saracenwire
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Back away from the needle Busta.
NAS "Life Is Good" (Official discussion thread) Release date 07/17/12
KeepinItHundred
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summer on smash is terrible. nasty, the don and accident murderers are iight.
the rest are dope. 4.5/5 with the bonuses and trust.
the rest are dope. 4.5/5 with the bonuses and trust.
DarthRozay
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Nas constantly sells so I'm sure he will. Plus he always takes at least a couple years between albums (besides that 99-02 period) so he has time to recoup from any losses.buttuh_b;4660530 said:If this only sells 120k will Nas ever get a budget again?
Nas got this buttuh! Don't lose faith now.
buttuh_b;4660530 said:If this only sells 120k will Nas ever get a budget again?
120K X $10 = 1.2 million in a week, why wouldn't they give him another budget?
Sales from singles add up too, Deluxe editions, bundles, vinyls and merchandise....
Nas is a flagship artist with the respect of the entire HipHop community and the staff at Def Jam.
LL Cool J was the first flagship artist of Def Jam and he stayed with them from 1985-2008 and dropped 12 albums.
As long as Nas is dropping #1 albums that do over 100K you would be a fool to cut him lose, at the very most if the album doesn't do well then his next budget won't be as big but he just had the second biggest selling week in HipHop behind Nicki so Def Jam is straight and Nas os straight.
Once you become as big as Nas you don't pay rappers and producers the full rate, they give you a family rate or a fair exchange like Nas & Ross did, they didn't pay each other for verses they did a 1 for 1 and Salaam Remi ain't charging Nas the basic rate either, they boys.
Poor KRIT tho'.
Elzo69Renaissance
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Nas needs to holla at me for his next project... Beats ll be free of charge
thavideokilla
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The album will be loved by niggas who grew up on Nas the ones who where 14 to 19 when Illmatic drop whos 32 to 37 now shits hot his best work in years. Its got that 90's vibe with the samples, the scracthin and the beats reminds me of the music of the mid 90's all we need is a Pac and B.I.G and hip hop would be alive but we have a better chance of gettin the country back on track
Elzo69Renaissance
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Elzo69Renaissance
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Somebody embed this shit for me the ipad is tripping
DarthRozay
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Elzo69Renaissance
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Thks my dude...
rapmastermind
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125k is decent but people have to realize that NaS didn't have any hits singles. He released 5 singles and only "Daughters" Charted on the RnB Charts. Those sales are off name alone. This was a grown man album, it went over a lot of the youth's head cause they've been brainwashed by trash fast food hip hop for too long. I also blame Radio and label politics. Sure NaS went hard on Promo but the fact NaS could release a positive song about being a father and radio completely don't show it love shows you that the system is fucked up right now.
They only want to play songs that show negative images of Black America but a song about fatherhood can't get love? "The Don" also didn't get as much airplay as it should. It's all good, NaS will go GOLD but I'm hot cause the system in Hip Hop is fucked up right now. They only want ignorant shit on the radio, R.I.P. Conscious Hip Hop, sorry but you won't get airplay if you talk something positive they only want rappers talking negative. 125k Real Heads out there. Hip Hop is Dead, real shit don't sell anymore.
They only want to play songs that show negative images of Black America but a song about fatherhood can't get love? "The Don" also didn't get as much airplay as it should. It's all good, NaS will go GOLD but I'm hot cause the system in Hip Hop is fucked up right now. They only want ignorant shit on the radio, R.I.P. Conscious Hip Hop, sorry but you won't get airplay if you talk something positive they only want rappers talking negative. 125k Real Heads out there. Hip Hop is Dead, real shit don't sell anymore.
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DarthRozay
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As long as it goes gold he's good. It's just sad that his only albums that haven't hit platinum are his last 3.
DarthRozay
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buttuh_b;4661476 said:
for real? nice.
georgia boi
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The last few years has brought challenges. His divorce from Kelis, issues with the IRS for tax evasion, and a few issues with his label mainly over the release of the next installment of Lost Tapes. Although he’s faced such obstacles, it’s not been all bad for Nas. For the MC who uttered “I need a new n**** for this black cloud to follow”, Life Is Good. At least that is the sentiment echoed by Nas’s latest release, but just how good is Life.
From the album’s opener, “No Introduction”, Life sounds great. Over a triumphant, instrument heavy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production, Nas hearkens back to the “Stillmatic Intro”. His flow and delivery are ever commanding over the production as he spits “I remember early mornings – syrup sandwiches, sugar water, yeah”. The lyrics instantly reminds listener of the vivid “mornings were hashbrowns” line from the “Stillmatic Intro”.
Just when you thought the trip down memory lane was finished, it’s only begun as the next track takes the listener further. No I.D.’s boom-bap number, “Loco Motive”, puts the listener right back in ’94 with a track that sounds eerily similar to “NY State of Mind”. Large Professor’s presence adds to the nostalgia as Nas is compared to a loco motive by Extra P. Nas spits “A soldier comin’ home, twenty years old with no legs, Sayin’ there’s no sense to cry and complain, just go ‘head”.
After the sound of the train passing subsides, Salaam Remi’s sinister strings set the stage for an orchestral production with “Queen’s Story”. The song is a standout with string arrangements that change throughout the track before peaking Nas rhyming effortlessly over a classical piano solo by Chloe Flowers.
Listeners will also be taken back to the 90’s with standouts like “Back When” and “You Wouldn’t Understand”. “Back When” has a soulful backdrop with drums reminiscent of “The Genesis”. Some elements might remind listeners of “Memory Lane”. “You Wouldn’t Understand” has the feel of the Nas featured Kool G. Rap classic, “Fast Life”.
Life Is Good isn’t just about reminiscing. Nas also candidly puts some of the issues that have become fodder for Internet blogs on wax. “Daughters” addresses his daughter Destiny’s not-so-discreet Instagrams and Tweets. The jazzy, but soulful “Stay” touches on Nas naming his song Knight, an unnamed “pocket watching” woman, and an unnamed enemy that he wants to kill. “Bye Baby” and “Roses” address his relationship and divorce from Kelis.
The finest moment on the album come in the form of the Anthony Hamilton assisted cinematic “World’s An Addiction”. Nas delivers three incredible verses that tackle world’s addictions ranging from a preacher’s addiction to bestiality porn to a self-medicating doctor who pre-meditates murdering his ex-wife.
As great as this album is, it is not without its flaws. While nothing here is straight up wack, “Summer On Smash” comes dangerously close. The boring drum pattern along with an unnecessary assist from Miguel, make this song a skip. “Reach Out” featuring Mary J. Blige is also lackluster.
All things considered, this is might be the best Nas release since at least God’s Son.
Check these out: Queen’s Story, World’s An Addiction, Loco Motive, Where’s The Love, Stay
From the album’s opener, “No Introduction”, Life sounds great. Over a triumphant, instrument heavy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production, Nas hearkens back to the “Stillmatic Intro”. His flow and delivery are ever commanding over the production as he spits “I remember early mornings – syrup sandwiches, sugar water, yeah”. The lyrics instantly reminds listener of the vivid “mornings were hashbrowns” line from the “Stillmatic Intro”.
Just when you thought the trip down memory lane was finished, it’s only begun as the next track takes the listener further. No I.D.’s boom-bap number, “Loco Motive”, puts the listener right back in ’94 with a track that sounds eerily similar to “NY State of Mind”. Large Professor’s presence adds to the nostalgia as Nas is compared to a loco motive by Extra P. Nas spits “A soldier comin’ home, twenty years old with no legs, Sayin’ there’s no sense to cry and complain, just go ‘head”.
After the sound of the train passing subsides, Salaam Remi’s sinister strings set the stage for an orchestral production with “Queen’s Story”. The song is a standout with string arrangements that change throughout the track before peaking Nas rhyming effortlessly over a classical piano solo by Chloe Flowers.
Listeners will also be taken back to the 90’s with standouts like “Back When” and “You Wouldn’t Understand”. “Back When” has a soulful backdrop with drums reminiscent of “The Genesis”. Some elements might remind listeners of “Memory Lane”. “You Wouldn’t Understand” has the feel of the Nas featured Kool G. Rap classic, “Fast Life”.
Life Is Good isn’t just about reminiscing. Nas also candidly puts some of the issues that have become fodder for Internet blogs on wax. “Daughters” addresses his daughter Destiny’s not-so-discreet Instagrams and Tweets. The jazzy, but soulful “Stay” touches on Nas naming his song Knight, an unnamed “pocket watching” woman, and an unnamed enemy that he wants to kill. “Bye Baby” and “Roses” address his relationship and divorce from Kelis.
The finest moment on the album come in the form of the Anthony Hamilton assisted cinematic “World’s An Addiction”. Nas delivers three incredible verses that tackle world’s addictions ranging from a preacher’s addiction to bestiality porn to a self-medicating doctor who pre-meditates murdering his ex-wife.
As great as this album is, it is not without its flaws. While nothing here is straight up wack, “Summer On Smash” comes dangerously close. The boring drum pattern along with an unnecessary assist from Miguel, make this song a skip. “Reach Out” featuring Mary J. Blige is also lackluster.
All things considered, this is might be the best Nas release since at least God’s Son.
Check these out: Queen’s Story, World’s An Addiction, Loco Motive, Where’s The Love, Stay
