its pretty decent a couple listens in

ive only got like a handful songs i even give a s*** about this year

Cool, ill give it a spin. Lyrically when Nas is focused he's still sharp but he got some misses along the way too. The better producer/beat selection is a valid argument imo.

but to Nas for coming through and never aging

what site do I go for leaks?

Yeah my biggest problem with Nas is boring beats but a few of them had me

Well worth a listen. I’ve spun it twice today and it’s really a solid album

That's what a lot of people say idk why he didn't work with better producers during his career. I heard mixtapes with people throwing his verses on Madlib and Pete Rock beats and it sounds amazing.

Getting roasted in other sections lost track of how many times I been called a c***whatever that is

Also got hit with "virgin" the other day cause I said drake was corny

Yep and jay, biggie etc managed to land a bunch of beats that still sound amazing so it's not like they weren't around

Tupac had the same problem

i've mostly just been called an a****** and since i've linked my lastfm in my profile people just go after that and call it weird

not realizing i was raised in one of the hotbeds of hip hop and grew up on that s***

This hit so hard when I was 13

Yeah I don't want to tell these kids I've been listening to rap for longer than they've been alive

Nas on Eye for an Eye, Fast Life, Verbal Intercourse.. Too f***ing smooth and was on another level

Prime Rise skater music age 12

I had a crazy first nations best friend in grade 8-9 that worshipped a bunch of pubescent risecore s*** like NIN, Slipknot, Static-X it was too much for me

Also extreme Bone Thugs fan which he converted me to and Tupac stan which I was already resisting back then

I was thinking the other day how I was the only white boy that hung out on the rez when we were kids I got my ass whooped alot but kept going

NIN is the only band that has survived from that era for me. Bands like Static X and Slipknot are fun to look back on but now I think its extremely.. I dunno, try hard and just immature in general.

The early rappers I really loved were Method Man, 2Pac, Busta Rhymes, Dre, Eminem

Oh and The Smashing Pumpkins too. But admittedly back then I didnt know what the f*** they were singing about, but musically I guess I got it.

Same, When Disaster Strikes was definitely in the first handful of rap albums I had and I still love the highlights. And I loved Method Man cause I had the early Wu compilation The RZA Hits which my best friend stole from his big brother and have to me probably just before grade 8. My big sister ended up marrying that big brother and had my nephew

NIN might have been thrown in with the Nu Metal crowd but musically and visually they were way different. Marilyn Manson wasn't either, dude had an album produced by Bowie in the 90's Idk like heavy alternative or w/e haha

it’s crazy the s*** these suburban 17 year olds be talking lmfaooo

i was finna say, NiN not Nu Metal at all lmao

NIN was way before nu metal. Godflesh influenced it too and they both kinda shunned it. Korn in particular has a huge Godflesh influence.

A lot of kids heard NIN and thought "oh cool we'll just add some riffs with machine sounds and be angry"

Not realizing real anger and talent was required

oh for sure, Reznor def influenced it from the sound to the aesthetic