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allStah
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"Why did NAS regress after ILLMATIC?"
Sat May-01-21 12:51 PM by allStah

          

Was it the drugs and liquor that did him in? Was it the
marriage to Kelis?

Was it hopping on the shining suit era and associating with the likes of puffy
and going somewhat commercial?

Why did his albums and subject matter get wacker and wacker?

Nas isn’t wack. This isn’t about that. We know he can rhyme, but he kept
rhyming about the same thing, and didn’t evolve after illmatic.

Most dope MCs get better as they continue to make music. Common
got doper and doper after “ Can I borrow a dollar.” Rakim continued
making classic albums after “Paid in Full”.

Example: Common has five classic albums in my book:

Communism
It will all make sense
Like water for chocolate
Be
Finding Forever
And then add on the Rawkus and blackstar joints.

He just kept getting doper an doper until he got old.

I also put Raekwon in that same category, everything after “Only Built for Cuban
Linx” is not as good.

Nasty Nas is a god to me. But regular Nas is not as good. Nas doesn’t have another
Album that is as potent as Illmatic.


Have a nice weekend.




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Why did NAS regress after ILLMATIC? [View all] , allStah, Sat May-01-21 12:24 PM
 
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His rapping was 10/10 on It Was Written
May 01st 2021
1
RE: His rapping was 10/10 on It Was Written
May 01st 2021
4
rap changed while Steve Stoute changed Nas for the worse
May 01st 2021
2
Haha dope breakdown!
May 01st 2021
6
This is really true.
May 01st 2021
8
so Biggie and his death had nothing to do with this timeline?
May 01st 2021
12
      Big, Jay and Nas coexisted
May 01st 2021
16
           didn't the death of Big and the void it left contribute to the rise of ....
May 02nd 2021
20
                no way to tell really
May 02nd 2021
25
                     I definitely feel like Jay's whole "City is Mine/King of NY" steez...
May 02nd 2021
40
Wrong.
May 01st 2021
3
he was the new Rakim when he came out.
May 01st 2021
5
Communism?
May 01st 2021
7
You know damn well I meant Resurrection!
May 01st 2021
9
      Why would I know that?
May 02nd 2021
21
           Thank you, sir
May 02nd 2021
30
"Member Since 2014".... ok... I get it now...carry on.
May 01st 2021
10
actually member since 2004
May 01st 2021
11
nas doesnt have a single bad album
May 01st 2021
13
Streets Disciple had some great rapping too
May 01st 2021
15
      absolutely.
May 02nd 2021
37
wait, you're just trolling now, right?
May 01st 2021
14
So COMMON didn’t get doper after each album in his prime?????
May 01st 2021
17
He did not.
May 02nd 2021
18
Nas always does seem uncomfortably stoned
May 02nd 2021
19
Why do you still worry about Nas so much?
May 02nd 2021
22
Club rap took over, and Nas ain't good at making party songs
May 02nd 2021
23
why can't you discuss a rapper w/out trying to drag women?
May 02nd 2021
24
You need to seek a therapist. This post is not about Kelis or women.
May 02nd 2021
27
      C- post.
May 02nd 2021
38
      I don't understand how dissolving a failed relationship would have
May 03rd 2021
43
           it didn't. it gave us Life Is Good which is a really good album..
May 03rd 2021
44
           in the history of the world? surely someone.
May 03rd 2021
51
           Why wouldn’t it?
May 03rd 2021
52
           He didn't actually marry Kelis till 05
May 04th 2021
71
                Their divorce produced Life is Good, so that worked out very well.
May 04th 2021
105
Look at the producer lineup on Illmatic.. then look at the other LPs...
May 02nd 2021
26
So where do you stand on NAS’ legacy?
May 02nd 2021
28
      Top ____lists are beyond tired, I agree
May 02nd 2021
29
      Illmatic is a strong contender for best hip hop album all time...
May 02nd 2021
31
Nas wanted to get paid
May 02nd 2021
32
If Nas had only stuck with the Illmatic producers
May 02nd 2021
33
industry trends and a terrible ear for beats
May 02nd 2021
34
?uest described seeing the moment it happened at the 1995 Source Awards
May 02nd 2021
35
Damn, I never read that quote before
May 02nd 2021
36
?uest posted it on here before
May 02nd 2021
39
      yeah that was in his stories post
May 05th 2021
172
hmm.. that’s interesting.
May 03rd 2021
42
Wow never heard this
May 03rd 2021
60
Finding Forever is a classic album?
May 03rd 2021
41
Finding Forever was Common’s 7th studio album.
May 03rd 2021
45
      A classic tho? cmon b..
May 03rd 2021
46
           So what do you call an album that gets nominated/wins
May 03rd 2021
47
                A good album
May 03rd 2021
50
                     Cool.
May 03rd 2021
54
                          I’ve been a Common fan since the squeaky flow
May 04th 2021
62
Nas’ music stopped being interesting to me
May 03rd 2021
48
^^^This is a real hip hop head right here.
May 03rd 2021
58
      You're super confusing
May 04th 2021
61
           No. There is nothing confusing about it.
May 04th 2021
70
                nah.. he said after God Son
May 04th 2021
75
                     in parenthesis he said “I think”.
May 04th 2021
129
"Communism. It will all make sense" lollllllllll
May 03rd 2021
49
Distinctive Travels
May 03rd 2021
53
If you want to troll typos, then be my guest.
May 03rd 2021
55
Typing "Instinctivee Travels" would be a typo.
May 03rd 2021
56
Damn son
May 03rd 2021
59
LOL
May 03rd 2021
57
Enter the 46 Chambers
May 04th 2021
63
      Ready to Lie
May 04th 2021
64
      Blowout Perm
May 04th 2021
65
           Watery Swords
May 04th 2021
66
      Balloon Mindstate
May 04th 2021
67
           Beets, Wines & Life
May 04th 2021
68
                Afternoon Marauders
May 04th 2021
69
                     Dopematic
May 04th 2021
72
                     Kittystyle
May 04th 2021
73
                          The Tonic
May 04th 2021
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                               Only Built for Cubic Zirconias
May 04th 2021
76
                                    this one got me
May 04th 2021
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                                    Enter Thee Stages
May 04th 2021
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                                    RobertDigital
May 04th 2021
80
                                         The Adventures of Slippery Ricky
May 04th 2021
82
                                    Ironguy
May 04th 2021
81
                                         lmao
May 04th 2021
83
                                         It Takes a Country of Thousands to Slow Us Down
May 04th 2021
84
                                         Legal Weed Dollars
May 04th 2021
134
                                         LOLLL
May 04th 2021
                     Steaks & Heinz
May 04th 2021
79
                          All For None
May 04th 2021
85
                               Turkey-n-Wine Coolers
May 04th 2021
88
                                    Only Built For Cuban Hot Links
May 04th 2021
101
Reasonable Drought
May 04th 2021
86
The Whitepapers
May 04th 2021
89
The Chronicles
May 04th 2021
87
Why you m.a.a.d. kid
May 04th 2021
90
Dang
May 04th 2021
91
      DARN
May 04th 2021
93
           Daggummit
May 04th 2021
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           LOLOLOL
May 04th 2021
106
           Still laughing bout this one lol.
May 04th 2021
128
Two Thousand Ones
May 04th 2021
102
Significant Population Reduction Event
May 04th 2021
92
Labcabinconnecticut
May 04th 2021
100
      Lol this needs to be a John Mayer&Apathy album title lmao
May 04th 2021
104
Stereo
May 04th 2021
95
Smaller and Audible
May 04th 2021
96
Grandmama Gestured Knock You Down
May 04th 2021
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      Mommy Said Cut It Out
May 04th 2021
98
      LOL
May 04th 2021
107
      The Scoreboard
May 04th 2021
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           LOL
May 04th 2021
108
1 Meter Tall and Climbing
May 04th 2021
103
Do You Want Some of This?
May 04th 2021
110
      Would You Like Seconds?
May 04th 2021
131
The Secondary Ingredient
May 04th 2021
109
93 til Xfinity
May 04th 2021
111
      Dr. Pentagon
May 04th 2021
113
           Raising Heck
May 04th 2021
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                Business is Finished
May 04th 2021
116
                     Paid In Half
May 04th 2021
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                          Lmao
May 04th 2021
139
                          Hahaha
May 04th 2021
146
Plane of Thought
May 04th 2021
112
Black on One Side
May 04th 2021
114
breh.. lol
May 04th 2021
117
Virgomini
May 04th 2021
118
Frankonia
May 04th 2021
121
      Speakersquare / The Love Beneath
May 04th 2021
162
The College Sabbatical
May 04th 2021
119
Pew Pew
May 04th 2021
120
Thank Me When You Get a Chance
May 04th 2021
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      LOLLLL
May 04th 2021
124
LOL. The Gap Year
May 04th 2021
122
      To Pimp A Mosquito
May 04th 2021
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      Hahaha
May 04th 2021
127
      Tetris & Kids
May 04th 2021
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      It's Dark and Hell is Room Temperature
May 04th 2021
126
           Flesh Is Blood and Blood Is Flesh
May 04th 2021
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Locomotive of Think
May 04th 2021
137
      Sauntering Into the Stadium
May 04th 2021
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           Difficult To Earn
May 04th 2021
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                Weekly Procedure
May 04th 2021
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                     Fractions of Honesty
May 04th 2021
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                          No More Mr. Decent Fella
May 04th 2021
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                               Busting Molecules
May 04th 2021
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                                    Formulated Uncertainty
May 04th 2021
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                                         Bothered: That killa timetable
May 04th 2021
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                                              Would You Like More?!
May 04th 2021
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                                                   The Sun Comes Up In The East
May 04th 2021
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                                                        Me Vs The Earth
May 04th 2021
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                                                             Wrath Of The Algebra
May 04th 2021
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                                                                  Angryvillainy
May 04th 2021
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                                                                       Livin’ Evidence
May 04th 2021
155
Train Of Thots
May 04th 2021
163
Kool Keith's "Dr Optometrist " >>>Nas' "Problematic"
May 04th 2021
130
I have the great Kool Keith over Nas in hip hop legacy
May 04th 2021
133
Respectfully from the LA Area
May 04th 2021
132
He DJs I Rap
May 04th 2021
152
Steaks on the Top Shelf
May 04th 2021
156
Missionary
May 04th 2021
157
Paul's Swap Meet & Check Cashing Place
May 04th 2021
158
Regular.....P Funk Time Period
May 04th 2021
159
All Earz On Me
May 04th 2021
160
Death Prior to Life
May 04th 2021
161
      The Prey
May 04th 2021
164
Walking With A Leopard
May 04th 2021
169
Hell On Mars n/m
May 05th 2021
173
The Afterlife
May 05th 2021
174
One Day, This Will All Make No Sense.
May 04th 2021
165
America's Least Wanted
May 04th 2021
166
Fap Muzik
May 04th 2021
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      The High End Thesis
May 04th 2021
168
MM .. Sustenance
May 05th 2021
175
Operation: Independence Day
May 05th 2021
176
The Hearing
May 05th 2021
177
The Vaudeville Show
May 05th 2021
178
Dogg Poo'd
May 05th 2021
179
Trying To Die Or Get Rich
May 04th 2021
170
Die Or Doe
May 04th 2021
171
nas lost
May 05th 2021
180

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