>4/4
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>Anyone saying otherwise isn’t being honest

Read: anyone who disagrees with me is lying, lol.

It's definitely not a 4 for me. On the whole it's at least good, leaning toward and maybe reaching very good, definitely not great. A few too many moments of cringe. A few too many moments of boredom. And I'm not sure that any beat on here actually elevates where Nas is performing at his best (but to their credit, there's only a few instances where they really weigh him down, either -- I like the beat selection on this one for the most part).

Across these cuts, Nas is largely in good to great form, but he's also sometimes forgettable and, from an album perspective, redundant across its runtime. He's the hero here for sure and I'm not taking anything away from him on this record or the larger run --- but it's ok to acknowledge that it's not flawless.

But a 4, no way. I don't even think it's the best of this run of lps, not by a long shot. But I guess I'm not being honest, lol...

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~