Rough Douglas Word. Hey Nas is going down as the best lyricist. Now it’s time to give the fans what they want. A Premo album or bring back all the Illmatic producers.
Jeff q How was it bad? He's practically semi-retired at this point. You tryna tell me Kid See Ghosts with Cudi's out of tune singing ass was better than Nas's project? After Daytona, Nasir was the best shit Ye dropped. *And, Nas has no bad albums; he's a legend for a reason.*
Bruh this 60/40 is bullshit. This is Nas' album, and he should be able to stick up for himself and say "I don't want this beat." If he has any kind of vision for his art, he will do whatever he has to in order to make it what he envisions it to be
Daniel Hill thats kinda harsh, but your right, ken is being a hypocrite though. Which is what I was trying to say, I don't hate them, cause I don't know them, and therefore I don't want to judge them. But your 100% right. People will only get mad at what effects THEM personally, or get mad at what everyone is mad at just cause everyone is hating, but as soon as a day pass or something else happens people don't care anymore. Its the culture man. I don't think its gonna change.
Daniel Hill exactly. The album was okay. It had high points, but I think that was based on the production. Nas just wasn't spitting like he can. It was too basic for nas. It was like I was hearing it, and I was just bored. The real shitty thing is Beyonce and jay z dropped a album the same weekend, which is crap because I think jay rock had the best album out all three, but it was overshadowed by jay and b. And nas.
People that says Kanye was the problem on this album (Ken) are just hating on him and afraid to say Nas fell short in every single aspect of his job as an mc. Nas on his prime (not even Illmatic Nas but Stillmatic Nas) would have kill every single beat on Nasir.
The beats were wack. The drums were weak and sounded more like ideas that never really build up to anything. Nas's performance was also pretty lackluster for the most part, but at the same time, I have a feeling that his heart just wasn't in it because he was also given lackluster beats. I'm not making any excuses for Nas because he decided to put the album out anyway, but let's not act like he was alone in making this album forgettable.
Or they just disagree with you. Not everyone's going to agree with you sometimes, just accept it. Even the beats were much better on Daytona. If I, or any of them, was hating on Kanye then why do we unwaveringly love Daytona so much? You guys make zero sense.
Nas been rapping on beats worse than the ones Kanye gave him almost his whole life and rapped waaaay better than this. and I know is subjective but I don't' see nothing wrong with Bonjour, Not For Radio,White Label, Adam and Eve and Everything beats. Even on Cops Shot the Kid kanye had the best verse, the only bar close to a quotable on that track is on kanye's verse ("Tell me, who do we call to report crime If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?"), and this is a kanye far away from his prime lyrically, that's how bad Nas was on this album.
Fr. Ken is like a gf that won't let shit go. And I should know. Because I'm that type of girlfriend sometimes. It's like Kanye said some shit and now he keeps bringing it up way after it's over. Who knew he was a drama queen That'd turn Ye's life to Stephen King's? Up late night like he's on patrol Checking everything like Ye's on parole He told him there's some things he don't need to know Ken never let it go, oh
Even on Nasir the Beats were nice ... Ye definitely did his thing but Nas Didn’t bring what we (At least Me) expected like he did off “Nas Album Done” ... Feefo & Beezy are right about Nas on here
Ken fell off so hard. He's getting older, fatter and greyer. And he's acting like some Republican that's mad that hiphop isn't the way it traditionall used to be. Worst of all, it seems like half the time, he just listens to the album once and says "ehh its alright". He doesn't review anymore.
The reason why Pusha T’a and Kids See Ghosts were amazing was because those projects have been in the process for a long time. ye and NASIR were written, produced and completed within a short time frame (probably a month or 2) which is why they don’t have the same polish.
I got so pissed on the Joe budden podcast where they all said ' oh the beats were trash kanye sucks nas showed up' . Thank you for holding Nas accountable.
Nas is a grown ass man, dawg. And a legend at that. If he wasn't inspired by those beats he could have said something. Everybody not named Myke needs to stop it.
Yes because Nas is not a legend, he's just a soundcloud rapper trying to make it so he couldn't' say no to kanye west beat that he didn't' like, that's why, according to Ken, he rapped over 6 beats he didn't like at all ("Everything" being the exception). And I supposed to believe Ken is not just hating on kanye with this stupid ass argument.
this what I'm talking about man. and for someone who people call a GOAT you should be able to jump on ANY TYPE OF BEAT. Can't imagine anyone saying Jay, Andre, Em, etc. couldn't rap over these beats.
MalikEKC you bring up Andre as if we heard him do anything in 20 years lol. Em last album was shit most of them are same goes for all the ones you named lol
Sorry, Cops Shot The Kids has Nas written all over it. Nas love those old school NYC house party type beats. Any fan of his knows this. Anything that sounds like you can do the whop to it is all him.
I really enjoyed this project. The overall asthetic of every beat having an old-timey, black and white style was very unique to me. Nas rapped very well on this (maybe not to the level of Illmatic or It Was Written, but it still showed skill and ability). All in all, I thought that this was really good. Daytona is still the peak of Good Music right now though.
Lets be honest. Nas is a great lyricist. But, he’s not the most articulate or artistic dude. He is not an artsy type at all. I say that because... it was probably SUPER difficult for Nas to catch a vibe with KanYe. Even with KanYe fanning out, he’s so eccentric. I can definitely see KanYe rambling on and on about what he wants from Nas, and Nas sitting there like, “....aiight...” Lol. And then Ye starts changing tracks and beats, and redoing stuff, and Nas is like, “WTF?! Man, I gotta get this over with, so I can get back to NYC, asap” LOL
Nas just wasn't motivated at all to do this. His past work with Kanye is superb. Poppa Was a Playa, We Major, Still Dreaming, Let There Be Light. This is not the album Nas said was done 2 years ago.
No he is tho...did you listen to distant relatives when nas collabed with damian marley? Nas spazzed the fuck out on that. Because the vibe was right. I think him and kanye just wasn't a great match. that being said, nas still delivered the hardest verse of the year on adam and eve last verse
+Eleftherios maybe present day Nas and Kanye is not a great match, but the songs they did in the past years ago are excellent. Maybe with more time this album could have been great. It feels rushed.
Very true!!! But I just disagree with the Original comment stating that nas isn't articulate or artistic. Dude has had great ideas and been artsy. His whole album with Damian marley was a concept album, Untitled had a great theme and live production, it was written was mafioso, i am was storytelling at it's finest e.g. small world, undying love. The dude above has no idea
ezwar99 Thinks he buys into the outrage before evaluating it himself. Understand he's skeptical because of his upbringing, but man needs to think rationally.
ezwar99 y’all sound dumb as hell do y’all even know Robert Murdock do y’all know the history of the swat unit man these white schools brainwashed y’all
He actually does what most lyrically rappers can't do and that is keep people interested. His flow is very good. He's a bit monotone. But monotone rappers can be very good like Guru where the emphasis is on lyrics.
For me Nas is hella consistent. Every album is good or very good and I appreciate that because I hear trash from other rappers that I consider my favorites.
Fredrick Butts your right! They want the illmatic nas kinda lol....... I don't get how they love Kid Cudi Kanye West album and that was mediocre as hell 😂 I just think if Nas got all the producer's that produce Illmatic they still want love it because he didn't put his heart and soul into the album 😃
I don't know what yall are talking about.. for me this is one of the best albums of this g.o.o.d. music run. The beats throughout this are all amazing. I definitely thought that Kanye kinda outshined Nas, but Nas didn't sound terrible to me. He could've delivered some better hooks here and there maybe, and some lines were pretty cringy, but otherwise he sounded good. He didn't have a flow like Illmatic, but he sounded good enough. but the production is the main event on this album for sure. Kanye's samples are crazy. He went even more minimalistic than on Daytona, and I can't imagine a better backdrop for Nas's rapping.
of course Nas didn't sound terrible... but we're talking about NAS, the Legend and the hardcore fans were definetaly expecting to be Mind Blown by this after 6 years, and it didn't happen! i think that's why they said that nas let em down
That's basically what they were saying. The album wasn't bad but it wasn't up to the standard that they hold for someone like NaS who is regarded as one of the goats of the entire genre. Beats were great but not really fitting for NaS and he was rapping but it sounded very uninspired and that's the gripe they all have with it. Especially after he dropped that track on Khalids album making it sound like he was hungry all over again
I'm the exact opposite I thought this was an awesome album. Bonjour was one of my favorites especially because of that sample. How do y'all feel about the abuse allegations on Nas though.
It was definitely a solid project lyrically. The production wasn't as good as Daytona though. It's really a waste of time listening to music reviewers when they have bizarre opinions.
Damn, y'all hit the nail on the head with this review. I'm a huge Nas fan, but man was this shit underwhelming. Oh well, at least we got some other great albums out of it.
The production Kanye West did for Nas on Hp Hop is Dead was amazing, anyone remember Still Dreaming and Let there be Light? Nas was in his bag on those beats and Kanye did them, so it's a bit disappointing they didn't have that same chemistry on this one.
Lol I can't take Ken seriously anymore... Give these beats to a rapper who actually bothers to rap, and we'd have a super dope album. And this is coming from a big Nas fan.
Nas is a top tier MC, but his career is a mixed bag, honestly. Classic: Illmatic, God's Son, The Lost Tapes, Distant Relatives, & Life Is Good Good: It Was Written, I Am, & Stillmatic Bad: The Firm, Nastradamus, Street's Disciple, Hip Hop Is Dead, Untitled, & Nasir
Ocean Sage Yeah whatever that's your opinion. It Was Written, I Am, & Stillmatic were more than just merely good. He's also, one of the most creative rappers so takes risks. *He has no bad albums all his albums were at least solid.* And, Illmatic is a *special* classic.
My expectations were crazy high because when Kanye produced for Nas before we got: Still dreaming Let there be light Poppa was a playa The World (unreleased) We Major (sure it was a Kanye track featuring Nas but listen to the energy, flow and lyrics brought to that, it was lacking on this Nasir) It’s not that Nasir was trash, i just expected so much more because of what I’ve heard from them before when they worked together. Some of those tempos were too slow for Nas too.
Thank you DEHH! I swear I was telling people that the Nas album let me down hard. Not cause Nas didn’t rap well enough but cause he was overwhelmed by Kanye’s production. Whereas Pusha T flowed on Kanye’s production. Nas was supposed to prove he can flow on classic production like he did on Illmatic. But he didn’t. Again it’s not that Nas was terrible but the standard he has set with past projects shows he can do better than this. This disappointment is Nas is like a Straight A student that submitted a C paper. Everybody expecting an A from him and then we get a C instead.
jon orlando I know everybody was calling me a hater. But I had to remind people The World is Yours made me fall in love with rap music. So I just hold him to a higher standard than most.
Sometimes u have to let the beat breathe, I like how Nas let the beat be heard & not emphasize his raps too much on the beats. Nas had his usual smooth flow on this album but he also added a bouncy flow as well dat I enjoy. I know Rick Ross is polarizing but Ross got nice beat selection & even wit his usual lazy flow u get the musical experience when listening to Ross because he lets the beat do the talking & u enjoy da production and thats the same way I felt with Nas based on a lot of beats Ye produced for Nasir. Nasir sounded extravagant like a Rick Ross album or early Jay Z albums and I like Nas's new approach to rapping over a different style of music hes not accustomed to, why do u want Nas rapping wit a NY State of Mind flow over these beats, it wont work. Nas lets the music breathe & u were able to enjoy the beats a lot but what Nas was saying was good and his flow was on point. I dont get the critique of Nas's flow, Nas's flow on White Label & Adam and Eve were crazy especially when he switched it up. This is the first Nas album where the beats stood out more than Nas rapping but I dont see dat as a bad thing as everyone else, I like the beats a lot and Nas was saying dope shit & he sounded good, Nas probably dont sound as hungry but Nas doesnt need to spit a bunch of multis wit crazy complex wordplay, Nas gave good content talking bout real shit & had some dope 1 liners, plus the beats were great & had no filler. Wat more from a Nas album u want, dats ur issue u want Nas rapping on dat Illmatic shit & Nas isnt even on dat type of shit anymore. I like Illmatic but people got to let it go & get rid of dat damn nostalgia, its sickening man. Nas always had to fight dat battle of underground & mainstream & its unfair Nas has 7 platinum albums, Illmatic is a classic & Nas best work but It Was Written was more important for Nas's career cause it made him a superstar & Illmatic flopped commercially at first. It Was Written was dismissed at first by Nas being a sellout playing a fake Escobar character dat did mafioso music but years later It Was Written became a classic. Nasir is a great album, man yall too nitpicky
The World Is Yours was my introduction to Nas at 7 years old through the game Tony Hawk's Underground. Yet, I was satisfied with this album. Different strokes for different folks. This was way better than that Teyana Taylor album, I know that much. If you wanna talk about an artist being able to do better... KTSE represents that fully.
Screw The Media U can't compare Nasir to Illmatic, their two different sounds & Nas rapped completely different back then compared to now. Even Nas on Life Is Good wasn't rapping with the same intensity as Illmatic. Nas content is maturing even though he isn't spitting wit the same intensity, Nas was rapping more about street shit compared to now, Nas is way more conscious now & talking bout da shit he does by investing in business & going to France. This album lacks real structure and doesn't have a real theme to it but at the same time I felt Nas blended well wit da beats & the songs had a lot of replay value, plus Nas made some good points & said some real shit. Nas got different styles of music & I think its unfair to hold him to just da Illmatic sound, he's more than just a rapper dat did Illmatic.
Funny thing is that with 4:44 Jay-Z beat Nas at his own game. Album had introspection, social commentary, brags not just based on financial nor material wealth, nostalgia, and arguably some of the warmest most soulful beats he's ever got (thank you No I.D. (also thank you for Life is Good LOL)). Jay-Z sounded old and wise. Nas sounded old and senile. Irony.
I'm gonna be real, I wasn't expecting much from this album from jump. Nas had a moment, but it was just a moment. Edit: I'd like to hear what elzhi would do over these beats like he did with that el-matic joint.
Let’s call a spade a spade Nas been working on an album for years with producers like Premo and Kanye came and scrapped the whole thing and copied and pasted the verses from that album over his production. This is why it constantly sounds like Nas is trying to chase the beats...because he probably never actually rapped on them.
Yeah, I'd say the production here sounds phoned in, unlike Daytona, Ye, and KSG. It's hilarious that some people can't accept the fact that us not liking Nasir has nothing to do with some biased agenda. If Nasir had come out first and Daytona last then we might have a different perspective, but like Feefo said, Daytona being so amazing is part of the reason why Nasir sounds so simple and dull.
The slow beats really tripped up Nas' flow. I was waiting for him to break into a crazy story/verse and it just never happened. He just rambles in a slow, erratic flow, never really nailing down a theme. I'm convinced Kanye just stuck random Nas lines over beats Nas didn't actually rap over. It'd explain a lot.
Here's my opinion on this album, which I admit I enjoy, but there definite flaws that really bring it down. Not for Radio Pros. Very cinematic beat, stellar introduction for the album, lots of powerful statements, Puff's ad-libs Cons. Nas's flow sounds a bit stilted at times, there's a few conspiracy theories sprinkled in there, 070's singing gets annoying for me fairly quick Standout lines: The first 6 six bars, especially, "Sengal's finest, minerals, diamonds/The Earth is cursed but I survive many climates"/ Cops Shot the Kid Pros: That Slick Rick Sample, the tire screech sample, both of which give the track more oomph to the topic at hand, and the old school feel Cons: They could've went in more depth because they have before and delivery wasn't as energetic as it should've been Standout lines: "Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down" White Label Pros: The beat slaps HARD, epic trumpets and all the aggressiveness is Nas's delivery for the first part of the song (energy kinda dies after "that dig you out *****) Cons: A glaring lack of focus on a topic and some uncharacteristically weak lines (That heart attack line and "Its bubbly til its bubbles we see". Like really...) I enjoy it but should've been MUCH better, content-wise. I was expecting some scathing critique about music labels or about corruption of those in power. O well Standout lines: When I fast I see Elijah's features Bonjour Pros: Classy sample, Tony Williams extravagant singing, the speaking of French. It all just makes me imagine living a lush lifestyle, plus its nice and laidback. Cons: Unfocused :( not as descriptive as it should've been and what it should've been was something akin to something on It Was Written, or even Life is Good's The Don or You Wouldn't Understand. Still a good listen though :) Standout lines: Vacation, twisted, whatever happened, missed it/Vacations I didn't like, put myself through a guilt trip Everything Pros: Powerful singing, a very melodic and pensive beat which really bolsters Nas's lyricism, which although a bit all over the place, was superb and beautiful on this track. It was aptly titled since I feel he tried to talk about everything that matters to him cons: none Standout lines: Yellow taxi seats over Maybach seats/Just to remind me, just to inspire me/To stay focused, its a real sick society/ Adam and Eve Pros: The dusty piano sample, The Dream's vocals, Nas's delivery and most of his lyricism. Cons: He was offbeat a few times, he ended the final verse in a lazy way, and was also unfocused here...If he would've delved into the concept 100%, man, this track would've been way better. Standout lines: The first 6 bars, especially, "The Ghetto Othello, the Moor/O my God, they speak venomous on the boy" Simple Things: Pros: Relaxed beat, soothing singing sample, both of which suit the nature of the song, Nas's laidback delivery Cons: In one of the lines, he get's a bit offbeat, but I don't find it too bothersome Standout lines: I drop lines prestigious schools read to their students/Look at my album plaques, somebody agrees with the music" Final notes/thoughts: The beats were phenomenal, so props to Kanye. Nas, I'd to hate to say this, especially with him being my favorite rapper, but he sounds tired. I really hope this isn't his final album. I give it a 6/10
KSG was fucking trash besides reborn which sounds like a bootleg version of pursuit of happiness. KSG is worst out of the bunch not counting T. Taylor.
It just wasn’t a match made in heaven. The album isn’t bad, imo. But, I don’t get the sense Nas was truly inspired by Kanye’s beats. The talking point of Nas having bad beats is very exaggerated. Everybody has a few duds, but because it’s Nas, people like to exaggerate. If Nas is going to do an album with just one producer, pair him with any of the likes of Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Alchemist, Havoc, RZA, etc. and he’ll come out with a banger.
I'm going to real and speak a small 2 cents. Nas album was DOPE. The criticism, for the most part, is by many old heads still basking in nostalgia of Illmatic. Virtually every single time Nas drops a project, there's criticism based off semantics that they'll give others a pass, because they're not Nas. Even Nas on the last track "Simple Things" touches on this and respond that his legacy, the plagues, and acclaim still over these decades, SOMEBODY LIKES IT. And he say, people are more checking on what he got to say over what is being produced. No matter who is the producer, this same argument continues. It's been 20 plus years of this same complaints, and Nas is still doing Nas. The question is what do you want? Nas doesn't owe anyone anything, and been on a 6 year hiatus and it's not his fault that you all over-hype yourselves. To me, all I ever want by any rap album is BEATS & RHYMES. Nothing more. Nothing too fancy. Overproduced. Just samples loops, some kicks or snares, some bass is need be, and just lyricism. This Nasir album was just that. BEATS spit over some lyricism. why search for nuances? Why be overly critical and not just sit and enjoy? Nothing wasn't un-listenable, unless you aren't a true hip hop head that appreciates flipping rare samples and someone to spit bars over. People be asking too much when it comes to Nas and it really boils down to the gift and the curse of Illmatic.
darrell glover Thank You. Man You Stated what has always Been the case in Nas career. Mallory Bros. & Lost In Vegas Their Reactions/Reviews was Really good. Nas didn't fail folks just want Nas to Turn Up. They Actually Liked that DJ Khaled Nas Album Done Song Lmao man Their Opinions are Void. But hey can't please everybody....
Nas has said in interviews that he needs his time to write and get inspired. I think he spent the last few years writing for his album but when Ye hit him up he scrapped what he had to save it for later and then wrote from scratch which isn't what he's used to. Listen to his features this decade and his albums, he's clearly still got it. No way the guy who wrote Nas Album Done would get out rapped by Kanye on Cops Shot The Kid. Concept/writing wise, that song was built for Nas to kill, especially considering what's going on in America today. Another issue might just be that he's ran out of shit to rap about. The direction of his writing was an issue imo, especially considering the album cover set certain expectations. And he's given us 3 conscious albums in a row and all in different ways. One political, one pro-black album and one personal album. Because of who Nas is we expect another conscious album. But maybe he doesn't want to give us that anymore and wants to be braggadocios and rap for fun like he was on half the album and in his features this decade. He might know he'd get crucified for it and get compared to Jay's 444 though so he kept it on some halfway inbetween conscious and braggadocios shit without being able to commit to either fully. With all that said I still thought the album was decent after I got my expectations in check and realized below average rapping from Nas is still ok considering his standards
I didn't think it was a bad as they said it was, I enjoyed the album, but it definitely felt like it was missing something, no quotable and the beats were good, but non of them had any knock to them
can we talk about Kanye incorporating the 7 deadly sins concept into the album?! Greed - everything gluttony - white label lust - bonjour envy - simple things sloth - adam and eve wrath - cops pride - not for radio
Nas is one of those guys whose music only hits in certain areas of your life. Or in certain environments. I hated this album in my car. But walking through my city on a cold morning, I played this on my headphones and appreciated it a lot more. Sounds like a cop out, but that’s honestly how I feel about Nas in general.
Production tends to pull people in before lyrics do, but if you actually watch the whole video then you'll realize that Nas' rapping is a huge part of their criticism. I don't know about you but if a rapper's voice and flow is lackluster then I'm not gonna care too much what they have to say. That said, I agree that I would've expected for them to talk more about the lyrics...but that's likely more an issue of them just getting carried away with the conversation about the mismatch between Kanye and Nas. Pusha T and Kanye were a far far better fit for each other on Daytona.
I think y’all was a bit to hard on this album . To me NAS did rap.. I felt like the beats White Label , Adam And Eve was dope af and also Everything ... Nas was definitely spitting knowledge on some of these song like on Not For The Radio.. all the feature did they thing ..y’all didn even mention all of the black themes he had in some of these songs.. every song was dope only thing tht led this album down a Lil for me was it being 7 tracks shoot thts it.. I wouldn’t replace anything I do hope NAS has another album this year cuz I just wanna hear
The actual problem is that the production was not for Nas. Kanye should’ve gave him that old Kanye production with the soul samples like Late Registration type of production
This went from Nas Album Done, to Done with this Nas Album.
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I liked the album. But it’s time for a Premier/Nas album
Travelin Man 100% AGREE TO THIS COMMENT
Rough Douglas Word. Hey Nas is going down as the best lyricist. Now it’s time to give the fans what they want. A Premo album or bring back all the Illmatic producers.
People will still complain. They would question and scrutinize it to the maximum.
premier washed
Travelin Man I would even be happy with something Nas, hasn't done before...put Nas on some brand new MF DOOM or Madlib beats.
Kanye had the better verse on Cops Shot the Kid, which I think says something about how little energy Nas brought to the project.
Brian Collins yea, Nas kinda kept stopping every couple bars. I wanted him to just flow crazy on it
I agree on that song, but I still thought he was good the rest of the album
Ahem......No
Brian Collins I liked Nas better
Brian Collins i thought Kanyes verse ruined the song.
"NAS fans hated our NASIR Album Review DEHH CONVO" video coming up!!😂😂
Roddy Rod I'm a Nas fan and this is funny AF.
Naw most feel like this
Roddy Rod they hated it because they know it was true
Roddy Rod lmao
Jeff q How was it bad? He's practically semi-retired at this point. You tryna tell me Kid See Ghosts with Cudi's out of tune singing ass was better than Nas's project? After Daytona, Nasir was the best shit Ye dropped. *And, Nas has no bad albums; he's a legend for a reason.*
Bruh this 60/40 is bullshit. This is Nas' album, and he should be able to stick up for himself and say "I don't want this beat." If he has any kind of vision for his art, he will do whatever he has to in order to make it what he envisions it to be
The Eggplant Experience smartest comment I’ve seen
Damn Ken you really do hate Kanye now lol. Great vid yall
fuzzydunlop45. But he drinks Starbucks coffee...😕
fuzzydunlop45 Exactly. At this point, Ken wouldn't like anything Kanye is involved in, no matter how good it is.
Daniel Hill thats kinda harsh, but your right, ken is being a hypocrite though. Which is what I was trying to say, I don't hate them, cause I don't know them, and therefore I don't want to judge them. But your 100% right. People will only get mad at what effects THEM personally, or get mad at what everyone is mad at just cause everyone is hating, but as soon as a day pass or something else happens people don't care anymore. Its the culture man. I don't think its gonna change.
Daniel Hill exactly. The album was okay. It had high points, but I think that was based on the production. Nas just wasn't spitting like he can. It was too basic for nas. It was like I was hearing it, and I was just bored.
The real shitty thing is Beyonce and jay z dropped a album the same weekend, which is crap because I think jay rock had the best album out all three, but it was overshadowed by jay and b. And nas.
Daniel Hill who in this review said they hated the album?
I guess I'm in the minority I liked this album.
Syd Nichele you aren’t alone. I liked it too
I Love This Album
Syd Nichele I like it it’s just not nas best album
Greg Sanders I think it’s better than untitled. I thought the production on that album was horrible
I like this album
People that says Kanye was the problem on this album (Ken) are just hating on him and afraid to say Nas fell short in every single aspect of his job as an mc. Nas on his prime (not even Illmatic Nas but Stillmatic Nas) would have kill every single beat on Nasir.
The beats were wack. The drums were weak and sounded more like ideas that never really build up to anything. Nas's performance was also pretty lackluster for the most part, but at the same time, I have a feeling that his heart just wasn't in it because he was also given lackluster beats. I'm not making any excuses for Nas because he decided to put the album out anyway, but let's not act like he was alone in making this album forgettable.
Or they just disagree with you. Not everyone's going to agree with you sometimes, just accept it.
Even the beats were much better on Daytona. If I, or any of them, was hating on Kanye then why do we unwaveringly love Daytona so much? You guys make zero sense.
Nas been rapping on beats worse than the ones Kanye gave him almost his whole life and rapped waaaay better than this. and I know is subjective but I don't' see nothing wrong with Bonjour, Not For Radio,White Label, Adam and Eve and Everything beats. Even on Cops Shot the Kid kanye had the best verse, the only bar close to a quotable on that track is on kanye's verse ("Tell me, who do we call to report crime If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?"), and this is a kanye far away from his prime lyrically, that's how bad Nas was on this album.
Nah son the beats were not fitting
Nas didnt fell off
Soooo are we just all gonna pretend that Ken isn't blinded by his hate for Kanye😂😂😂😂. Still a dope review💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Fr. Ken is like a gf that won't let shit go. And I should know. Because I'm that type of girlfriend sometimes. It's like Kanye said some shit and now he keeps bringing it up way after it's over.
Who knew he was a drama queen
That'd turn Ye's life to Stephen King's?
Up late night like he's on patrol
Checking everything like Ye's on parole
He told him there's some things he don't need to know
Ken never let it go, oh
Pieces of a man I’m not lol
Nah, ye recycled 2 beats and a album cover...lazy production
Forreal dude, it almost makes these latest Kanye reviews unwatchable.
I'm not blinded at all. I speak the truth. Become enlightened like me.
I was so hyped when Nas Album Done came out...
I don’t think this album has anything to do with “Nas album done”.
Fin6as I thought it was a sign of things to come on his album... Shit. Hearing Lauryn with the "oh LA LA LA" shit...
His album was done but kayne decided to scrap it coz he felt he could be better on making the beats
same bruh, such a let down
Even on Nasir the Beats were nice ... Ye definitely did his thing but Nas Didn’t bring what we (At least Me) expected like he did off “Nas Album Done” ... Feefo & Beezy are right about Nas on here
Completely agree with Mike on this one. The production was dope to me. Nas just brought ok bars to em.
Ken was soooooo ready to put so much of the blame on Kanye, just shows how sour he is towards him. I’m with Myke and B on this one.
Ken fell off so hard. He's getting older, fatter and greyer. And he's acting like some Republican that's mad that hiphop isn't the way it traditionall used to be. Worst of all, it seems like half the time, he just listens to the album once and says "ehh its alright". He doesn't review anymore.
??? ??? Fell off so hard?
Lol how can he fell off
Completely agree! When he doesn't like a project he just says it's bad and is very vague. He doesn't give specifics like Myke or Feefo.
The reason why Pusha T’a and Kids See Ghosts were amazing was because those projects have been in the process for a long time. ye and NASIR were written, produced and completed within a short time frame (probably a month or 2) which is why they don’t have the same polish.
Yet it still sounds better than most of the crap these rappers put out.
Pusha said that he had to rewrite everything when Kanye came in and redid all the beats
Yeah, and I think everyone knows Nas isn’t the best at working fast when it come to the bars. He’s the best when he takes his time
I got so pissed on the Joe budden podcast where they all said ' oh the beats were trash kanye sucks nas showed up' . Thank you for holding Nas accountable.
Snoopy double G THE AGENDA IS REAL LOL
Exactly. 7 tracks he rapped 1/2 the time and the beats are to blame? 🙄
Ken hates Kanye 💀. He's so unreasonable
Me???
Kennith Inge you the best Kinge 😂😂
why tho? 808s? pablo? what does k have against kanye?
Of all of the Kanye produced albums Pusha T and Kids See Ghosts were the best two in my opinion.
Just Drayson everything else wasn’t for me
Jacob Hartwell I still have to check out Teyana Taylor. Ye was just okay to me and Nasir was solid. Just not up to par with his other releases.
Nas is a grown ass man, dawg. And a legend at that. If he wasn't inspired by those beats he could have said something. Everybody not named Myke needs to stop it.
D. Taylor Images good producers make beats for the artist not the other way around. That's like putting trap beats on nas that makes no sense.
So are you suggesting that Nas doesn't have the ability/freedom to reject a beat he doesn't like?
Yes because Nas is not a legend, he's just a soundcloud rapper trying to make it so he couldn't' say no to kanye west beat that he didn't' like, that's why, according to Ken, he rapped over 6 beats he didn't like at all ("Everything" being the exception). And I supposed to believe Ken is not just hating on kanye with this stupid ass argument.
this what I'm talking about man. and for someone who people call a GOAT you should be able to jump on ANY TYPE OF BEAT. Can't imagine anyone saying Jay, Andre, Em, etc. couldn't rap over these beats.
MalikEKC you bring up Andre as if we heard him do anything in 20 years lol. Em last album was shit most of them are same goes for all the ones you named lol
I must be different coz I liked it.
That profile pic tho. 😍😍😍
Your are, you like actual Hip Hop music
that shit was boring to me curly girl zZz
Why are you on every video i watch
I respect your comments afro curly girl
I really like this album, tbh.
Dope. So do I.
Sorry, Cops Shot The Kids has Nas written all over it. Nas love those old school NYC house party type beats. Any fan of his knows this. Anything that sounds like you can do the whop to it is all him.
Know I'm late but it was actually originally made for Kanye's solo album and not for Nas.
That beat is bad, all you hear is "Cops shot the kid" more times than Lil Pump said "Gucci Gang"
I really enjoyed this project. The overall asthetic of every beat having an old-timey, black and white style was very unique to me. Nas rapped very well on this (maybe not to the level of Illmatic or It Was Written, but it still showed skill and ability). All in all, I thought that this was really good. Daytona is still the peak of Good Music right now though.
I also got a vintage, black and white movie feel, especially White Label. Thought it was a perfect vibe for Nas!
white label was fire.. that track is ridiculous... if anything- the album was decent to me.. but white label bangs.. that sample is crazy
Lets be honest. Nas is a great lyricist. But, he’s not the most articulate or artistic dude. He is not an artsy type at all. I say that because... it was probably SUPER difficult for Nas to catch a vibe with KanYe. Even with KanYe fanning out, he’s so eccentric. I can definitely see KanYe rambling on and on about what he wants from Nas, and Nas sitting there like, “....aiight...” Lol. And then Ye starts changing tracks and beats, and redoing stuff, and Nas is like, “WTF?! Man, I gotta get this over with, so I can get back to NYC, asap” LOL
Nas just wasn't motivated at all to do this. His past work with Kanye is superb. Poppa Was a Playa, We Major, Still Dreaming, Let There Be Light. This is not the album Nas said was done 2 years ago.
No he is tho...did you listen to distant relatives when nas collabed with damian marley? Nas spazzed the fuck out on that. Because the vibe was right. I think him and kanye just wasn't a great match. that being said, nas still delivered the hardest verse of the year on adam and eve last verse
+Eleftherios maybe present day Nas and Kanye is not a great match, but the songs they did in the past years ago are excellent. Maybe with more time this album could have been great. It feels rushed.
Very true!!! But I just disagree with the Original comment stating that nas isn't articulate or artistic. Dude has had great ideas and been artsy. His whole album with Damian marley was a concept album, Untitled had a great theme and live production, it was written was mafioso, i am was storytelling at it's finest e.g. small world, undying love. The dude above has no idea
+Eleftherios I feel you. The dude that said Nas isn't articulate or artistic is completely buggin'....lol. One of the most creative to ever do it.
i really fucked with this album, suprised none of them liked it
Nas everything , Bonjour , White label fire yall tweekin
Yup!!
Simple Things too
Feefo is actually wearing a god damn google pixel 2 t-shirt lmao
lil turp he works for google I think 😂
Alex ah ok
lil turp strategic marketing
While sporting an apple watch.
It was all Nas for me. His voice, his flow and cadence are just boring to me. And also the borderline pseudo-interllectual thoughts he was spitting.
Danai Duma Pseudo-intellectual towards his opinions on vaccinations?
ezwar99 Thinks he buys into the outrage before evaluating it himself. Understand he's skeptical because of his upbringing, but man needs to think rationally.
Pseudo? You guys need to read.
ezwar99 y’all sound dumb as hell do y’all even know Robert Murdock do y’all know the history of the swat unit man these white schools brainwashed y’all
He actually does what most lyrically rappers can't do and that is keep people interested. His flow is very good. He's a bit monotone. But monotone rappers can be very good like Guru where the emphasis is on lyrics.
8:11 this moment is the reason I love Myke lmao!!!! Shout puts to Feefo for coming through too!!!
The album was pretty good. I’m not expecting Illmatic 2 so my expectations were low.
kalen harris definitely!! I think they the DEHH crew just put their expectations too high.
It's Nas. One of the all time greats. Shouldn't your expectations be high
Chance Pates Nas has enough classic song and albums. If I want to hear a good Nas albums, I can hear is previous albums.
For me Nas is hella consistent. Every album is good or very good and I appreciate that because I hear trash from other rappers that I consider my favorites.
You don’t have to except illmatic 2 to be disappointed with Nasir
Nas new album is dope!!!! I don't hear mediocre
Israel Pink In their mind Nas is Illmatic. If it not on that level then it's not good.
Fredrick Butts your right! They want the illmatic nas kinda lol....... I don't get how they love Kid Cudi Kanye West album and that was mediocre as hell 😂 I just think if Nas got all the producer's that produce Illmatic they still want love it because he didn't put his heart and soul into the album 😃
Israel Pink nahh it wasnt
of course kinge blaming kanye for this album being bad 🤦🏽♂️
I don't know what yall are talking about.. for me this is one of the best albums of this g.o.o.d. music run. The beats throughout this are all amazing. I definitely thought that Kanye kinda outshined Nas, but Nas didn't sound terrible to me. He could've delivered some better hooks here and there maybe, and some lines were pretty cringy, but otherwise he sounded good. He didn't have a flow like Illmatic, but he sounded good enough. but the production is the main event on this album for sure. Kanye's samples are crazy. He went even more minimalistic than on Daytona, and I can't imagine a better backdrop for Nas's rapping.
I agree I love dead end hip hop but I have to disagree
I disagree. Daytona was way way way better to me
of course Nas didn't sound terrible... but we're talking about NAS, the Legend and the hardcore fans were definetaly expecting to be Mind Blown by this after 6 years, and it didn't happen! i think that's why they said that nas let em down
ENAF yeah I think it's an expectation thing. Like Myke said verbatim here, "Nas can do better than this. That's why it's so disappointing."
That's basically what they were saying. The album wasn't bad but it wasn't up to the standard that they hold for someone like NaS who is regarded as one of the goats of the entire genre. Beats were great but not really fitting for NaS and he was rapping but it sounded very uninspired and that's the gripe they all have with it. Especially after he dropped that track on Khalids album making it sound like he was hungry all over again
Adam and Eve was the only track I kept coming back to.
Devyn Beardmen surprised they didn’t mention it much
I'm the exact opposite I thought this was an awesome album. Bonjour was one of my favorites especially because of that sample. How do y'all feel about the abuse allegations on Nas though.
Tha Swami facts. I loved it. Don’t know what they expected
I totally agree with you
It was definitely a solid project lyrically. The production wasn't as good as Daytona though. It's really a waste of time listening to music reviewers when they have bizarre opinions.
Tha Swami I don't care if Nas had suplexed that chic, I was still gonna listen to the album.
Seth Freeman Damn nigga that's fucked up. I have to disagree about all that but you do you.
Damn, y'all hit the nail on the head with this review. I'm a huge Nas fan, but man was this shit underwhelming. Oh well, at least we got some other great albums out of it.
It has good songs at least
@@johnmarston3395 the only one that I really go back to is Adam & Eve. Other than that I don’t really go back to this album.
this album was straight fire.. i'm surprised you guys didn't like it
Best statement of the review, "Nas let me down.....,call J.cole" - C-Town. Lol shots fired. Great review guys.
everything easily the best song. Or Adam and Eve.
Fun fact: “cops shot the kid “ was supposed to originally be a kanye west and Andre 3000 song
The production Kanye West did for Nas on Hp Hop is Dead was amazing, anyone remember Still Dreaming and Let there be Light? Nas was in his bag on those beats and Kanye did them, so it's a bit disappointing they didn't have that same chemistry on this one.
Cant forget "we major" neither,yeah i know that was on late registration but the chemistry was undeniable on there as well
Y'all tripping, this album was great
André BM fact
Lol I can't take Ken seriously anymore... Give these beats to a rapper who actually bothers to rap, and we'd have a super dope album. And this is coming from a big Nas fan.
Can always count on Myke. Everything was unbelievable.
It wasn’t the best thing I ever heard but I could comeback over time and listen to it over and over ... in my opinion it will grow on me
Nas top 5 all time 🐐🐐🐐🐐
Nas is a top tier MC, but his career is a mixed bag, honestly.
Classic: Illmatic, God's Son, The Lost Tapes, Distant Relatives, & Life Is Good
Good: It Was Written, I Am, & Stillmatic
Bad: The Firm, Nastradamus, Street's Disciple, Hip Hop Is Dead, Untitled, & Nasir
Ocean Sage
I’d replace “It Was Written” with “The Lost Tapes”. My personal favorite Nas album.
Ocean Sage Yeah whatever that's your opinion. It Was Written, I Am, & Stillmatic were more than just merely good. He's also, one of the most creative rappers so takes risks. *He has no bad albums all his albums were at least solid.* And, Illmatic is a *special* classic.
Upful Soul hell no he got some trash albums
Upful Soul he def has some garbo albums fam lol
this was album was average at best.
Marian Jones 🤥
Marian Jones it was solid.
Shawn Orjiakor a solid turd
My expectations were crazy high because when Kanye produced for Nas before we got:
Still dreaming
Let there be light
Poppa was a playa
The World (unreleased)
We Major (sure it was a Kanye track featuring Nas but listen to the energy, flow and lyrics brought to that, it was lacking on this Nasir)
It’s not that Nasir was trash, i just expected so much more because of what I’ve heard from them before when they worked together. Some of those tempos were too slow for Nas too.
Thank you DEHH! I swear I was telling people that the Nas album let me down hard. Not cause Nas didn’t rap well enough but cause he was overwhelmed by Kanye’s production. Whereas Pusha T flowed on Kanye’s production. Nas was supposed to prove he can flow on classic production like he did on Illmatic. But he didn’t. Again it’s not that Nas was terrible but the standard he has set with past projects shows he can do better than this. This disappointment is Nas is like a Straight A student that submitted a C paper. Everybody expecting an A from him and then we get a C instead.
jon orlando I know everybody was calling me a hater. But I had to remind people The World is Yours made me fall in love with rap music. So I just hold him to a higher standard than most.
Sometimes u have to let the beat breathe, I like how Nas let the beat be heard & not emphasize his raps too much on the beats. Nas had his usual smooth flow on this album but he also added a bouncy flow as well dat I enjoy. I know Rick Ross is polarizing but Ross got nice beat selection & even wit his usual lazy flow u get the musical experience when listening to Ross because he lets the beat do the talking & u enjoy da production and thats the same way I felt with Nas based on a lot of beats Ye produced for Nasir. Nasir sounded extravagant like a Rick Ross album or early Jay Z albums and I like Nas's new approach to rapping over a different style of music hes not accustomed to, why do u want Nas rapping wit a NY State of Mind flow over these beats, it wont work. Nas lets the music breathe & u were able to enjoy the beats a lot but what Nas was saying was good and his flow was on point.
I dont get the critique of Nas's flow, Nas's flow on White Label & Adam and Eve were crazy especially when he switched it up. This is the first Nas album where the beats stood out more than Nas rapping but I dont see dat as a bad thing as everyone else, I like the beats a lot and Nas was saying dope shit & he sounded good, Nas probably dont sound as hungry but Nas doesnt need to spit a bunch of multis wit crazy complex wordplay, Nas gave good content talking bout real shit & had some dope 1 liners, plus the beats were great & had no filler. Wat more from a Nas album u want, dats ur issue u want Nas rapping on dat Illmatic shit & Nas isnt even on dat type of shit anymore. I like Illmatic but people got to let it go & get rid of dat damn nostalgia, its sickening man. Nas always had to fight dat battle of underground & mainstream & its unfair Nas has 7 platinum albums, Illmatic is a classic & Nas best work but It Was Written was more important for Nas's career cause it made him a superstar & Illmatic flopped commercially at first. It Was Written was dismissed at first by Nas being a sellout playing a fake Escobar character dat did mafioso music but years later It Was Written became a classic. Nasir is a great album, man yall too nitpicky
The World Is Yours was my introduction to Nas at 7 years old through the game Tony Hawk's Underground. Yet, I was satisfied with this album. Different strokes for different folks. This was way better than that Teyana Taylor album, I know that much. If you wanna talk about an artist being able to do better... KTSE represents that fully.
Screw The Media U can't compare Nasir to Illmatic, their two different sounds & Nas rapped completely different back then compared to now. Even Nas on Life Is Good wasn't rapping with the same intensity as Illmatic. Nas content is maturing even though he isn't spitting wit the same intensity, Nas was rapping more about street shit compared to now, Nas is way more conscious now & talking bout da shit he does by investing in business & going to France. This album lacks real structure and doesn't have a real theme to it but at the same time I felt Nas blended well wit da beats & the songs had a lot of replay value, plus Nas made some good points & said some real shit. Nas got different styles of music & I think its unfair to hold him to just da Illmatic sound, he's more than just a rapper dat did Illmatic.
The album was dope nothing speacial tbh but it was solid.
I like how Ken is keeping the same energy whenever Kanye comes up lol
Wow I loved this project
You know its a good review when Feef laughing hysterically and clapping like a seal.
16:19 Lowkey tho, I felt that Rod 💀
Funny thing is that with 4:44 Jay-Z beat Nas at his own game. Album had introspection, social commentary, brags not just based on financial nor material wealth, nostalgia, and arguably some of the warmest most soulful beats he's ever got (thank you No I.D. (also thank you for Life is Good LOL)). Jay-Z sounded old and wise. Nas sounded old and senile. Irony.
The most mathematical dehh review ever
“EIGHTY, TWENTY!!”
“SIXTY, FORTY!!”
This album to me was really good. Especially Simple Things and Everything.
It’s not great, but I love how the album flows. The production is gorgeous
Y’all buggin. Shit was fire
ShizAudi right said the same thing
ShizAudi Some people be over analyzing albums, especially when it comes to something Kanye is involved in.
AVERAGE at best
I thought it was great. Love everything
At first listen I thought it was dissapointing but the more I listen I like every song on here
I love how the tone for the whole video is set at 0:01
Nas isn't in his prime anymore. The problem is Nas.
@The Answer Nas from 1999-2003 was prime Nas too
I'm gonna be real, I wasn't expecting much from this album from jump. Nas had a moment, but it was just a moment.
Edit: I'd like to hear what elzhi would do over these beats like he did with that el-matic joint.
I’m with Rod and Ken: it’s 60/40
Thank you!
This album was so dope! Did they hear ‘Everything’ and ‘Adam and Eve’? Album of the year so far!
Yo. Nasir was a great cd. I think the hate for Kanye factored into overall perspective of the project. But what do yall think of the lost tapes 2
You guys kept it real and as raw as possible. Fuck all the hype... peace deadendhiphop
Kanye could give Ken $1,000,000 and Ken would still find something to hate about the money lmao
Dan C. To some people morals are more important than money
Let’s call a spade a spade Nas been working on an album for years with producers like Premo and Kanye came and scrapped the whole thing and copied and pasted the verses from that album over his production. This is why it constantly sounds like Nas is trying to chase the beats...because he probably never actually rapped on them.
F.L.O.W. I 💯 percent agree
Shaun Wright because there’s no way we didn’t get an album in years and you come back with 7 songs
Show your work.
Yeah, I'd say the production here sounds phoned in, unlike Daytona, Ye, and KSG. It's hilarious that some people can't accept the fact that us not liking Nasir has nothing to do with some biased agenda. If Nasir had come out first and Daytona last then we might have a different perspective, but like Feefo said, Daytona being so amazing is part of the reason why Nasir sounds so simple and dull.
Sounds accurate to me!!!
I know I'm in the minority here, but I've enjoyed the album. Not that I'm gonna constantly return to it or anything.
Ken stay trying to dog out Kanye for no reason. Nas was the one who didn't deliver on this.
Flirtatious Turtle Kanye was trash we should’ve got the beats he did on Be for common
Nas is the Goat sure but like Myke said, Nas is a grown man and has a mouth to reject beats.
The slow beats really tripped up Nas' flow. I was waiting for him to break into a crazy story/verse and it just never happened. He just rambles in a slow, erratic flow, never really nailing down a theme. I'm convinced Kanye just stuck random Nas lines over beats Nas didn't actually rap over. It'd explain a lot.
Feekra King nah man lol nas is a grown ass man let him take responsibility
Here's my opinion on this album, which I admit I enjoy, but there definite flaws that really bring it down.
Not for Radio
Pros. Very cinematic beat, stellar introduction for the album, lots of powerful statements, Puff's ad-libs
Cons. Nas's flow sounds a bit stilted at times, there's a few conspiracy theories sprinkled in there, 070's singing gets annoying for me fairly quick
Standout lines: The first 6 six bars, especially, "Sengal's finest, minerals, diamonds/The Earth is cursed but I survive many climates"/
Cops Shot the Kid
Pros: That Slick Rick Sample, the tire screech sample, both of which give the track more oomph to the topic at hand, and the old school feel
Cons: They could've went in more depth because they have before and delivery wasn't as energetic as it should've been
Standout lines: "Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down"
White Label
Pros: The beat slaps HARD, epic trumpets and all the aggressiveness is Nas's delivery for the first part of the song (energy kinda dies after "that dig you out *****)
Cons: A glaring lack of focus on a topic and some uncharacteristically weak lines (That heart attack line and "Its bubbly til its bubbles we see". Like really...) I enjoy it but should've been MUCH better, content-wise. I was expecting some scathing critique about music labels or about corruption of those in power. O well
Standout lines: When I fast I see Elijah's features
Bonjour
Pros: Classy sample, Tony Williams extravagant singing, the speaking of French. It all just makes me imagine living a lush lifestyle, plus its nice and laidback.
Cons: Unfocused :( not as descriptive as it should've been and what it should've been was something akin to something on It Was Written, or even Life is Good's The Don or You Wouldn't Understand. Still a good listen though :)
Standout lines: Vacation, twisted, whatever happened, missed it/Vacations I didn't like, put myself through a guilt trip
Everything
Pros: Powerful singing, a very melodic and pensive beat which really bolsters Nas's lyricism, which although a bit all over the place, was superb and beautiful on this track. It was aptly titled since I feel he tried to talk about everything that matters to him
cons: none
Standout lines: Yellow taxi seats over Maybach seats/Just to remind me, just to inspire me/To stay focused, its a real sick society/
Adam and Eve
Pros: The dusty piano sample, The Dream's vocals, Nas's delivery and most of his lyricism.
Cons: He was offbeat a few times, he ended the final verse in a lazy way, and was also unfocused here...If he would've delved into the concept 100%, man, this track would've been way better.
Standout lines: The first 6 bars, especially, "The Ghetto Othello, the Moor/O my God, they speak venomous on the boy"
Simple Things:
Pros: Relaxed beat, soothing singing sample, both of which suit the nature of the song, Nas's laidback delivery
Cons: In one of the lines, he get's a bit offbeat, but I don't find it too bothersome
Standout lines: I drop lines prestigious schools read to their students/Look at my album plaques, somebody agrees with the music"
Final notes/thoughts: The beats were phenomenal, so props to Kanye. Nas, I'd to hate to say this, especially with him being my favorite rapper, but he sounds tired. I really hope this isn't his final album.
I give it a 6/10
lol I actually loved this Album. It’s so creative.
Adam and Eve sample is from an old Persian song Gol e yakh. Everyone knows that beat in Iran
KSG>DAYTONA >Ye >KTSE >Nasir imo
brownguy903 I’d put KTSE ahead of Ye but this is a good list
Young_Raymond it's just not my vibe but it's better than Nasir
KSG was fucking trash besides reborn which sounds like a bootleg version of pursuit of happiness. KSG is worst out of the bunch not counting T. Taylor.
Daytona > KSG = Ye > Nasir
Ain’t listened to ktse really
you basically a fantanostan
been waiting for you guys to review this
It just wasn’t a match made in heaven. The album isn’t bad, imo. But, I don’t get the sense Nas was truly inspired by Kanye’s beats. The talking point of Nas having bad beats is very exaggerated. Everybody has a few duds, but because it’s Nas, people like to exaggerate. If Nas is going to do an album with just one producer, pair him with any of the likes of Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Alchemist, Havoc, RZA, etc. and he’ll come out with a banger.
“Nas has never had amazing production.” ILLMATIC??? Are y’all insane?
I'm going to real and speak a small 2 cents. Nas album was DOPE. The criticism, for the most part, is by many old heads still basking in nostalgia of Illmatic. Virtually every single time Nas drops a project, there's criticism based off semantics that they'll give others a pass, because they're not Nas. Even Nas on the last track "Simple Things" touches on this and respond that his legacy, the plagues, and acclaim still over these decades, SOMEBODY LIKES IT. And he say, people are more checking on what he got to say over what is being produced. No matter who is the producer, this same argument continues. It's been 20 plus years of this same complaints, and Nas is still doing Nas. The question is what do you want? Nas doesn't owe anyone anything, and been on a 6 year hiatus and it's not his fault that you all over-hype yourselves. To me, all I ever want by any rap album is BEATS & RHYMES. Nothing more. Nothing too fancy. Overproduced. Just samples loops, some kicks or snares, some bass is need be, and just lyricism. This Nasir album was just that. BEATS spit over some lyricism. why search for nuances? Why be overly critical and not just sit and enjoy? Nothing wasn't un-listenable, unless you aren't a true hip hop head that appreciates flipping rare samples and someone to spit bars over. People be asking too much when it comes to Nas and it really boils down to the gift and the curse of Illmatic.
darrell glover well stated my brother. 2 of his albums I couldve done away with but this was a solid album. They being too hard on him
Shut up nigga Nas became a fake woke Ja Rule on this, Jesus this is supposed to be Queen's greatest? LMAO
Agree
darrell glover Valid
darrell glover Thank You. Man You Stated what has always Been the case in Nas career. Mallory Bros. & Lost In Vegas Their Reactions/Reviews was Really good. Nas didn't fail folks just want Nas to Turn Up. They Actually Liked that DJ Khaled Nas Album Done Song Lmao man Their Opinions are Void. But hey can't please everybody....
RUclips continuing to not give me alerts for the channels I'm subscribed to, but spamming me with shit idgaf about. thanks for the review!
Nas has said in interviews that he needs his time to write and get inspired. I think he spent the last few years writing for his album but when Ye hit him up he scrapped what he had to save it for later and then wrote from scratch which isn't what he's used to. Listen to his features this decade and his albums, he's clearly still got it. No way the guy who wrote Nas Album Done would get out rapped by Kanye on Cops Shot The Kid. Concept/writing wise, that song was built for Nas to kill, especially considering what's going on in America today.
Another issue might just be that he's ran out of shit to rap about. The direction of his writing was an issue imo, especially considering the album cover set certain expectations. And he's given us 3 conscious albums in a row and all in different ways. One political, one pro-black album and one personal album. Because of who Nas is we expect another conscious album. But maybe he doesn't want to give us that anymore and wants to be braggadocios and rap for fun like he was on half the album and in his features this decade. He might know he'd get crucified for it and get compared to Jay's 444 though so he kept it on some halfway inbetween conscious and braggadocios shit without being able to commit to either fully.
With all that said I still thought the album was decent after I got my expectations in check and realized below average rapping from Nas is still ok considering his standards
I always come back to this video from time to time for the honesty 😂
Thank you Myke
My nigga Feefo out here getting that Google bag!! Great review fellas and keep up the good work
I didn't think it was a bad as they said it was, I enjoyed the album, but it definitely felt like it was missing something, no quotable and the beats were good, but non of them had any knock to them
holy moly, the DEHH review came out before the fantano one, its a christmas miracle
Nas usually float and swag effortlessly on a beat but on these he sounded like he was forcing it
can we talk about Kanye incorporating the 7 deadly sins concept into the album?!
Greed - everything
gluttony - white label
lust - bonjour
envy - simple things
sloth - adam and eve
wrath - cops
pride - not for radio
Man this was a letdown, sounded like a civil rights movie soundtrack
Nas is one of those guys whose music only hits in certain areas of your life. Or in certain environments. I hated this album in my car. But walking through my city on a cold morning, I played this on my headphones and appreciated it a lot more. Sounds like a cop out, but that’s honestly how I feel about Nas in general.
WOW.......... I'm highly surprised y'all didn't like the album. WOW
Thanks for mentioning the album cover and sample thing. I had no idea but...I’m not surprised.
Everything is fire to me
This album is getting wild mixed reviews. Personally , this album is a banger. Have you heard the lyrics on simple things? Cmon man.
Listen to what Nas is saying the subject matter ... y’all tripping forget the damn beats Lmaoooo damn
All mighty justice
They listened to the album but I don't think they can hear Nas over Kanye.
Production tends to pull people in before lyrics do, but if you actually watch the whole video then you'll realize that Nas' rapping is a huge part of their criticism. I don't know about you but if a rapper's voice and flow is lackluster then I'm not gonna care too much what they have to say.
That said, I agree that I would've expected for them to talk more about the lyrics...but that's likely more an issue of them just getting carried away with the conversation about the mismatch between Kanye and Nas. Pusha T and Kanye were a far far better fit for each other on Daytona.
All mighty justice if we want only subject matter, make a speech. It's music we're listening to.
you right man, those anti vax bars and fox news shit was legit af
What about the subject matter?
This album was DOPE a pure CLASSIC...The beats were produced PERFECTLY to fit NAS style...
I think y’all was a bit to hard on this album . To me NAS did rap.. I felt like the beats White Label , Adam And Eve was dope af and also Everything ... Nas was definitely spitting knowledge on some of these song like on Not For The Radio.. all the feature did they thing ..y’all didn even mention all of the black themes he had in some of these songs.. every song was dope only thing tht led this album down a Lil for me was it being 7 tracks shoot thts it.. I wouldn’t replace anything I do hope NAS has another album this year cuz I just wanna hear
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WTF. Everything and Adam & EVE are instant classic joints.
I thought it was a pretty good project.
The actual problem is that the production was not for Nas. Kanye should’ve gave him that old Kanye production with the soul samples like Late Registration type of production