Nas

sublime · #1 09-23-2005, 08:56 PM

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 · #2 09-23-2005, 08:57 PM

Start with Illmatic and Stillmatic.

DaveKForty7 · #3 09-23-2005, 09:04 PM

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Start with Illmatic and Stillmatic.

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Good call.

newhizzle · #4 09-23-2005, 09:07 PM

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Start with Illmatic and it was written .

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FYP

unreal_nh · #5 09-23-2005, 09:08 PM

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 · #6 09-23-2005, 09:14 PM

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 · #7 09-23-2005, 09:14 PM

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Stillmatic

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siccjay · #8 09-23-2005, 09:44 PM

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.

#9 09-23-2005, 10:13 PM

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 · #10 09-23-2005, 10:19 PM

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.

NT