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The Lost Tapes
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by Nas
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on 9-12-2008.
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Before I start this review, I just want to make one statement: Anyone that is a fan of Nas' debut CD, "Illmatic", should definitely go out and buy "The Lost Tapes". From beginning to end, this CD will remind you of his classic debut CD. Any true Nas fan has heard the majority of these tracks from the orginal "I Am" bootleg CD and on various mixed tapes and mixed CDs. After Nas completed his "It Was Written" CD, he had went back to studio to record "I Am". Months before the official release date, the whole CD appeared on...other websites and Nas decided not to use the majority of the songs on "I Am". The CD was also being bootlegged heavily. He later decided to go back to the studio and just release 2 CDs, which turned out to be "I Am" and "Nastradamus", in the same year, which was 1999. I was sent a copy of the bootleg, via mail, and I was impressed by the results. It featured, "Project Windows", which was featured on "Nastradamus", "U Gotta Love It", "Blaze A 50", "Poppa Was A Player", "Fetus" and other tracks. Lyrically, there aren't too many rappers that can see Nas and I would advise any nonbelievers to listen to this CD. It starts off with the CD's best track in my opinion, "Doo Rags". Precision, who also did production work on AZ's "Aziatic" CD, produces the track. Nas just has a way with words, metaphors and analogies. When he is hooked up with street beats, he is almost untouchable. The tracks "No Idea's Original" and "Everybody's Crazy" were featured as bonus tracks on Nas' "Stillmatic" CD if you purchased the disc from Circuit City. On "The Lost Tapes", "No Idea's Original" has a different beat than it has on "Stillmatic". The Alchemist does a good job on the "remix". You will love the Barry White sample that he used for the song and you will wish the song was 6 minutes long and not 3 minutes and 4 seconds. On "Everybody's Crazy", Nas has a few bars for Jay Z. Al West, who produced "Big Things" on "I Am", shows up again on the CD's 2nd best track, in my opinion, "Drunk By Myself". It's a very haunting beat and it sounds like it should have been on "Illmatic". The only producer to show up on every Nas CD, L.E.S., produces 3 tracks: "U Gotta Love It", "Nothing Lasts Forever" and the underground classic, "Blaze A 50". All 12 tracks on "The Lost Tapes" are worth checking out. There is no filler material on this Nas collector's item. Overall, as I have previously stated, a Nas fan can not afford to miss this CD. "The Lost Tapes" will reaffirm any old or new Nas fan, where his place in hip hop history is. His new CD, "God's Son" is scheduled to drop in November of 2002. Track listing: 1) Doo Rags 2) My Way 3) U Gotta Love It 4) Nothing Lasts Forever 5) No Idea's Original 6) Blaze A 50 7) Everybody's Crazy 8) Purple 9) Drunk By Myself 10) Black Zombie 11) Poppa Was A Player 12) Bonus Track: Fetus (Belly Button Window) James' Top 5 1) Doo Rags 2) Drunk By Myself 3) Blaze A 50 4) U Gotta Love It 5) Poppa Was A Player
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