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3026376, I like this, one random Nas observation/question
Posted by Oak27, Fri Aug-14-20 09:06 AM
Does anyone else notice with Nas -- more than any other major rapper -- the lines where he punches in and is re-recording?

You can tell his inflection changes several times for a line or two in this one, and I remember in the past I've noticed this with Nas. Most notable was the album version of "Hip Hop Is Dead" where he re-recorded a bunch of lines, and I was so used to the OG version that the new lines stick out like a sore thumb, but I just chalked that up to him literally recorded part of the song months after the original. There's def other instances where I've noticed it and I rarely notice when rappers are punching in on their verses, unless I'm really paying attention.

Quick example from this song of what I'm talking about:
In the first verse, "Oh yes, oh yes, God bless success", the second part of that line "God bless success" is def a different recording than the start of the line and the follow up.