get Me. But comparing to Nas own work, it’s not good. The story behind I Am and Nastradamus makes me feel different. Nasir not that bad either. Maybe I Am or Streets Disciple are worse to me
You wiling the firm at 17
it's just aight.
1.Illmatic (10/10)
2.It Was Written (10/10)
3.Stillmatic (10/10)
4.The Lost Tapes (9.5/10)
5.Gods Son (9/10)
6.Magic (9/10)
7.KD3 (8.5/10)
8.KD2 (8.5/10)
9.I Am (8.5/10)
10.Hip Hop Is Dead (8/10)
11.Untitled (8/10)
12.Life Is Good (8/10)
13.Kings Disease (8/10)
14.The Lost Tapes 2 (7.5/10)
15.Nastradamus (7.5/10)
16.Nasir (7.5/10)
17.Streets Disciple (7/10)
this is based on personal enjoyment, not the best and least best otherwise Life Is Good would be a lot higher
I wonder where he thinks of magic 2-3 and kd3 in 2023 besides the hit boy nas video i seen but didn't watch where would he place them on his discography
I watched this whole video to make sure you complained that there isn't a Nas/Preemo album. THAT Is how I know you a real stan. This remains the one thing about Nas that truly angers me. If I were to meet him all I would do is try to convince him to make this happen. LOL
This is a good ranking, though I'd move Distant Relatives, I Am, and Lost Tapes up a bit, and move KDII and Life Is Good down just a bit.
LOL yes lord, we NEED that Nas/Preemo joint
@@ETBowser NEED
@@ETBowser Great video !!! I understand Illmatic being number one because of how important it was for hip hop and really music period . Keeping it real nas really was basically a teenager when he did that album and so naturally in his later albums his lyrical content expanded even further with 'It was written'' and my personal favorite ''Gods son''' . I'm glad you got that album top 5 because its super slept on to me. Its where he reached another peak after the 90s
1- Illmatic
2- Lost Tapes
3- Life is Good
4- Stillmatic
5- Distant Relatives
6- It Was Written
7- God’s Son
8- Untitled
9- I Am
10- Hip Hop Is Dead
Great list but I do feel some of the albums like I Am, Street’s Disciple and Untitled are rated too high.
Only artist I own the whole catalog..
Great list but Magic is better than Untitled and Lost tape
Agree to disagree
Minus KD III, just haven't heard it yet
1. Illmatic
2. It Was Written
3. Stillmatic
4. I Am
5. God's Son
6. King's Disease 1
7. King's Disease 2
8. The Lost Tapes 1
9. Magic
10. Untitled
11. Hip Hop is Dead
12. Nastradamus
13. The Lost Tapes 2
14. The Firm
15. Nasir
16. Life is Good
17. QB's Finest
18. Streets Disciple
19. Distant Relatives
Your placement of Life Is Good has me really questioning your intelligence…
@@bruceleroy2335 good thing I couldn't care about what you think of my intelligence.
@@bruceleroy2335 nor do I care if you don't like "my" rating of Nas albums..
@@MrLuke9980 I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful, I should’ve put “lol” after my comment… We all Nas fans here and I don’t disrespect other Nas fans.
Lost Tapes is a classsssssic album! Magic should be a little higher sir🤷🏾♂️
Untitled over Magic and Lost Tapes......bruh
1. Illmatic 2. It was written 3. Stillmatic 4. KD2 5. Magic 6. Untitled 7. Godson 8. Nastradamus 9. Lost tapes 10. KD1 11. Distance relatives 12. I am 13. Hip hop dead 14. Street disciple 15. Nasir 16. Lost tapes 2 17. Life is good 18. QB finest 19. The firm
I know it's all opinions but Nastradamus at 8? Over Lost Tapes,Life is Good,Distant Relatives ,KD1 and I Am?? Just....WOW......
@@davidrichards6059 He got Life Is Good at 17???!!! That’s just ridiculous🤦🏾♂️…
Life is Good at num 3 😱 over lost tapes, it was written, untitled, magic, God's son, I am - U buggin
The Firm 18???? All the credibility just got thrown out the window when you said that
Yea I like ur review however I think u got KD and Magic too too low.... I got kd top 8 and magic in top 5
You’re buggin about QB Finest.
Oochie Wally was a legit smash before the Jigga slander.
Da Bridge 2001
Find Ya Wealth
Power Rap
Street Glory
Money
Self Conscience
Die 4
Kids in the PJs
Teenage Thug
I fuck with it
Nastradamus is his second album of 1999 and they threw out the plan for the original I Am… because of bootlegs.
KD1 is way too low, but I’m glad you included distant relatives and gave it props.
Untitled is hurt by not having the actual title. It was a gimmick but it was a statement from the generation who reclaimed the word for themselves and knew that people aren’t naturally racist. But he was on a major label still trying to sell CDs in Walmart and shit so it was a nonstarter.
Nah I like Oochie Wally. Guilty pleasure. And Find Ya Wealth is great. Rest is meh
This guy has no idea what he's talking about
QBF ehhh..should have kept it to solo projects
QB Finest does have the song We Live This which has a pretty hard beat & decent lyrics. The chorus while pretty unique is a bit odd sounding. But yeah the album as a whole was really bad. That’s the only song I like.
Nasir is worse that Nastradamas. As commercial as Nastradamas sounds, Nas' mic performance was still on point. Nasir has Nas sounding tired, unmotivated, lazy and almost like he forgot how to rap entirely(leading to him being BODIED by Kanye West of all people). Nasir also doesn't have a Project Windows, Come Get Me, Last Words to save it. Nasir is by far his worst album
The N album is one of my favorite
444 is a remake of Life is good
Compilation cds aren't albums so they don't count
Way too generous with your stars
Magic #10 😵.. No way..
It was written illmatic lost tapes stillmatic magic life is good kings disease 3 kings disease 2..
My list
19. Nasturdumas trash hooks meh
18. Nasir the beat and his flow had no chemistery
17. Lost tapes 2 most dissapointing
16. Qb finest, a few good songs
15. The Firm, good singals
14. Kings Diease 1 beats a little sleepy , a few great track
13. I am.. it was cool but its second half is certainly mediocre
12. King diease 2 has a few sleepy beats but pretty good for the most part
11 Distant Relatives there were some joints, and it was solid
10. Street displicines its almost a classic album
9. Hip head is dead it was bangin but it was sometimes goofy
8. Life is good is great but take out some tracks its a classic
7. Untitled the beats, lyrics and the
story telling was great
6. Magic its a new clasic for me
5. Gods Son classic but even better album than this one
4. Illmatic its a classic
3. Stillmatatic even stronger pen game
2. Lost tapes if track 10 and 11 were even better this might be number one
1. It was written his best album in my eyes
nawwww Poppa Was A Playa one of the best songs on Lost Tapes imo still amazing album
QB finest had dope songs like " self concience " ft Prodigy , find ya wealth , oochie wally ( yeah nas was trash there maybe his worst ever verse ) , power rap was dope , and the bridge
That album was never meant to be FIRE or whatever , too many guys its not all NAS fault as the media brainwash people , they forced Mc shan from his home to be on this album , that sais it all
How IT WAS WRITTEN was # 4 u bugging
You're not a Nas fan clearly with your judgment of qb's finest!
Great list, but Illmatic isn’t the greatest album of all time, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is… I think Illmatic is fourth.
What’s the other 2 above it in your opinion…
@@bruceleroy2335 3ft high and rising and Low End Theory
@@bigzizzo Who did 3ft high and rising? I’ve heard that name before but can’t remember who did that album…
@@bruceleroy2335 De La Soul
@@bigzizzo oh okay…
Only reason why IWW is " commercial " cause in the 90s everyone was living in the Ghetto PJ's 90 % , and that was popular , mobb deep got secong chance with " the infamous " rae - OB$CL , even jayz who never prior to 96 was a gansgta \ hustler rapper becamae over night -_- , west coast rappers dominated with gang bang shit , even big had few mafiso joint
SO my point is to say only NAS was commercial or this album was with 2 street dreams song that were radio friendly is stupir and hatinG !
does If I ruled the world sounds like a song played in clubs or bumping in a car !? didnt think so so stfu with this stupid hate
Respectfully this is the worst nas ranking I’ve seen. I do think his albums are over hated but life is good is not a 5 star album, it was written should be 2nd or 3rd, and the lost tapes should be higher
Best song from iam is undying love!
Nas nas is like is the best song on I am I don't like undying love
Ugh CHANGE SETTINGS TO DONT RECOMMEND THIS CHANNEL. HORRIBLE LIST.
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW NAS .just because you collect albums CDs .doesn't make you a knowledgeable guy I guess.
Nastradamus 3 and half stars ? Out of 5 ? You're tripping. More like 2 and half
The production mastering sucks sonically and most tracks were rushed and over produced
NASIR ALBUM
4 stars ? What ? That album is garbage. And very disappointed produced. .sounds like made in pocketband .or any phones app music program. (2 stars )
STREET DISCIPLE is not a 4 stars . (But 3 stars ) And you're a hip hop head but you don't know why they were making double albums at the time ? Wow .
HIP HOP IS DEAD is 3 and half stars . (Not 4 )
King's Decease 1 is 3 not 4
MAGIC #10 ? Damn my man. Magic is up there with God's son my dude . You're tripping here . 4 stars
UNTITLED 4 and half stars ? Lmao. (3 stars .)
I AM....is 4 stars. ( Not 4 and half. )
KING'S DECEASE 2 is 4 starsn ( tied with I am..)
GOD'S SON is also 3 and half (. Not 4 and half.)
IT WAS WRITTEN #4 album in Nas career ?
LMFAO. !!!!!!
It was written is 5 stars and arguably BETTER than illmatic.
LIFE IS GOOD #3 ? Bro . Hip hop is dead is even better than Life is Good. Can you mentioned a aby tracks from here that people remember or they had radio play value ?
NAS REAL RANKING GOES
1- illmatic
2- it was written
3- Stillmatic
4- I am...
5- King's Decease 2
6- Magic
7- God's son
8- hip hop is Dead
9- Life is Good
10- Untitled
And then any other album
You want after that
Hip Hop is Dead better than Life Is Good??? How high were you when you posted this shit…
If you not from New York (Queens) you wouldn't understand QB's finest.