Rank Nas' albums.

[Certain]

Let's see how you do this. I'll put myself on the spot first:

1. Illmatic
2. Life is Good
3. God's Son
4. The Lost Tapes
5. Stillmatic
6. It Was Written
7. Hip Hop is Dead
8. Street's Disciple
9. Untitled
10. I Am ...
11. The Firm
12. Distant Relatives
13. Nas and Ill Will Present QB's Finest
14. Nastradamus

There's huge gaps to me between Nos. 1 and 2 and Nos. 6 and 7 and Nos. 9 and 10.

[Malachi]

ive only listen to 4 so

1. Illmatic
2. Stillmatic
3. It was written
4. the lost tapes

[dead man]

1. illmatic
2. stillmatic
3. it was written
4. god's son
5. lost tapes
6. street's disciple
7. i am…
8. distant relatives
9. hip hop is dead
10. life is good



nastradamus and nigger tape are interchangeably last


have not heard the other one you mentioned Certain

[Certain]

ive only listen to 4 so

1. Illmatic
2. Stillmatic
3. It was written
4. the lost tapes

I love Life is Good (which also is the only Nas album to come out while you were listening, so what are you doing sleeping?), but God's Son is a must-listen. "Get Down" might be his best track since Illmatic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goRv0_9SKGo

[Wise Wiggles]

You forgot The Firm.

And Get Down ain't even top ten after Illmatic.

[Certain]

I think my favorite post-Illmatic Nas track actually is on the worst post-Illmatic Nas album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1li1vXnsQnU

[PancakeBrah]

Nas is Like.

[timeless]

1. It Was Written
2. Illmatic
3. Stillmatic
4. The Firm
5. The Lost Tapes
6. God's Son
7. Hip Hop is Dead
8. Street's Disciple
9. Untitled
10. I Am ...
11. Nastradamus
12. Distant Relatives
13. Nas and Ill Will Present QB's Finest
14. Life Is Good

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Let's see how you do this. I'll put myself on the spot first:

1. Illmatic
2. God's Son
3. Life is Good (though time might drop this, admittedly)
4. The Lost Tapes
5. Stillmatic
6. It Was Written
7. Hip Hop is Dead
8. Street's Disciple
9. Untitled
10. I Am ...
11. The Firm
12. Distant Relatives
13. Nas and Ill Will Present QB's Finest
14. Nastradamus

There's huge gaps to me between Nos. 1 and 2 and Nos. 6 and 7 and Nos. 9 and 10.

Huge nas fan and I would rate these the same.

[Certain]

The hate for Life is Good makes me wonder how many times y'all actually listened to it.

[Pent uP]

I came in here to see if anyone didn't put illmat first. Mordy didnt disappoint. Thanks for the holiday laughs

[Certain]

Nas and Dr. Dre just didn't work for me. I don't like Trackmasterz much, either. It Was Written lyrically is top-shelf but sounds a bit too glossy, sort of like In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. The difference is Jay-Z can pull off the glossy sound.

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Life is good.is classic

[King Ra.]

1. It Was Written
2. I Am...
3. Illmatic
4. Stillmatic
5. Untitled
6. Street's Disciple
7. Life Is Good
8. God's Son
9. Nastradamus

These are the albums I've listened to heavily. Haven't listened to the others all the way through. It Was Written is my favorite. First hip hop album I listened to and went a whole year, everyday listening to the album from start to finish.

Nas Is Like, The World Is Yours, Ether, Made You Look, Street Dreams, The Message, If I Ruled The World, The Set Up, Shootouts, Rewind and Thief's Theme are my favorite tracks.

[Certain]

2. I Am...
3. Illmatic

http://i.imgur.com/MjdgR9h.gif

[Defy Gravity]

Lost Tape
stillmatic
illmatic
god son
life is good..deluxe version from itunes with Where's the love
I Am fav nas album
Hiphop is Dead
street disciple
It was Written
Untitled
Nastradamus

[King Ra.]

Certain yeah, believe it or not, I like I Am... over Illmatic.

[trap.]

From the one's I have listened to:

Illmatic
It Was Written
The Lost Tapes
God's Son
Stillmatic
Streets Disciple

[Wise Wiggles]

Pent might shit his pants if he saw my list.

[uh-oh]

honestly outside of illmatic i dont care for any of his projects as a whole

illmatic is in my top 3 albums of all time, whoever the artist. and lets be real its probably number 1.

the rest i like 2-3 songs off of for each.

[timeless]

I came in here to see if anyone didn't put illmat first. Mordy didnt disappoint. Thanks for the holiday laughs

illmatics beats get too old after awhile whereas it was written stays dope, not to mention the lyrical type of dopeness he had on that album. im surprise I I didn't put stillmatic at the top of my list, been bumping that constantly since it came out in what '01? never gets old. ether, what goes around, the flyest, rewind, the intro, one mic shitttt every track

[King Ra.]

Damn, Stillmatic was just as loaded as It Was Written now that I think about it.

[...the Nagger]

my only beef with most lists is Hip Hop dead being higher than I would put it

[...the Nagger]

illmatics beats get too old after awhile whereas it was written stays dope, not to mention the lyrical type of dopeness he had on that album. im surprise I I didn't put stillmatic at the top of my list, been bumping that constantly since it came out in what '01? never gets old. ether, what goes around, the flyest, rewind, the intro, one mic shitttt every track

Illmatic is consider to be the greatest hip hop album ever, not just nas, ... it is easily consider arguably the greatest rap album ever made

wtf are you talking about?

[Geno]

peep newer list

[timeless]

Illmatic is consider to be the greatest hip hop album ever, not just nas, ... it is easily consider arguably the greatest rap album ever made

wtf are you talking about?

pretty sure was talking bout my opinion? why you mad? cuz I chose to bump stillmatic and it was written more than illmatic? had each album since they came out and still do so don't act like idk what ive heard. and yeah, ive read the reviews.

wtf are you talking about?

[Certain]

Life Is Good might be the best proper Nas album since Illmatic. I've grown on it over time. Fuck Salaam Remi.

[oats]

I see a lot of people sleeping on Distant Relatives, which is top 5 easy if you consider it a Nas album (which I don't).

Illmatic
God's Son
It Was Written
Stillmatic

then everything else interchangeably tbh. I remember certain tracks from his albums, but nothing really stands out from a lot of them.

[Certain]

Stop sleeping on Life Is Good.

[oats]

for you Certain, I'll give it another go. I thought it was overall kinda bland when it came out, but I haven't listened to it in a while. In return, do the same to Distant Relatives. Not a single skippable track on it, and Nas' performances on it were the most inspired since God's Son.

[Certain]

Reggae is a mostly trash genre.

[oats]

you're better than that.

[Witty]

Will post my list when I get time to think on it.

Won't be anything too controversial, tho I would have Hip Hop Is Dead higher than a lot of people seem to. I enjoyed it, it wasn't mind blowingly amazing, but I thought it was a good album.

[Ghost1]

Never even heard em all honest to god

Read literally ONLY op an was floored to see life is good ranked as number 2 tho!?!?

Jesus. Maybe I should actually listen to it. I kindve gave up on Nas after that double disc album he dropped

[Ghost1]

2013 who bumped this shit lol

[King Karaoke]

Reggae is a mostly trash genre.

Hi...

I like you Certain but don't do this...


Bye...

[Certain]

Hi...

I like you Certain but don't do this...


Bye...

I will listen to some old stuff. Everyone likes Bob Marley. I don't need to like his son, too.

[uh-oh]

Welcome to jamrock is top 5 songs all time lmao

But yo kill this nonsense thread. The only album worth listening to is illmatic

[Mr. J]

No Introduction is crazy.....





plus that Amy Winehouse track is nuts

[Allen Knight]

yo the firm album was fire, firm was a dope ass group.

[Geno]

1. I am ...
2. It Was Written
3. illmatic
4. life is good
5. the firm
6. stillmatic
7. gods son
8. hip hop is dead
9. streets disciple
10. nastradamus
11. QB's finest
12. the lost tapes
13. distant relative. havnt listened enough to rate higher.
14. untitled. dont know this album at all

im sure many will differ.
this list is the way i would rate them based on wht i would personally throw in and listen to first.. now i know some may say -well whats the difference. that means you think this is the same as best to weakest. -well not necissarily. we all know illmatic is most definitely classic. but im sorry -i enjoy I am and the It Was Written way more than illmatic even though ilmatic is easily his best album. dig it?

[PancakeBrah]

Illmatic
Lost tapes
God's son
Stillmatic

W/e after that

[Pharaohs Army]

plus that Amy Winehouse track is nuts

thanks just searched it. when i hear that first verse i think i have SOME hope in this rap shit
but then 2nd verse he's pretty masterful...crazy. took a few listens

looked at the text of verse 1 and 2, i think verse 1 would be considered "good" to peeps here, but they'd prolly scoff at verse 2, and there are reasons for this of course

[Geno]

life is good dope as hell tbh Certain. i just havnt spun it enough to place it higher than i did in my list.

[Mr. J]

How you gonna have 'I Am...' at #1 Genocide

[Geno]

Ots got my fav nas track on it. Undying love. One of the dopest stories ive heard. When i first heard it iwas like damnnnnn. Thats why that would be my number one choice album to listen to. Ive never had a problem going through the whole thing without soipping. Just a sick tape Mr. J

[Mr. J]

I feel like I bounce around on that album too much tbh, it is one of my favs
but I wouldn't go as far to rate it number one, although there are some nice cuts on there
Lost Tapes at #12 though? whaaaaat?

[Geno]

Ya. The main reason i put higher numbers on certain tapes is the amount ov playtime ive given them. Everyone says how dope it is.. but ive only spun it a few times and dont know it that well to rate higher

[kannon]

Stillmatic
God's Son
Illmatic
Lost Tapes
It Was Written
I Am...
Life Is Good
Street's Disciple
Nastradamus
Hip Hop Is Dead
Untitled

[Certain]

I don't get how any Nas album could rank higher than Illmatic. I just don't get it. The others had legitimately awful songs. Stillmatic had "Braveheart Party" and "Destroy & Rebuild" and "The Flyest," which is the worst AZ-Nas collaboration. God's Son had "Zone Out," which might be the worst song ever to appear on a Nas album.

The worst song on Illmatic was probably "One Love," which is a borderline classic.

[Mr. J]

I never realized it but I always skipped over Braveheart Party...
Destroy & Rebuild was ok but it does get terrible after a few listens
I feel what holds back The Flyest is that hook, but the verses are slick regardless
I used to keep that song on a constant spin. when Nas starts up I cringe...
but the song is really good I feel

if I had to rate this like Geno did I would have It Was Written at the top
that was one of my favorite albums for the longest time..

[Witty]

Illmatic is clearly the best.

It also has a legacy unlike pretty much any other album, it changed hip hop forever.

[Mr. J]

no....The Message changed Hip Hop forever...

[kannon]

I don't get how any Nas album could rank higher than Illmatic. I just don't get it.

You know, song for song, I'm sure Illmatic is his best album. But it's about what the album means to you that can make it more preferable. I grew up in California. 94-96 was all about G-Funk. Warren G. Snoop Dogg. Dr. Dre. Tha Dogg Pound. Ice Cube. DJ Quik. Pac. etc. So, the first Nas song I heard was If I Ruled the World when It Was Written came out. The first full Nas album I heard was Nastradamus. So when Stillmatic came out in 2001, it was the illest album ever. I had gone back and listened to Illmatic by then, but Stillmatic was NOW. Stillmatic was the Nas/Jay-Z beef. It was happening in the moment. And it was raw as fuck.

So, yes. While I can't argue that Illmatic has less skip-worthy tracks, Stillmatic has just as many dope tracks. Ether. One Mic. Rewind. 2nd Childhood. Even Got Urself A Gun was dope as shit. In the moment, that album was my everything. I had one cd player, and I kept that cd in it for months. So for me, for what that album was for me and my life. That album is better than Illmatic.

[Certain]

Nostalgia sucks.

[Joe Metts]

Stillmatic
Illmatic
Lost Tapes
It Was Written
I am..
God's Son
HHID
Nastradamous

doesnt matter after that.

[Mr. J]

I grew up in California. 94-96 was all about G-Funk.

Aside from Warren G & Snoop I never got into G Funk nor the hyphy movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP0OaUOQGCg

[oats]

I love Andre Nikatina, but other than that I don't listen to much NorCal rap.

[Witty]

Shut up idiots, Stillmatic was the first Nas album I heard too and it blew my mind, but Illmatic is clearly better. Think with your mind, not your heart.

[uh-oh]

Which album had the track

SHOOT EM UP JUST SHOOT EM UP WHAT
KILL KILL KILL
MURDA MURDA MURDA

[Witty]

Nastradamus I think uh-oh

[Certain]

I love Andre Nikatina, but other than that I don't listen to much NorCal rap.

I figured you to be a big fan of Hieroglyphics, and you said you liked that Blackalicious album. I really like Blackalicious, Tha Jacka, Andre Nikatina, Lyrics Born, The Coup, Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief (and a few of its members' solo careers), The Grouch and selected works by Mac Dre and Too Short. But the area definitely isn't my favorite, and the iconic status of E-40 is fucking obnoxious.

[oats]

I figured you to be a big fan of Hieroglyphics, and you said you liked that Blackalicious album. I really like Blackalicious, Tha Jacka, Andre Nikatina, Lyrics Born, The Coup, Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief (and a few of its members' solo careers), The Grouch and selected works by Mac Dre and Too Short. But the area definitely isn't my favorite, and the iconic status of E-40 is fucking obnoxious.

oh shit, I didn't even realize Blackalicious/The Coup were from NorCal. I instinctively associate NorCal rap with hyphy shit. so yeah, I take it back. I remember checking out Hieroglyphics briefly when I was younger, but I never really listened to them tbh. Got my Sunday evening plans now. I like E-40, he's good house party music, but not much more than that to me. I much prefer LA rap.

[Certain]

quaker oats, start with Souls of Mischief's '93 Till Infinity album (or even song). Then you've got Del the Funky Homosapien's first two albums plus the first Deltron 3030 album. Then there's Blackalicious' first two albums, Tha Jacka's career works, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker's Latyrx ...

[oats]

will do, appreciate it.

[Mr. J]

Certain what is your opinion on Tear Gas?




I havent listened to anything else besides this because that was the first time I had heard of him but your recommendation on albums would be greatly appreciated

[Certain]

Certain what is your opinion on Tear Gas?

I havent listened to anything else besides this because that was the first time I had heard of him but your recommendation on albums would be greatly appreciated

Tear Gas is his best album of the five or so that I've heard. I definitely did not realize he had so many mixtapes and albums from earlier in his career. I really like What Happened to the World and his collaboration with Freeway, Highway Robbery.

[Mr. J]

I will peep them.....especially that joint with Free