Illmatic Is Better than ***got Ass Hipster Rap

The Batlord · 08-03-2017, 02:46 PM

That **** is immense, and Nas just has this inflection that makes every line sound good. Without the tight, busy flow though he doesn't hold up when he's being lazy, like a lot of the rest of his career. He's definitely overrated, but Illmatic is still Nas at his potential and that's some fine ****. It's really the only essential Nas album though.

**Goofle** · 08-03-2017, 04:25 PM

Always preferred Stillmatic personally, but both are classics.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-03-2017, 04:30 PM

Nas has about four albums I'd say are good to very good.

Illmatic, Stillmatic, It Was Written & Life is Good.

Not including the Damian Marley one or the compilation album.

God's Son was decent as well actually, clutching at straws a bit after that though.

Wpnfire · 08-03-2017, 08:27 PM

Illmatic isn't even like the 2nd best hip-hop album to come from NYC in 90s.

Wpnfire · 08-03-2017, 08:34 PM

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~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-04-2017, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Illmatic isn't even like the 2nd best hip-hop album to come from NYC in 90s.

It's top three.

Tristan_Geoff · 08-05-2017, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

That **** is immense, and Nas just has this inflection that makes every line sound good. Without the tight, busy flow though he doesn't hold up when he's being lazy, like a lot of the rest of his career. He's definitely overrated, but Illmatic is still Nas at his potential and that's some fine ****. It's really the only essential Nas album though.

**** these guys, the beats and flow on Illmatic are cited as the best in hip hop for a reason.

****, I mean I get chills listening to this album. Not a whole lot of hip hop does that for me.

**Goofle** · 08-05-2017, 12:50 PM

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It's top three.

36 Chambers, both main Tribe albums, De La Soul, Company Flow, Gang Starr, GZA, Mos Def, Public Enemy, Ghost, Digable Planets, OL DIRTY and several others.

Lucem Ferre · 08-05-2017, 01:00 PM

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****ing thank you. I understand why it gets **** on by some, since it's more about flow than dynamic songwriting, but the flow is hypnotic and I want to listen to it all day.

This is most modern trap music. I think trap artists have hypnotic flows and rhyme patterns down better than any other rappers.

The Batlord · 08-05-2017, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

This is most modern trap music. I think trap artists have hypnotic flows and rhyme patterns down better than any other rappers.

Go **** yourself.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Nas has about four albums I'd say are good to very good. Illmatic, Stillmatic, It Was Written & Life is Good. Not including the Damian Marley one or the compilation album. God's Son was decent as well actually, clutching at straws a bit after that though.