Nas's 1994 debut, Illmatic, is hands down one of the greatest rap LPs of all time. Open to debate is why he ditched his lyrical genius and raw, gully beats to go pop on his next three albums. On his fifth solo LP, Nas returns to his grimy, hardcore roots. On "Ether," Nas disses Jay-Z mercilessly (a response to Jay-Z's anti-Nas stabs on "Takeover" from The Blueprint). Nas then proceeds to dis Prodigy of Mobb Deep and a whole slew of other Queensbridge-based MCs on "Destroy and Rebuild." When he's not busy tearing into fellow New York-based MCs, Nas pulls a politico routine on "My Country," questioning the blind patriotism of many African Americans, flips rhymes with former Firm compadre AZ on "The Flyest," and pays homage to Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G on "Got Ur Self a...." However, the albums finest artistic moment comes on "Rewind," where Nas crafts a sexploit and murder-filled 'hood narrative in which the story and wordplay are recited in reverse (think Tarantino's Pulp Fiction on celluloid). With beats supplied by DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Swizz Beatz, Nas has arguably reclaimed his throne as the MC king of New York. --Dalton Higgins
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Stillmatic
Nas Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005U2LB Release Date: 2001-12-18 |
Tracks:
- Stillmatic (The Intro)
- Ether
- Got Ur Self A...
- Smokin'
- You're Da Man
- Rewind
- One Mic
- 2nd Childhood
- Destroy & Rebuild
- The Flyest
- Rule
- My Country
- What Goes Around
- Every Ghetto
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Nas's 1994 debut, Illmatic, is hands down one of the greatest rap LPs of all time. Open to debate is why he ditched his lyrical genius and raw, gully beats to go pop on his next three albums. On his fifth solo LP, Nas returns to his grimy, hardcore roots. On "Ether," Nas disses Jay-Z mercilessly (a response to Jay-Z's anti-Nas stabs on "Takeover" from The Blueprint). Nas then proceeds to dis Prodigy of Mobb Deep and a whole slew of other Queensbridge-based MCs on "Destroy and Rebuild." When he's not busy tearing into fellow New York-based MCs, Nas pulls a politico routine on "My Country," questioning the blind patriotism of many African Americans, flips rhymes with former Firm compadre AZ on "The Flyest," and pays homage to Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G on "Got Ur Self a...." However, the albums finest artistic moment comes on "Rewind," where Nas crafts a sexploit and murder-filled 'hood narrative in which the story and wordplay are recited in reverse (think Tarantino's Pulp Fiction on celluloid). With beats supplied by DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Swizz Beatz, Nas has arguably reclaimed his throne as the MC king of New York. --Dalton HigginsCustomer Reviews:
Finally.......2007-06-12
NaS - Stillmatic.......2007-03-06
This is an amazing album right here.
01. Stillmatic (The Intro) - 5/5
02. Ether [Jay-Z Diss] - 5/5
03. Got Ur Self A... - 5/5
04. Smokin' - 4/5
05. You're Da Man - 4/5
06. Rewind - 5/5
07. One Mic - 5/5
08. 2nd Childhood - 5/5
09. Destroy & Rebuild [Cormega & Mobb Deep Diss] - 5/5
10. The Flyest (Featuring AZ) - 5/5
11. Rule (Featuring Amerie) - 5/5
12. My Country - 4/5
13. What Goes Around - 5/5
14. Every Ghetto - 5/5
GET THIS!!!!
I DON'T CARE IF YOU HATE NaS. JUST BUY IT!!!!!!!!
Stillclassic.......2007-01-24
Note: The last two songs were Circuit City exclusives. Filler: Got Ur Self A Gun(I never felt this track) and Braveheart Party(studio trash can amterial). Bottom Line: Nas's Stillmatic is easily one of the best albums in 2001. Nas's rhymes were on point(minus those two tracks in the filler section), the production was spectacular and he tore Jay-z and crew a new one! Im glad they buried the hatchet and got together to make a superb track(Black Republican on Nas's Hip Hop Is Dead). This album is proof that you cant say its over for Nas based of Nastradamus. This album is classic status now.
Nas is still illmatic!.......2007-01-05
Since "Illmatic" we expected then a whole lot of Nas. In his second album "It was Written", another Hip-Hop classic, was seen greatly by many, but dissapointing by others. Many were expecting another Illmatic. And that expectative continued on with his other albums including "I Am" and "Nastradamus".
With this release by Nas called "Stillmatic" he puts his critics back to sleep and the wack MC's to school. Having a fired-up lyrical feud with Brooklyn based MC, Jay-Z. In this album he leaves all things settled up. On why he his the real King of New York.
Nas starts up "Stillmatic" very unexpectadly with "Stillmatic: The Intro". I call it unexpected because I never expected an introduction by Nas that way. The beat was amazing and his lyrics complemented tremendously. Then Nas decides to start up and aim his lyrical cannon to Jay-Z on "Ether". If you are a fan of Jay-Z and not a fan of Nas, then you should probably start hearing Nas instead or any other MC. Because no matter if Jay sells many records all Hip-hop fans and even Jay recognize that Nas buried him on that track and ending the feud. On the track "You're Da Man" Nas puts all haters to rest with a sampled chorus telling Nas that his "Da Man".
Nas on "One Mic" delivers a strong sentimental track that shines as one of the best of the album. Followed up by "2nd Childhood" were Nas grabs his conscious style on a excellent Primo beat. Nas then aims again fire against other Queensbridge MC's like Mega Montana a.k.a. Cormega, Prodigy of Mobb Deep and Nature (former member of "The Firm" along with Nas, AZ and Foxy Brown) and handles the chorus using BDP's "The Bridge Is Over" phrase to retaliate and state that Queensbridge is destroying weakness and jelousy and rebuild it. He makes reference to the BDP feud with MC Shan. AZ then joins Nas on "The Flyest" a strong and great gangsta rap track. Nasty Nas then returns to consciousness with "My Country" and "Rule" featuring R&B singer Amerie sampling the eighties classic "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". In "What Goes Around" produced by Salaam Remi goes around the poison and negative things living in society today.
Hip Hop fans, we can't compare "Illmatic" with any other Nas album, never. Neither with any other album in Hip-hop. "Illmatic" is one of the best Hip-hop albums of all time and that's it. Nas is one of the greatest MC's that Hip-hop has nurished. No matter if he had a couple of weak albums. In "Stillmatic" he learned of his downfalls and settles things up and for upcoming albums.
Standout Tracks:
1. Ether
2. You're Da Man
3. 2nd Childhood
4. One Mic
5. What Goes Around
"Stillmatic" = ILL, but not "Illmatic".......2006-12-19
In true Nas fashion, "Stillmatic" is an album that is strongly dedicated to the streets. "Poison" highlights societal, racial and cultural decay; over the minimalist beat DJ Premier provides on "2nd Childhood", Nas uses his solid storytelling abilities to recount the stories of his own childhood, a struggling man and a struggling woman on verses 1, 2 and 3, respectively; Nas dismisses haters and jealousy rivals mercilessly on "Destroy And Rebuild"; and "One Mic", one of the best tracks on the album, spotlights Nas delivering more street-minded rhymes with burning passion and emotion. "Ether", Nas' infamous Jay-Z/Def Jam diss track, is utterly ruthless and merciless with Nas' scathing lyrics over a hard-hitting beat & a vocal sample that repeats "F**k Jay-Z", and is easily one of the most immediate tracks on the whole album. Other tracks that are bound to attract inquisitive minds are "Rewind", where Nas recounts killing someone after a one-night stand BACKWARDS, and the braggadocious "Got Urself A...", which uses a Gospel choir that repeats the track's title as the chorus.
If not for the deliberate self-aggrandizing on tracks like "You're Da Man" & the G-Funk track "Smokin'", we'd have another classic Hip-Hop album from Nas. This album clearly isn't as good as "Illmatic", but "Stillmatic" is well worth taking the time to listen to. 4 stars!
5 Best Tracks:
"One Mic"
"Ether"
"Destroy & Rebuild"
"Poison"
"Rule (feat. Amerie)"
N.B. "Poison" might be titled as "What Goes Around" on other sites and/or album track lists.
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From Illmatic to Stillmatic: This Is Remix
Nas Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068TLI Release Date: 2002-07-02 |
Tracks:
- Life's A Bitch (arsenal mix) (feat. AZ)
- One Love (LG Main mix)
- It Ain't Hard To Tell (remix)
- Sweet Dreams (remix; feat. R. Kelly)
- Affirmative Action (remix edited version; feat. Foxy Brown & AZ)
- One Mic (remix)
Customer Reviews:
NaS - From Illmatic To Stillmatic: The Remixes.......2007-03-06
01. Life's A Bitch (Arsenal Mix) (Featuring AZ) - 5/5
02. One Love (LG Main Mix) - 5/5
03. It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix) - 5/5
04. Street Dreams (Remix) (Featuring R. Kelly) - 5/5
05. Affirmative Action (Remix Edited Version) (Featuring Foxy Brown & AZ) - 5/5
06. One Mic (Remix) - 5/5
Get this EP it's definizzie worth your money.
For die hard Nas fans only! (2.5/5).......2006-03-27
The only remix here that really significantly improves over the original is the "Life's a B**ch" Arsenal mix on this EP. Nas and AZ's verses are left unchanged, and instead of the toned down, slow beat on the original, there is a faster, saxophone laced beat. The "One Love" mix has a more defined bassline and vocals during the chorus, it's actually nice to hear. "It Ain't Hard to Tell" sounds very different than the original and is not worth listening to because it's not even close to as good. The "Street Dreams" remix is a little better than the original, but I didn't like the original that much anyway, and it still reflects that awkward period of Nas's career. The "Affirmative Action" remix is very unimpressive, replacing the original beat with a very tired and played-out old school piano line that we've all heard before. The "One Mic" remix isn't good either because except for the slightly sped-up drum pattern, it's virtually indistinguishable from the original.
The bottom line is that if you're a die hard Nas fan, you might find value to having these remixes in your collection, but otherwise I would not recommend it. That said, Nas is maybe the greatest hip hop lyricist ever and any music that is graced with his verses is worth listening to at least once. Newer fans should buy any one of his classic LPs before this.
weak..........2005-11-03
NOT EVEN 30 MINUTES LONG-BUT HARD HITTING BASS.......2005-07-03
THERE IS ONLY AN EDITED VERSION MADE.SO YOU ARE DRIVEING DOWN THE STREET LISTENING TO THE SONGS.AND EVERY 12 SECONDS A SWEAR WORD IS BEING SCRATCHED OUT.
AT LEAST HE COULD OF MADE A REAL CLEAN ONE.SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR A COVERED UP PA VERSION.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THERE IS NOT A PA VERSION MADE.
IF PEOPLE LIKE JENNIFER LOPEZ CAN MAKE A FULL REMIX CD.AND SOMEONE LIKE MARIAH CAREY CAN MAKE A 2 DISC ONE.I DON'T THINK NAS EVEN TRYED.
BUT AT LEAST THE CD HAS HARD HITTING BASS.BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM IN YOUR CAR THAT IS EVEN WORTHLESS.{NO SYSTEM~NO BASS}
IF YOU WANT THE REAL NAS BUY HIS VIDEO COLLECTION DVD!
NOW THAT IS THE NAS WE ALL KNOW. HIS DVD IS PERFECTION.SO DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS.AND BUY HIS DVD. (SYRACUSE,NY)
one of the best remix cds I have heard.......2005-02-06
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Stillmatic
Nas Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005U2LO Release Date: 2001-12-18 |
Tracks:
- Stillmatic (The Intro)
- Ether
- Got Ur Self A...
- Smokin'
- You're Da Man
- Rewind
- One Mic
- 2nd Childhood
- Destroy & Rebuild
- The Flyest
- Rule
- My Country
- What Goes Around
- Every Ghetto
Customer Reviews:
Nas back to his roots.......2005-07-18
As you may already know, Jay-Z dissed Nas a lot on his album, The Blueprint, saying that Nas had an average of one hot album per ten years. Obviously, Stillmatic was meant to shut Jay-Z up. After listening to the intro of Stillmatic, you already know this album's hot 'cuz it's the only intro I've heard that's worth listening to. After the intro is "Ether", the infamous Jay-Z diss track, keeping the beef between Jay-Z and Nas alive. The first single, "Got Yourself A..." is a great song where Nas pays homage to 2Pac and Biggie, and the second single, "One Mic" shows Nas still had more heart than any other rapper in the business - it's terrific. "You're Da Man" and "Rewind", both produced by Large Professor are great tracks as well, where in "Rewind", Nas tells a story from end to beginning, truly a fine moment in the album.
But without a doubt, the finest moment in the album is "2nd Childhood." Nas can never go wrong with the type of storytelling he displays here, and it's backed by a signature DJ Premier beat. Other standout tracks include "Destroy & Rebuild" (Nas comes off sounding a bit like Slick Rick here), "The Flyest" featuring AZ, and "Rule", an epic track that sounds a lot like it could very well be If I Ruled the World Part 2.
In the end, Stillmatic is probably the closest he'll ever come to his masterpiece Illmatic, Stillmatic is extremely enjoyable and Nas fans will not be dissapointed one bit. Watch for Street's Disciple, Nas' new LP out Nov. 30. Until then, enjoy Stillmatic.
Straight Up Classic.......2004-09-20
"Stillmatic" is the opening song. It's the intro that's the same title as the album. It's pretty good. I like the "Blood of a slave, heart of a king" line he drops a couple times. "Ether" is the well known diss to Jay-Z. This is an excellent track, and I really like the chorus. Very good diss. "Got Yourself A..." is another good track. It's not the best, but it's still a track you always listen to. "Smokin'" is the first song that I really really liked, the others before this are good, but this is great. Produced by Nas himself, you'll always be listening to this one. The next one, "You're Da Man" is also a classic track, produced by Large Professor. It has great lyrics and beat. The actual song isn't long enough, it has an added on skit that makes it longer. "Rewind" is a wonderful cut. Nas raps this story backwards, all the way to what the people in the story say. I've listened to this track many times, and I still can't understand the story. "One Mic" is one of the best songs on this album. It's a masterpiece. Nas tells us all he needs is one mic in this world. Very powerful cut as well. This one is also self-produced, and it's probably the best song on here. "2nd Childhood" is another cool cut. It's produced by DJ Premier. It's about how people that still aren't doing anything when it's time to grow up, and they're acting like it's their childhood all over again. This is more laid back too. "Destroy and Rebuild" is sorta a diss song to Cormega, and other Queensbridge rappers. He's saying that the Bridge isn't over it's just cowards that are killing it. This one's produced by Baby Paul and Mike Risko. "The Flyest" featuring AZ is another great track (all these are, actually, except for one). I really like the chorus. Not as good as "Life's A B**ch" which is a song Nas did with AZ on Illmatic, but it's awesome still.
"Braveheart Party" featuring Mary J. Blige, is the only weak track on here. Produced by Swizz Beats, this should have never made it on the album. It's a party track, and it just feels completely out of place on this album. Not very good at all.
Don't worry though, the album picks up right after that awful track. "Rule" featuring Amerie, is a pretty catchy track, and it's produced by Track Masters. It contains interpolations of the track "Everybody Wants To Rule The World". "My Country" is a song that I never really listened to that much. After I did though, I figured out that this an awesome track as well. I really like the chorus on this song. It's what drew me into the track. It's produced by Lofey. "What Goes Around" is another classic track on the CD. It's about how your actions will eventually catch up and turn on you, and "What goes around comes around, and what goes up it must come down". Those are some true words for you. The extra track, "Every Ghetto" is okay. It's not a song I listen to much, because it's the very last song on the album. It doesn't even appear on the credits inside the booklet.
So, as my final though, I'd say get this right now if you don't already. It's near flawless (Braveheart Party really messed up the album, but it took care of the slack). It's something every hip-hop fan should have in their collection. You can play it over and over again, except for the horrible Braveheart Party. It's great. 5 Stars.
Another Hip Hop Classic.......2003-02-07
Garage.......2002-11-15
Stillmatic Review.......2002-02-22
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Stillmatic (Bonus CD)
Nas Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068R04 Release Date: 2002-07-02 |
Tracks:
- Stillmatic (The Intro)
- Ether
- Got Ur Self A...
- Smokin'
- You're Da Man
- Rewind
- One Mic
- 2nd Childhood
- Destroy & Rebuild
- The Flyest
- Rule
- My Country
- What Goes Around
- Every Ghetto
Tracks:
- No Idea's Original
- U Gotta Love It (Snippet)
- My Way (Snippet)
- Make It Last (Snippet)
- Doo Rags (Snippet)
Customer Reviews:
the flyest.......2002-07-15
Details About This CD.......2002-07-06
It's not fair.......2002-07-04
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Stillmatic
Nas Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000065EC9 Release Date: 2001-12-27 |
Tracks:
- Stillmatic
- Either
- Got Ur Self A...
- Smokin'
- You're Da Man
- Rewind
- One Mic
- 2nd Childhood
- Destroy And Rebuild
- Flyest
- Rule
- My Country
- What Goes Around
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks Exclusive to Japan: 'no Idea is Original', 'everybody's Crazy', and 'black Zombies'Customer Reviews:
Stillmatic bonus tracks.......2003-06-14
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Nas: Living Legends Chapter 1 DJ Dirty Harry)Mixtape)
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ASIN: B000CRBKHI |
Product Description
Dirty Harry returns to the game to pay tribute to Queensbridge Emcee aka. The God's Son Nasir Jones. Remixing, blending, and producing the DHNY exclusive mixes, this major mixtape is cosigned and endorsed by Nasty Nas himself. The last time Harry was up on something like this, he was remixing Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. with the legendary Rap Phenomenon mixtape series. You don't want to miss this!Customer Reviews:
Whut, You Ain't Got This???.......2006-10-30
One of the year's best mixtapes.......2006-03-21
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Oochie Walley, Oochie Bang Bang (BONUS TRACK: Find Ya Wealth) {DIRTY VERSION} [5 TRACKS]
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