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Nas | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nas
Label: Def Jam
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 398
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602517752764
EAN: 0602517752764
ASIN: B001A5074S
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Queens Get The Money | | • | You Can't Stop Us Now featuring Eban Thomas of the Stylistics and The Last Poets | | • | Breathe | | • | Make The World Go Round featuring Chris Brown and The Game | | • | Hero featuring Keri Hilson | | • | America | | • | Sly Fox | | • | Testify | | • | N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master) | | • | Untitled | | • | Fried Chicken featuring Busta Rhymes | | • | Project Roach featuring The Last Poets | | • | Y'all My Ni**as | | • | We're Not Alone featuring Mykel | | • | Black President |
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Album Description
Nas is back and more controversial than ever on his new untitled Def Jam release. On this, his 9th studio album, Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: race, inequality, poverty, and power. And who better to stir up debate than the man most consider one of the top five emcees in the history of the game? From his brilliant 1994 debut Illmatic, to his mainstream success with It Was Written, to anthems like "Hate Me Now" and "One Mic" and his venomous lyricism on "Ether," Nas' ability to tell stories, educate, make you dance--and make you look--is the stuff of rap legend. The outspoken Queensbridge rapper has sold over 15 million albums worldwide over the course of his storied career. Nas' Def Jam debut, Hip-Hop Is Dead, was released in December 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with over 350,000 copies sold in its first week. Preparing now for the 2nd Def Jam release, Nas is ready to release his untitled album on July 15th.
Album Description
Explicit Version. NAS is back and more controversial than ever on his 2008 release, his 9th studio album. Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: race, inequality, poverty, and power. And who better to stir up debate than the man most consider one of the top five emcees in the history of the game? From his brilliant 1994 debut to his mainstream success with It Was Written, to anthems like 'Hate Me Now' and 'One Mic' and his venomous lyricism on 'Ether,' Nas' ability to tell stories, educate, make you dance and make you look is the stuff of Rap legend. The outspoken Queensbridge rapper has sold over 15 million albums worldwide over the course of his storied career. Nas' Def Jam debut, Hip-Hop Is Dead, was released in December 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with over 350,000 copies sold in its first week.
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 The Sickness of Hip Hop Has Finally Brought Nasty Nas Back September 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
On his last album "Hip Hop Is Dead" Nasty Nas was challenged by other rappers on his statement. Only problem with that was he was being challenged by rappers and not true MC's like himself. This is the thing, Nas has never let fans down lyrically. He always delievers because he has something to say. When he made illmatic he had nothing but hunger, most MC's die after that cause they get paid and loose it. Nas will always have a hunger even if it isn't the same hunger he had on that classic album. For this he will always be one of the best if not the best.
The new album from Nas is major and also showed that he is starting to learn his lesson with his music. On every album except his first two, he has songs where he forgets that he is making music and not just a rap song. He utilizes every inch of the musical art in this album and makes great hip hop music. I take a half of a star because 2 or 3 tracks were not that good, like breathe, could just be me but I didn't like it that much. He also finally went out and got good, solid, and super star producers that tailor made beats that fit Nas's style perfectly. I was surprised to see the he didn't just do this on one track but had good production on almost every track.
You have no idea how surprised I was when I saw that Pollow da don actually did a track for him. Pollow put down a beat for one of the sickest nas singles in his career. The single was just perfect all around and it grabs attention. Fried Chicken is probably the illest song lyrically on this album. He does this all the time with songs like, "I gave you power", the track "Rewind" in reverse ON Stillmatic, and even this one again with "Project Roach".
This album is by far one of the best he has had in a few years. It is better than Hip Hop Is Dead so we know that Nas is progressing and not taking steps backward. My true rating is about 4 1/2 stars. There is no doubt that if you're reading this review and thinking about buying this, you need to get it, listen to it, and don't stop listening until you truly understand it all. Hip Hop Will never be dead as long as Nasty Nas is still alive.
 R.I.P NAS September 16, 2008
It would be nice to enjoy this album without the embarrasing sounding amateurish hooks, and that gay elevator, live present day jazz production. It sounds like a bootleg band who wants to be The Roots really bad produced the album. As always though, Nas's vision, and rhyme definitely shines, but, as always on the majority of his albums he has no taste in production. I guess he's either being cheap, or just gambling playing with a new sound, and falls flat every other time. I just don't know what the problem is with this guy, by just going into the studio with Premo, and just make magic again, not even with an album, but with a second E.P. We got kids in 2008, making an album in there basement, that have the same quality as a corporate release, it should'nt be that f**king hard! With Nas, I always want to go travel on his mental journey, it's just a weak trip if the atmosphere is annoying, which I'm sure we have experienced too many times with this cat. Hip Hop with weak production, is just poetry with bad music. It should be a whole, I don't only want to hear just poetry, I WANT TO HEAR MUSIC, 50/50, he's been in the game long enough to understand that. When he came, and conquered with 'Illmatic', that small opus is what stapled him in our mind.
Anyone new to Nas, we'll more than likely feel the power of the album. For those of us who grew up with Nas, will definitely be dissapointed, again.
 an important piece of art September 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
its funny how people knock the production in this album when every track is produced with a lot of detail with the beats being critical to the songs character and entirety. if nas made an album w/ a bunch of club beats then he may have a bunch of more kids listening to him, but the messages that he conveys will be lost. this album has diverse styles of songs and production and they all have a point to them.
and what nas has to say in this album is very important for our current culture and society in general to open their minds to. He's not being racist or spitting hate in this album at all. he's just expressing the hidden tensions that exist within our culture that we are taught to ignore.
The N and a New Beginning September 15, 2008
This is an absolute must have album for hip-hop purists. Nas truly expanded upon his legacy with the untitled "Nigger Album". This time he took the time to carefully craft his lyrics and blend them with the production. The album is a stark examination of being a "nigger/nigga" in America. It doesn't necessarily try to give you an evaluation from all sides but what it does do is try to subvert the ill-intended connotations we are so use to associating with the term. Also, this piece serves as a cautious evaluation of American history past and present. It works to form a sense of black nostalgia through discussions of black social idioms along the lines of economic classification in America. The only kink in the armor of this album concept wise is a Chris Brown ad lib("baby back") in the background of Game's verse on the song "We Make The World Go Around"; however, the rest of the album is virtually flawless. Please make sure you listen and review for yourself. This album may even surpass Illmatic as Nas's finest album to date. Ten years from now this will be the album that critics rave about(not "The Carter III").
Nas - Untitled September 14, 2008
Nine albums in Nas continues to make quality Hip Hop music returning with his latest untitled release a fifteen track album which features guest appearances from Eban Thomas of The Stylistics & The Last Poets, Chris Brown, The Game, Keri Hilson, Busta Rhymes, The Last Poets & Mykel. Nas shines on the lead commercial single "Hero", rhyming with confidence backed by vocals from Keri Hilson and production by Polow Da Don. My favourite track on this album is the Stargate produced "America", Nas shines like the sun on this outstanding cut, rhyming about his life, history, country, racism, and the state of the nation. Throughout this release Nas never hesitates to drop his thoughts (EG testify, N.I.*.*.E.R.) touching on many different topics and showing a depth that the majority of todays rapper's lack. Nas pays tribute to Louis Farrakhan on the revolutionary "Untitled". Nas and singer Mykel address the bigger picture on the positive "We're Not Alone". The closing track "Black President" is an excellent anthem, Nas samples Tupac and Senator Barack Obama on this head nodder. Solid album, recommend this release for the collection.
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