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icecold21
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"1 year since Life Is Good...We can all agree it's a classic right?"


  

          

Just before Magna Carta dropped, I needed something to hold me over while I waited because Yeezus wasn't good enough to even make it into the whip. I wanted some summer albums so I went back and listened to RE:RPM's (very underrated) and then Life Is Good. Besides Summer on Smash, nothing else is really skip-worthy, and its definitely got its share of standouts. Without question it's Nas' best since Stillmatic, so at minimum its in his top 4, maybe top 3. That shit is just such a refreshing album to listen to, especially these days when good rap albums are way too few and far between. In mind, it's a classic. Seriously, I'm trying to think of 5 albums that have been released in the last 5 years that are better, and I can't do it.

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1 year since Life Is Good...We can all agree it's a classic right? [View all] , icecold21, Fri Jul-19-13 07:32 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
The Lesson won't agree, but the answer is an emphatic "yes"
Jul 19th 2013
1
again?
Jul 19th 2013
19
truth
Jul 19th 2013
24
Yup, I feel you on that
Jul 20th 2013
83
RE: The Lesson won't agree, but the answer is an emphatic "yes"
Jul 24th 2013
162
It's a great album period
Jul 19th 2013
2
Classic
Jul 19th 2013
3
I LOVE loco motive
Jul 19th 2013
22
That's the only "classic" anything on that album.
Jul 20th 2013
60
      Why can't you believe it when
Jul 20th 2013
65
           he's not the only one...
Jul 20th 2013
72
           I have been very critical of Nas
Jul 20th 2013
73
           well, not me
Jul 20th 2013
79
           you aren't objective either. no one is lmao
Jul 20th 2013
74
                true true
Jul 20th 2013
76
           exactly......lol
Jul 20th 2013
90
^
Jul 20th 2013
64
man, i listened to it once, liked it
Jul 19th 2013
4
it was good enough to praise but not good enough to listen to again?
Jul 19th 2013
9
      crazy, right?
Jul 19th 2013
12
Naw. There's some great stuff but...
Jul 19th 2013
5
Lol
Jul 19th 2013
7
      Yep
Jul 19th 2013
8
      Lol
Jul 19th 2013
10
      You skip Back When??
Jul 19th 2013
11
      RE: Yep
Jul 19th 2013
30
           You knock your drool cup over typing that?
Jul 20th 2013
40
      but you like have a vacation home in Nas' crotch so ...
Jul 20th 2013
48
           Thought we've been cool on here for the most part but
Jul 20th 2013
52
                lol cmon man
Jul 20th 2013
55
its a good album well leave it at that
Jul 19th 2013
6
I just played it in the car yesterday and today
Jul 19th 2013
13
No classic but a good release
Jul 19th 2013
14
i.e. Nas' entire post-illmatic career
Jul 20th 2013
49
great album but
Jul 19th 2013
15
Not in your lane
Jul 19th 2013
16
      thats not the reason man
Jul 19th 2013
18
           Cool story bro
Jul 19th 2013
21
                Shitty reply, dude
Jul 19th 2013
                     Hi cupcake!
Jul 19th 2013
26
                          *sigh*
Jul 19th 2013
28
Destroys anything Jay has put out post-Black Album
Jul 19th 2013
17
agreed
Jul 19th 2013
20
RE: Destroys anything Jay has put out post-Black Album
Jul 19th 2013
32
I don't think Jay's problem is trying to rhyme like other people
Jul 19th 2013
34
      His wit seems to have disappeared
Jul 20th 2013
39
Don't agree on the basis that AG>TBA
Jul 20th 2013
84
Can we at least agree that this>stillmatic
Jul 19th 2013
23
RE: Can we at least agree that this>stillmatic
Jul 19th 2013
33
RE: Can we at least agree that this>stillmatic
Jul 20th 2013
38
IMO, nope
Jul 20th 2013
42
stillmatic has always been a 4 mic to me
Jul 20th 2013
68
      agreed
Jul 21st 2013
103
           i am and nastradamus
Jul 21st 2013
117
I agree, I like Distant Relatives & Life Is Good better than Stillmatic
Jul 20th 2013
70
It's a tough call to me, but I ain't mad at anyone feeling that way
Jul 20th 2013
85
I agree. But I've never been a huge Stillmatic fan
Jul 20th 2013
89
great album but the middle portion keeps it from being a classic
Jul 19th 2013
25
True
Jul 19th 2013
27
if only that stuff was replaced
Jul 19th 2013
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Funny I was just re-listening today
Jul 19th 2013
31
NO.
Jul 19th 2013
35
RE: 1 year since Life Is Good...We can all agree it's a classic right?
Jul 20th 2013
36
good, nowhere near classic. cmon.
Jul 20th 2013
37
There was a time when an album would be considered classic...
Jul 20th 2013
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So your saying there's no thing as an instant classic?
Jul 20th 2013
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      yes.
Jul 24th 2013
160
Classic? I'm not really sure.
Jul 20th 2013
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Has any emcee ever made such a strong album so deep into their career?
Jul 20th 2013
44
the very site you on...Black Thought just made Undun
Jul 20th 2013
45
Thought doesn't have the burden of holding down an album solo
Jul 20th 2013
47
meh, Nas has an army of producers & features on each album
Jul 20th 2013
51
Not much at all on this subject
Jul 20th 2013
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      eh, you're prolly right
Jul 20th 2013
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I wouldn't call Undun consistent as hell
Jul 20th 2013
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      i think BT's rapping has flattened out a bit since he stopped chiefing
Jul 20th 2013
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True. I overlooked Thought as I was thinking of solo emcees, but...
Jul 20th 2013
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Black Thought is still dope as hell
Jul 20th 2013
66
Q-Tip 'The Renaissance', which is better than this album & 20 years deep
Jul 20th 2013
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^^^^^
Jul 20th 2013
75
not sure if there's a valid argument against this...
Jul 20th 2013
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The best "Adult Contemporary" rap album yet
Jul 20th 2013
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whatever label you wanna put on it, it's a more cohesive project
Jul 21st 2013
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Yeah, I'd put The Renaissance up there.
Jul 21st 2013
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Considering Nas has been wildly more prolific than Q-Tip,
Jul 21st 2013
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      I'm not sure what recording consistency has to do with the argument
Jul 21st 2013
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      agreed
Jul 21st 2013
113
      RE: I'm not sure what recording consistency has to do with the argument
Jul 21st 2013
118
           I don't see the worth in that
Jul 22nd 2013
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           exactly
Jul 22nd 2013
127
           Then we definitely just disagree.
Jul 22nd 2013
130
                so because you don't hear it or get it on an album
Jul 24th 2013
156
           others call it 'Industry Rule #4080' & honestly I could have skipped
Jul 22nd 2013
125
                Life Is Good, better writing. The Renaissance, better musicianship.
Jul 22nd 2013
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      they're 2 albums that dropped late in an MC's career, it's a comparison
Jul 21st 2013
105
           RE: they're 2 albums that dropped late in an MC's career, it's a compari...
Jul 21st 2013
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                RE: they're 2 albums that dropped late in an MC's career, it's a compari...
Jul 22nd 2013
126
                     RE: they're 2 albums that dropped late in an MC's career, it's a compari...
Jul 22nd 2013
129
First of all, rap is MUCH different today than it was during the prime
Jul 20th 2013
87
I'd say the most overlooked is Snoop "Doggumentary" mainly bc
Jul 21st 2013
104
      eh, that album was *pretty good* but like any late-career Snoop album
Jul 21st 2013
107
A Good Album, Yes, A Classic Album, No
Jul 20th 2013
46
i went in the CD spot yesterday...
Jul 20th 2013
50
if you rework the middle of the album IT IS a classic
Jul 20th 2013
53
Get the entire fuck outta here with this bullshit.
Jul 20th 2013
59
how is this shit mediocre though lmao?
Jul 20th 2013
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Stop throwing around the world "classic"
Jul 20th 2013
61
co-sign, nowadays anything remotely decent= classic
Jul 20th 2013
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      LOL there are plenty of classics that have garbage tracks
Jul 20th 2013
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           Ok, name 3 classics that have garbage tracks
Jul 20th 2013
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                I'm interested in this list too
Jul 20th 2013
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                I'll play!
Jul 21st 2013
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                lol...Mamacita is a fucking jam....
Jul 21st 2013
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                most annoying hook ever though....nm
Jul 21st 2013
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                none of these songs are "steaming piles of dogshit" tho
Jul 21st 2013
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                     see that's my point
Jul 21st 2013
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                          agreed
Jul 21st 2013
106
                          how do you feel about "try to do me" on 'one for all'?
Jul 21st 2013
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                RE: Ok, name 3 classics that have garbage tracks
Jul 21st 2013
108
                oh shit
Jul 21st 2013
119
                     You forgot because you wanted to forget.
Jul 22nd 2013
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                          you are too right
Jul 22nd 2013
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                RE: Ok, name 3 classics that have garbage tracks
Jul 21st 2013
110
i won't label it yet, but i think it'll stand the test of (more) time.
Jul 20th 2013
62
It's hands down one of the more mediocre albums hailed as the
Jul 20th 2013
69
damn, I may be the only person here who didn't like LIG....
Jul 20th 2013
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I think it's his 2nd best. Classic? I'd say so.
Jul 20th 2013
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I think it's very good.
Jul 20th 2013
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I'm not gonna call it classic...
Jul 21st 2013
111
Let me tell you what would've made it a classic without question
Jul 21st 2013
112
I like this
Jul 21st 2013
114
RE: I like this
Jul 21st 2013
115
I would remove You Wouldn't Understand
Jul 22nd 2013
124
      I actually like that joint a lot and
Jul 22nd 2013
128
No.
Jul 22nd 2013
121
No. You can't have Summer on Smash on the tracklist and get a classic.
Jul 22nd 2013
132
three wack songs, but still a great great album
Jul 24th 2013
133
You Wouldn't Understand is dope as FUCK!
Jul 24th 2013
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      maybe lyrically. beat is absolutely horrible
Jul 24th 2013
136
           Wow. That is the best song on the album. Fuck is wrong with y'all?
Jul 24th 2013
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                you have to be kidding
Jul 24th 2013
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Summer on Smash is dope as fuck tho. What do you not like about it?
Jul 24th 2013
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http://i.imgur.com/RUzUpcA.gif
Jul 24th 2013
137
Correct. Nasty is a fun song. The Don is a fun song.
Jul 24th 2013
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      I can't stress how much you guys are over-reacting to that song
Jul 24th 2013
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           People don't like it because it's terrible
Jul 24th 2013
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                I'm not reall sure if you're aware
Jul 24th 2013
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                     Noony thinks being extra-sensitive is the 5th element!
Jul 24th 2013
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                     I'm the only one discussing the song
Jul 24th 2013
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                     its not that serious man
Jul 24th 2013
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                          My man
Jul 24th 2013
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                               You should sell bottles of your tears on Sandbox Automatic
Jul 24th 2013
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                                    So telling you to fuck off = me crying?
Jul 24th 2013
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                                         Maybe the testicle fairy will bless you with a pair tonight
Jul 24th 2013
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                                              Lol
Jul 24th 2013
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                                                   Sacred or nervous. It's hard to tell with you
Jul 24th 2013
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                                                        Or maybe you're just not as intelligent as you think you are
Jul 24th 2013
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                                                             ...said the guy pretending Summer on Smash is good
Jul 24th 2013
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                                                                  RE: ...said the guy who either didn't read or can't comprehend
Jul 24th 2013
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                                                                       It's okay to like shitty songs. Just admit it's shitty.
Jul 24th 2013
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I really like "Summer on Smash" *shrugs*
Jul 24th 2013
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Summer on Smash kills Braveheart Party
Jul 24th 2013
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*throw up* @ braveheart party
Jul 24th 2013
165
^^^^thank you
Jul 24th 2013
167
      Still don't understand why people even bring up Nas Is Coming...
Jul 25th 2013
171
Summer on smash didn't even do it's job
Jul 25th 2013
172
Smh @ all of this. That hook and beat is hype.
Jul 25th 2013
175
I swear...Nas fans must have the smallest dicks
Jul 24th 2013
144
One thing this....
Jul 24th 2013
145
The stretch of tracks #7-9 is pretty bad.
Jul 24th 2013
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RE: The stretch of tracks #7-9 is pretty bad.
Jul 24th 2013
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7-10 are where it goes off the cliff for me
Jul 24th 2013
169
      you don't like "back when?"
Jul 25th 2013
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i really, really like it.
Jul 24th 2013
161
Great vs. Classic
Jul 24th 2013
170
as good an album u can expect these days...
Jul 25th 2013
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