I Am: the Autobiography [Extra tracks] [Import]

1. Album Intro

2. Ny State Of Mind Ii

3. Hate Me Now (Ft Puff Dadd

4. Favor For A Favor (Ft Sca

5. We Will Survive

6. Ghetto

7. Prisoners Rise

8. You Won't See Me (Ft Aali

9. Cia

10. Nature

11. Shiners Interlude

12. Dr Knockboot

13. Life Is What You Make It

14. Big Things

15. Nas Is Like

16. K-I-S-S-I-N-G

17. Money Is My Bitch

18. Undying Love

19. 17.Afterlife Interlude

20. Among Kings

Editorial Reviews

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On his third release, I Am, Nas bolsters his reputation as one of hip-hop's leading wordsmiths. His voice has grown so strong that none of the A-list guests (they include Puff Daddy, Aaliyah, Scarface, and DMX) can upstage the 25-year-old rapper. Nas has acted in a movie (Belly), but his real ambition is to write them; until that happens he'll be known for highly cinematic tales of the street. Nas is a lot like a prison-yard bard: he tells crime stories full of blood and guts, but he balances them with strong messages to stop the cycle of violence. His ghetto tales, such as "Small World" and "Favor for a Favor," stress desperation as the cause of crime rather than glorify the nihilistic criminality. Except for one track, "Dr. Knockboot," which casts him as a columnist to the hip-hop lovelorn and playa wannabes, Nas is unremittingly sober on I Am. His righteousness would seem nearly sanctimonious if not underpinned by superb production from the Trackmasters and DJ Premier. The production helps make this a consistent recording throughout, rather than a smattering of hits and misses. --Martin Johnson

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I Am...The Autobiography
Average customer rating:

Dissapointing

His 3rd Best Album

NaS - I Am...

This is one deep brother......................

im not sure what to rate it so i'll give it 5

I Am...The Autobiography
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Manufacturer: Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000256TO
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

Album Intro
N.Y. State of Mind, Pt. 2
Hate Me Now - Nas, Diddy, Diddy
Small World
Favor for a Favor - Nas, Scarface
We Will Survive
Ghetto Prisoners
You Won't See Me Tonight
I Want to Talk to You
Dr. Knockboot
Life Is What You Make It - DMX, Nas
Big Things
Nas Is Like
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Money Is My Bitch
Undying Love

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On his third release, I Am, Nas bolsters his reputation as one of hip-hop's leading wordsmiths. His voice has grown so strong that none of the A-list guests (they include Puff Daddy, Aaliyah, Scarface, and DMX) can upstage the 25-year-old rapper. Nas has acted in a movie (Belly), but his real ambition is to write them; until that happens he'll be known for highly cinematic tales of the street. Nas is a lot like a prison-yard bard: he tells crime stories full of blood and guts, but he balances them with strong messages to stop the cycle of violence. His ghetto tales, such as "Small World" and "Favor for a Favor," stress desperation as the cause of crime rather than glorify the nihilistic criminality. Except for one track, "Dr. Knockboot," which casts him as a columnist to the hip-hop lovelorn and playa wannabes, Nas is unremittingly sober on I Am. His righteousness would seem nearly sanctimonious if not underpinned by superb production from the Trackmasters and DJ Premier. The production helps make this a consistent recording throughout, rather than a smattering of hits and misses. --Martin Johnson

Customer Reviews:

Dissapointing.......2007-06-12

Nas's 3rd album "i am..." which i thought would be another classic, after, "it was writting" ? Fails very badly to the floor.
1. intro 10/10 actullie brought back memoriz
2.n.y. state of mind part 2 10/10 classic song
3. hate me now 3/10 awfull horrible song made me almost lose faith in nas
4. small world 7/10 0kay lirycs good beats
5. we will survive 2/10 boring song
6. ghetto prisoners 2/10 weak song wack beats
7. you wont see me tonight 2/10 trashh idk wut the fu ck nas was thinkin
8.i want to talk to you 2/10 good lirycs but terrible beats
9. dr knock out 2/10 garbage
10.life is what you make it 2/10 weak beats weak lirycs
11. big things 2/10 truly dissapointin idk what nas was thinkin when he made diz track
12.nas is like 10/10 classic song diz the nas i like
13. k.i.s.s.i.n. 2/10 awfull song trash
14. money is my bitch 2/10 trash
15. undying love 6/10 tight beats but borin song

Yea nas sold out wid diz album and the other album nastradumbass... Truly dissapointin.

His 3rd Best Album.......2007-04-06

I AM is an out standing album.Nas probably had some commercial songs on here but he stays on point.The "INTRO" was very nice.I really liked the tribute from his last albums."N.Y.State of mind 2" is better than the first one to me."Hate Me Know" is a powerful song and it was the first single."Small World" was a deep story."Favor For A Favor" is the my favorite song with a guest apperance."We Will Survive" is a deep track dedications to B.I.G. and 2Pac."ghetto Prisoners" has a nice beat but sort of skippable."You Won't See Me Tonight" is commericial and skippable."I Want To Talk To You" is political and has some great lyrics."Dr.Knock Boot" is creative and has some funny storys and rules about sex."Life Is What You Make It" is very hoy with a grimey beat."Big Things" is O.K. nas delivers some nice lyrics about doing big things instead doing nonthin on street corners."Nas Is Like" is my favorite track hands down.The beat is so nice and nas's rhymes are tough(one of my favorite nas song of all time)."KISSING" is has a nice vibe about being with a women."Money is My B***h" is hot with an island beat."Undying Love" is a deep track and a nice song to close the album.This was better than nastradamus and illmatic.Cop this one

NaS - I Am..........2007-01-23

This album is my second favorate by Nas.
It's better than it was written in my opinion.
Undying Love is breath taking.

01. Album Intro. - 5/5
02. N.Y. State Of Mind Part 2. 5/5
03. Hate Me Now ft. Puff Daddy. 5/5
04. Small World. 5/5
05. Favor For A Favor ft. Scarface. 5/5
06. We Will Survive. 5/5
07. Ghetto Prisoners. 4/5
08. You Won't See Me Tonight ft. Aaliyah. 4/5
09. I Want To Talk To You. 3/5
10. Dr. Knockboot. 5/5
11. Life Is What You Make It ft. DMX. 5/5
12. Big Things. 5/5
13. Nas Is Like. 5/5
14. K-I-SS-I-N-G. 4/5
15. Money Is My Bitch. 4/5
16. Undying Love. 5/5

Get this. But DO NOT buy Nastradamus.

This is one deep brother.............................2007-01-14

Nas dropped this classic back in 98. Although it's forever remembered for Hate Me Now, I Am contains some of Nas most potent work.

Top Joints:
New York Sate of Mind Part II
Favor for a Favor
Ghetto Prisoners
Life is What You Make It
Nas Is Like
Money Is My B*tch
Big Things
Small World
We Will Survive (Classic)

im not sure what to rate it so i'll give it 5.......2006-06-08

to rate this album, i'll say its falls in between illmatic & it was written. i am... is like a mix of illmatic & nas's 2nd lp. he spits live rhymes over great beats. every album after this blew except for stillmatic. but yeah nastradamus cant touch this, it was written cant touch this, gods son cant touch this and neither can streets disciple. this is a must have even though its the most slept on and not talked about that much. yeah it only had one hit which was hate me now but still its a good album.