>the beats, while maybe not as legendary as Illmatic's
>production, were still really good and fit Nas perfectly
>
>the beats don't just sound like A-grade boom bap that anyone
>could sound dope on, they sound like Nas beats for Nas.

a lot of people say Nas is the worst MC as selecting beats. And while I agree that some of his production. Throughout the course of his career maybe could've been better, I also know Nas is someone that writes in studio to the beat.

So the beats he is selecting are the beats bringing out his lyrics that has him at an undeniable top 3, if not 1, lyricist in hip-hop of all-time.

Is that what you were getting at?