Magic joins Daytona as the only real classic to drop since 2018.

doing the write ups for every album

expect it later today

Distant Relatives isn’t gonna get a full review but i’ll touch on why in the re-scoring

What happened to distant relatives?

Illmatic is a true hip hop classic, when you think of hip hop, you think Illmatic not a bad song on here in my opinion it’s truly a classic

10/10 (Classic)

Top Songs:

Life’s A B****
NY State Of Mind
Halftime
Memory Lane
World Is Yours

It Was Written is an A+ tier follow up to Illmatic that isn’t quite on the same level mostly because of some weaker aged songs but it’s still an engaging listen and holds up well

9/10 (Classic)

Top Songs:

If I Ruled The World
Take It In Blood
The Message
Affirmative Action
Street Dreams
I Gave You Power

I Am… is the first real step down but it’s still a really solid commercial album that holds up pretty well to this day, it’s got some late 90s charm to it and I think it still holds up as a full album today

7.5/10

Top Songs:

Life Is What You Make It
Nas Is Like
We Will Survive
You Won’t See Me Tonight
NY State Of Mind 2

Nastradaumus is a massive step down and Nas’ first real miss, rushed and just overall very boring and uninteresting with a few highlights that I think keep it from being a total trainwreck

4/10

Top Songs:

You Owe Me
Project Windows

Stillmatic was a crazy comeback for Nas and he was just going at everyone on this album, his rapping was really A+ on this one, fantastic album

9/10 (Classic)

Top Songs:

Ether
2nd Childhood
Got Urself A Gun
One Mic
Smokin
Rule

Lost Tapes is a chill compilation of vaulted Nas songs over the years and for a compilation it’s really good it moves like it’s a real album, great addition to his discography

8.5/10

Top Songs:

Doo Rags
Nothing Lasts Forever
Purple
Drunk By Myself
Fetus

God’s Son is a personal favourite for me, it took a while to grow some more but it’s a really really good album, raw and personal, some misses but the highs are really high

Top Songs:

Heaven
Made You Look
Thugz Mansion NY
Dance
Get Down

Street’s Disciple is an unfortunate miss, if it was condensed down to one disc it could’ve been something special maybe but as it is it’s too long and uninteresting, there’s a reason it’s never mentioned along other double disc albums, good or bad

4.5/10

Top Songs:

No One Else In The Room
Thief’s Theme
Just A Moment
Me & You

Hip Hop Is Dead is unfortunately the worst album Nas has made in my opinion, dated bad beats, a corny concept that never works, and one of the worst songs Nas has ever made, album is just a mess and I hate it

2/10

Top Songs:

Hip Hop Is Dead
Hustlers

Untitled is a decent follow up to the messy albums before but overall it feels like a non-essential album to his discography, some good songs but nothing truly remarkable and some bad concept songs

7/10

Top Songs:

Queens Get The Money
The Slave And The Master
Sly Fox
Hero
Untitled

Magic is up there with Nas best work next to Illmatic and It Was Written

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Distant Relatives is another solid follow up with surprisingly good chemistry, but unfortunately there isn’t much that makes me wanna relisten, or write a full review at the end of this series, not bad but forgettable

6.5/10

Top Songs:

As We Enter
Patience
Leaders
Strong Will Continue

Life Is Good is a true late career gem and another bounce back after 10 years of mediocre albums, so good it would’ve been a really good final album and almost feels like it, definitely worth checking out and holds up today

Top Songs:

Bye Baby
Stay
Cherry Wine
Loco-Motive
Daughters

NASIR is unfortunately a disappointment upon re-listening again, it could’ve been something special with the Kanye West production but unfortunately the lack of songs and Nas not truly feeling comfortable on the beats holds it back from what it could be

6/10

Top Songs:

Everything
Cops Shot The Kid
Adam & Eve

The Lost Tapes 2 is unfortunately a big disappointment following the first one, the leftovers are nowhere near as good this time and overall it’s a very forgettable release from Nas

5/10

Top Songs:

Vernon Family
QueensBridge Politics
No Bad Energy

Kings Disease is the beginning of another Nas prime and another late career gem, to me this album is perfect every song hits the right spot and it’s the perfect length, fantastic album

10/10

Top Songs:

All Bad
Car #85
Spicy
Ultra Black
Replace Me

King’s Disease 2 is another excellent follow up to the first, hard to find anything I don’t like with this album even if I think it’s slightly below the first, Nas really is a GOAT

9.5/10

Top Songs:

Nobody
Death Row East
EPMD 2
Moments
Rare

Magic continues the trend of late career hitters from Nas and this is the best one yet, Nas feels like he picks up right where he left off from It Was Written and he’s just rapping his ass off and Hit-Boy is in his prime blessing Nas

10/10

Top Songs:

Meet Joe Black
Wave Gods
40-16 Building
Dedication
Speechless

Overall my final discography ranking is

Illmatic
Magic
Kings Disease
Kings Disease 2
It Was Written
Stillmatic
Life Is Good
God’s Son
The Lost Tapes
I Am…
Untitled
Distant Relatives
NASIR
Street’s Disciple
Nastradaumus
Hip Hop Is Dead

took 2 months but we did it

Your ranking and best songs is missing from life is good and god’s son, but good job bro. What happened with untitled though? You loved it initially but now it’s average?

after listening to all the other albums after i realized i mainly loved it because i didn’t like the other 2 before it

and i just don’t really listen to it

Glad you realised magic is better than KD1 though buy yeah I feel you with untitled, it’s grown on me over the years, but I just can’t help but think what it could have been when I listen to it

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My Top 20 Nas Songs

#1 Heaven
#2 Life’s A B****
#3 If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)
#4 2nd Childhood
#5 NY State Of Mind
#6 Made You Look
#7 Nobody
#8 Bye Baby
#9 The Message
#10 Ether
#11 All Bad
#12 Thugz Mansion (N.Y.)
#13 Got Urself A Gun
#14 Cherry Wine
#15 Death Row East
#16 Meet Joe Black
#17 Take It In Blood
#18 Doo Rags
#19 Halftime
#20 Stay

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wanted to put God’s Son higher than I remembered it has Zone Out

i think it’s in the right place though

Nas