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Post by Koncluzen on Dec 23, 2006 4:35:05 GMT
1) Money Over Bullshit - '' Hip Hop Is Dead '' starts with a solo piece where NaS keeps it gangsta. strong hollow beat, NaS in his soul-less grace. 5/5
2) You Can't Kill Me - My least favorite production on the album, this is a story-telling song and a good one. He reminds me of Ghostface with this one. 4/5
3) Carry On Tradition - Explains why hip-hop is in the same state as Iraq. "We the reason it died." Deeper social commentary on the unity of young black rappers, Smooth beat. 4.5/5
4) Where Are They Now? - Don't feel the guitar at all on this song, lyrically redeeming. 3.5/5
5) Hip Hop Is Dead - Why use a pop-star as a guest on this song? Once again, too much guitar, not lyrically as solid, pulls a Mike Jones with the repeating lines. 3/5
6) Who Killed It? - Ehh  Album losing steam. 2/5
7) Black Republican - Jay actually doesn't do all that well with his verse but this song still resurrects this CD, beat is straight fire and NaS's verse is eyes-wide-open good. 4.5/5
8) Not Going Back - Piano beat, NaS is NY's finest. 5/5
9) Still Dreaming - Kanye does what Kanye does with the soft vocal instrumental, good verses from both rappers. 4.5/5
10) Hold Down the Block - Another soft easy-going song, "They got us caged in." 4.5/10
11) Blunt Ashes - Smoke a blunt and make a song, another story that only NaS can tell. 5/5
12) Let There Be Light - "Gillette's cut cane in the kitchen." Straight fire. 5/5
13) Play on Playa - Snoop's flow compliments NaS' well, harsh and smooth. 4.5/5
14) Can't Forget About You - This one doesn't stand out. 3.5/5
15) Hustlers - Dr. Dre delivers the heat on the beat and Game and NaS blow this album up to Stillmatic/Illmatic standards, NaS's best collabo since Life's A Bitch w/ AZ. 5/5
16) Hope - A poet. 5/5
Overall - NaS only struggles with slight self-contradiction. This is almost irrelevant. He spits on another level than the talentless screw-ups who get deals these days. Sorry Lil' Wayne, NaS is the best rapper alive and one of the few reasons hip-hop's ailing heart still keeps the machine beeping. 4andhalfstars.png |
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Post by Akshun on Dec 23, 2006 5:12:41 GMT
quite an interesting review...but i dont understand what you mean by will.i.am being featured in the song.
all he does is the production unless im missing something....will.i.am doesnt say a word in the song
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Post by Sketch on Dec 23, 2006 14:21:42 GMT
he does the 'hip hop, hip hop, is DEAD' bits lol but that's it i think...the chorus is a sample if im not mistaken  nice review though +rep wtf...these stars are a nice addition though, real nice. |
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Post by Koncluzen on Dec 23, 2006 15:08:37 GMT
I told you Logik! I told you that will.i.am does the hip-hip hop is dead  Well thanks sketch |
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Post by Sketch on Dec 23, 2006 18:51:34 GMT
lol well i dont care what anyone says will.i.am's shit is good. And he isn't pop, he pretty much made his own genre of music.
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Post by babyjun on Dec 24, 2006 5:56:03 GMT
1) Money Over Bull - hot...still gotta listen to it again to hear it.
2) You Can't Kill Me - love this track and flow...nutty
3) Carry On Tradition - one of my faves. real.
4) Where Are They Now? - love this joint. more real talk.
5) Hip Hop Is Dead - FIRE
6) Who Killed It? - ye see! i love this one. so creative.
7) Black Republican - Jay's verse was sick. listen closely. dope collab and gritty beat.
8) Not Going Back - i love this song. the beat is nice and the content is dope too.
9) Still Dreaming - i love this song so much. i love Chrisette in the back and Nas's first verse is so dope.
10) Hold Down the Block - another hot one...perfect follow up to the last track.
11) Blunt Ashes - don't like the track and it seems he jumps off beat sometimes...but good story telling.
12) Let There Be Light - "SO DOPE...but i'm kinda mad at this dude sounding like Anthony Hamilton...just get anthony hamilton. But dude can blow
13) Play on Playa - disqualified cause of a curseword (thought i had the clean version..hello?) i don't care for. okay track
14) Can't Forget About You - THIS IS THE BEST ONE. BEAT, CONCEPT, CHRISETTE.
15) Hustlers - gritty track. nice vibe. not the best on the album though
16) Hope -i like the creative aspect of it. it's real.
I will give this album a 4. This one hit me like "It Was Written" did. He took his time and made sure this album was what is was hyped to be. This album made me a believer cause I wasn't really on Nas all that much. i think some of the songs don't stick to the overall theme, but it was very consistent. Good job Nas.
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Post by Akshun on Dec 24, 2006 16:10:59 GMT
Finally! someone else knows what the song 'Who Killed it?' is about
that song is so creative but most skip it because they dont understand what its about
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Post by Quality™ on Dec 28, 2006 4:06:43 GMT
Do you all think Hip-Hop will die one day? and I don't mean by when the world end. |
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Post by Sketch on Dec 28, 2006 18:40:49 GMT
lol no there's too many listeners even crappy southern and snap music are considered hip hop so technically it will still live on no genres are being threatened  even opera and shit is famous and i don't know anyone who listens to that so no. |
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Post by Quality™ on Dec 28, 2006 18:56:31 GMT
Yeah but the rappers that do bad stuff on the streets, killing and all that shit, how can they stop that? by banning hip-hop?
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Post by Sketch on Dec 28, 2006 20:12:47 GMT
Hip hop don't cause violence, stupidity does.
Since when were you sittin in your house one day listenin to some 2Pac, and thought to yourself.....wait a minute he's right, fuck the PO-LICE, i'mma go grab my nine and bust a few caps in my homies behinds cuz they turned they backs on a brother, they hatin on me, then maybe head down the street to pimp some hoes and snort some crack ?
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Post by Quality™ on Dec 29, 2006 16:46:06 GMT
Yeah, you're right, stupidity really does cause all this shit, those songs should be listened to not acted out.
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Post by Gravity1 on Jan 1, 2007 19:43:37 GMT
Yeah Nas Album is Worth 4 Mics.. I Just Think I Can't Remember Which Song it Was Where He's Kinda Rappin Fast To a Slow Beat I Like The Concept The Content For The Song But It Was a Bad Choice On Nas Behalf because It Sound Like He Was Forcin Himself To Match The beat, You Can Tell If he Wanted To Say More beut He Couldn't Due To The beat Being So Slow...
But None The less Stilla Dope Album And It's Worth Buying.
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Post by babyjun on Jan 2, 2007 19:14:35 GMT
I felt the same way about that song, Gravity. It was "blunt ashes"
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Post by Sketch on Jan 2, 2007 19:45:00 GMT
yeh the first verse i didnt like cuz it didnt flow well, but one of the best tracks on the album
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Post by Quality™ on Jan 3, 2007 23:35:02 GMT
Who makes beats for Nas?
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Post by Sketch on Jan 3, 2007 23:59:29 GMT
random...not so famous people
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Post by 50centalwayswins on Jan 4, 2007 9:47:35 GMT
random...not so famous people ppl wid no skills basicly |
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Post by Alter on Jan 4, 2007 12:45:35 GMT
and yet he still manages to satisfy true heads.. damn he got serious skills on the mic
i gotta get this album if its four mics... can some one compare it to his other albumes..
eg. better than streets disciple but worse than gods son
or somethin
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Post by Sketch on Jan 4, 2007 13:20:29 GMT
Dude, you will like it, just get it
I mean take it from me, usually i ain't a Nas fan cuz his songs make me go sleep. But with this album he's mixed the perfect amount of beats with lyrics and that gives a hard deliverance of lyrics.....haha
just...fucking get it
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