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Street's Disciple
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by Nas
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on 9-12-2008.
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Ever since "Illmatic", Nas has proved time and time again why he is considered one of the top rappers in the rap game. I have been a Nas fan ever since I heard "It Ain't Hard To Tell". Some of my all time favorite Nas songs are "NY State Of Mind", "One Love", "Life's A B", " We Will Survive", "Blaze A 50", "Made U Look", etc. Over his rap career, Nas has made a few missteps as well such as his "Nastradamus" CD. The first song that I heard from "Street's Disciple" was "Thief's Theme". This song sounded like earlier Nas tracks and was definitely in heavy rotation for the summer and fall of 2004. I then heard "You Know My Style" on a mixtape and then I knew that "Street's Disciple" would be right up there with Nas' greatest CDs such as "Illmatic", "Stillmatic" and "The Lost Tapes". Disc 1 This CD starts off with "A Message To The Feds, Sincerely, We The People". The majority of the time when Nas releases a song, he has a message tied behind what he is saying and that is clearly the case on this song and on the next track, "Nazareth Savage". Nas has always been known as a "rap prophet". Nas always uses moments in his CDs to let the listener know what is on his mind by telling you his opinions on what is going on in the world today. These 2 tracks are two of my favorite tracks on Disc 1. On "Amercian Way", Nas' wife Kelis joins in on the hook to let us know about how they feel about what is going on in America today. Q Tip, from A Tribe Called Quest, who produced "One Love" from Nas' Illmatic CD, samples George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" to use for the beat of this song and that actually hepls you to pay attention to the message that Nas & Kelis are saying in this song. On "These Are Our Heroes", Nas has a special message for the Blacks who he feels aren't doing what they can in the Black community. Kobe Bryant, Taye Diggs, Cuba Gooding Jr. and others feel Nas' wrath in this song. However, Nas makes sense in what he is saying. "Disciple" sounds as if it's a tribute to Kool G Rap as the track will definitely remind you of "Road To Riches". "Sekou Story" and "Live Now" is a 2 part song featuring Scarlett. Nas tells a story about a man who came up by hustlin' and found that the price of fame would cost him his life. Scarlett plays the roll as the woman in Sekou's life. The two songs blend well together, although you will notice alot of Lil Kim & Foxy Brown influences in Scarlett's rap style. Amerie, who joined Nas on Stillmatic's "Rule" and has a banger out right now with "One Thing" joins Nas on my favorite song of Disc 1, "Rest Of My Life". If you are a Nas fan, then this is the Nas that you want to hear 100% of the time as Nas takes the slow L.E.S. and Chucky Thompson beat and tears the track to shreds. "Just A Moment" features Quan on the rap and has him singing the hook as well. When Nas was in DC, I saw him at Dream, and this song was phenominal live. If Quan comes out with the right people nehind him, he can definitely be a force to reckon with in the future. Disc 2 As with most double CDs, the second CD always fails in comparison with Disc 1. Although, Disc 2 does have its moments, Disc 1 is clearly better. Disc 2 starts out with "Suicide Bounce" featuring Busta Rhymes on the hook. Nas produces the track and while the song is actually pretty good, it won't hold weight to anything on Disc 1. "Street's Disciple" does better justice as Nas joins his father Olu Dara, just as he does on "Bridging The Gap", "Street's Disciple's" current single. On "Bridging The Gap" Nas breaks the trend of what a single should be as there are no club references and The Neptunes, Kanye West and Timbaland aren't producing the track. I am glad that Nas likes to go against what the current trend of what hip hop is during at the current time. On "U.B.R.", Nas creates an unauthorized biography of Rakim. If you do not know who Rakim is then I consider that you seek treatment immediately. "It's been a long time, I shouldn't left you, without a dope rhyme to step to". That's a famous quote from one of the greatest rappers of all time. On "U.B.R", Nas does justice to Rakim as he speaks about how Eric B & Rakim changed hip hop and Nas tells you about Rakim's upbringing as well. On "Virgo", Nas, Ludacris & Doug E Fresh tell the ladies about how the Virgo's do things. (Each rapper's sign is Virgo). Doug E Fresh is on the beat box as Nas & Ludacris have nice rhymes on the Salaam Remmi track. On "Remember The Times", Kelis allows Nas to reminisce on the times that he had with woman before the two of them got together. The track is actaully pretty good and will remind you about Nas' famous songs about women in general like "Oochie Wally", "Black Girl Lost", and "K.I.S.S.I.N.G.". After "Remember The Times", you will not be to happy with Nas after hearing "The Makings Of A Perfect B", "Getting Married", and "No One Else In The Room" w/Maxwell. Although, "Getting Married" is decent, the other two songs don't sound like anything that you would hear from a "Street's Disciple". This is pretty much the problem with a double CD. If you are dealing with over 20 songs, then you'll have 15 real tight songs, maybe 4 alright songs and 5 songs that should not have even seen the light of day. However, with Nas still having 21-22 songs that I can listen to out of 25, I still will give him a 5 star review. "Street's Disciple" is right up there with Nas' best CDs. Salaam Remmi, L.E.S., and Chucky Thompson give Nas phenominal production and Nas does the rest with tight lyrics and limited rap guest appearances on the CD. However, the track "Serious" with AZ should have been on this double disc. That song is "crazy". Overall, Nas has already solidified his standing in the rap game. If you are a Nas fan then "Street's Disciple" has to be in your collection. James' Top 8 (Disc 1 & Disc 2) 1) Rest Of My Life w/Amerie 2) Nazareth Savage 3) Just A Moment w/Quan 4) Thief's Theme 5) Sekou Story w/Scarlett 6) Live Now w/Scarlett 7) You Know My Style 8) U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim)
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