Nas

[sublime]

Dont have any of his stuff in my small collection, which I figure is a mistake. Which albulm should I get? Or, since I use Itunes I can pick tracks etc.

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[David04]

Start with Illmatic and Stillmatic.

[DaveKForty7]

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Start with Illmatic and Stillmatic.

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Good call.

[newhizzle]

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Start with Illmatic and it was written .

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FYP

[unreal_nh]

i stole "it was written" from walmart when i was about 12 years old.. it was the first time heard anything by him and i instantly became hooked. all his cd's are great but i would recommend 'it was written' and 'stillmatic'

[newhizzle]

dont bother with any of the crap in between it was written and stillmatic, first 2 by far the best then recent(stillmatic and after) is good too

[shant]

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Stillmatic

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[siccjay]

Illmatic, Stillmatic, and It Was Written are the norm.

I am.. has plenty of good tracks though.

Hate Me Now
Small World
Favor for a Favor
We Will Survive
Life is What You Make It
Money is My Bitch
Undying Love <~~~ could possibly be my favorite Nas song ever.

From Illmatic: New York State of Mind, Halftime, The World is Yours. The Album intro, hate me now, small world, favor for a favor, all from I am. Nastradamus - shoot 'em up is a classic. Personal favorites obviously hate me now - gets you so pumped, halftime and the album intro. Enjoy...

[nothumb]

In order of preference I would say Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic. Street's Disciple is mostly mediocre. The Lost Tapes is a good mix of older B-sides and underground stuff.

Nas is in my top 3 rappers of all time, probably would be even if he only released those three albums I mentioned. Illmatic is my favorite but I find that It Was Written is more guaranteed to do it for a lot of people. Some people really can't get into Illmatic because it's pretty sparse, has a much different feel.

Particular tracks you could sample might include:

NY State of Mind, One Time for Your Mind, It Ain't Hard to Tell (all from Illmatic)

I Gave You Power, Watch Dem Niggas, The Message, If I Ruled the World (all from It Was Written ... god this album is good)

EDIT: And some other tracks you definitely need to hear if you haven't are "Nas is Like," "Nastradamus," etc. Kind of assumed you knew these though.

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[ThaSaltCracka]

Illmatic and Stillmatic are classics. It Was Written and God's Son are good albums. I am and Streets Desciple are meh, and Nastradamus sucks.

That being said, The Lost Tapes get a lot of props, but I have not heard it.

[Sooga]

Like Jay-Z says about Nas, and with which I happen to agree:

'Four albums in ten years nigga? I can divide
That's one every let's say two, two of them shits was due
One was - NAHHH, the other was "Illmatic"
That's a one hot album every ten year average'

Anyway, I was never a fan of 'It Was Written'. And TSC, definitely check out 'Lost Tapes'. I like it just as much as Illmatic.

[lucas9000]

start with illmatic.

[A_C_Slater]

At the end of the movie 8 mile... that beat they play at the end when he "battles" Papa Doc is from a Nas song, right?

If so, what is the name of that song and the album it is on?

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At the end of the movie 8 mile... that beat they play at the end when he "battles" Papa Doc is from a Nas song, right?

If so, what is the name of that song and the album it is on?

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No, this was "Shook Ones" by Mobb Deep, I'm pretty sure.

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[ThaSaltCracka]

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At the end of the movie 8 mile... that beat they play at the end when he "battles" Papa Doc is from a Nas song, right?

If so, what is the name of that song and the album it is on?

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No, this was "Shook Ones" by Mobb Deep, I'm pretty sure.

NT

[/ QUOTE ]yes....I think so...actually, isn't it "Shook Ones" (part 2) or something?

Ill song.

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yes....I think so...actually, isn't it "Shook Ones" (part 2) or something?

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Yeah, way better than the original too.

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[A_C_Slater]

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At the end of the movie 8 mile... that beat they play at the end when he "battles" Papa Doc is from a Nas song, right?

If so, what is the name of that song and the album it is on?

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No, this was "Shook Ones" by Mobb Deep, I'm pretty sure.

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Here in Detroit there's this certain radio station that allows plays this beat in the background when gving a traffic report or concert info/prize packages, etc.

But they never play the song it's from! It's really pissing me off, and I have to buy it now.

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Here in Detroit there's this certain radio station that allows plays this beat in the background when gving a traffic report or concert info/prize packages, etc.

But they never play the song it's from! It's really pissing me off, and I have to buy it now.

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It's a sick song, you really have to check out some old Mobb Deep. Get "Quiet Storm" too.

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[ThaSaltCracka]

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yes....I think so...actually, isn't it "Shook Ones" (part 2) or something?

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Yeah, way better than the original too.

NT

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[Taraz]

Nobody else likes The Lost Tapes?

[dibbs]

Illmatic by far far far and away.

Lost Tapes and Stillmatic goot too.

[smokingrobot]

illmatic.

[applejuicekid]

LOST TAPES!

ILLMATIC!

And if nothing else get Verbal Intercourse.