Nas - Life Is Good LP thread (Covers, singles, etc)

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:36 am

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:42 am

I know thats an old video but Rah is so articulate on record but when he does interviews sounds like a moron.

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:09 am

Philaflava wrote:Nas is so articulate on record but when he does interviews sounds like a moron.

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:17 am

Larry2times wrote:
Philaflava wrote:Nas is so articulate on record but when he does interviews sounds like a moron.

in which case he still has one up on most rappers out right now.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:47 am

waka waka homie, for sure

is everyone behind the notion NAS is articulate on wax? That's an awful generous describing word

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:06 pm

capable_keL wrote:waka waka homie, for sure

is everyone behind the notion NAS is articulate on wax? That's an awful generous describing word

God no, his tryna kick knowledge via concept albums has shown up that more than anything.

What I really meant is how hes incredibly stoopid irl.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:46 pm

Before his crack addiction, I used to think DMX appeared very articulate and well spoken in the couple of video interviews I watched him in.

thebohdan252 · Post by **thebohdan252** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:38 pm

album is really good

thanks for talking it down / lowering my expectations, it probably helped

Kace · Post by **Kace** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:45 am

drizzle wrote:
B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Escobar305 wrote:
At this juncture--21 years and 10 solo albums in--no other MC has ever rhymed at such a high level this deep into their career. Not Rakim. Not Kool G Rap. Not Slick Rick. Not Big Daddy Kane. No One.
This is true
Well none of those rappers named actually rapped for 21 years AND had 10 solo albums (at least not yet), so they're not really the best selections for comparison there are they?
fwiw raekwon has been rapping for almost as long and even though he (thankfully) hasn't put out as many albums he raps just as well as Nas does now

KRS-One also put out a shitload of albums and he's crap nowadays.

shakeanjake · Post by **shakeanjake** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:05 pm

I wonder why he left Nasty off the main release.

Gyangsta 4 Life · Post by **Gyangsta 4 Life** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:55 pm

drizzle wrote:
B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Escobar305 wrote:
At this juncture--21 years and 10 solo albums in--no other MC has ever rhymed at such a high level this deep into their career. Not Rakim. Not Kool G Rap. Not Slick Rick. Not Big Daddy Kane. No One.
This is true
Well none of those rappers named actually rapped for 21 years AND had 10 solo albums (at least not yet), so they're not really the best selections for comparison there are they?
fwiw raekwon has been rapping for almost as long and even though he (thankfully) hasn't put out as many albums he raps just as well as Nas does now

Nas is kicking mad pseudo well-read knowledge, quoting Einstein and dropping reflective one liners in the midst of all the flossin'. Raekwon, imho, is generally just describing hood/coke shit, albeit with an exceptional delivery.

Nas' lyrical stylings on "Reach Out">> anything Raekwon has conjured in the last 10 years

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:23 pm

shakeanjake wrote:I wonder why he left Nasty off the main release.

Because it's actually good and NaS is an idiot.

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:25 pm

KITFUNK wrote:NaS

A completely random aside, but I've noticed you have this weird obsession with trying to mimic the typeface that appears on rap album covers. The above is one example, and I remember you once typing the title of the Sunz of Man album with the brackets around the name as it appears here:

That shit is pretty fucking weird.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:32 pm

Philaflava wrote:I know thats an old video but Rah is so articulate on record but when he does interviews sounds like a moron.

I didn't click the link, so I don't know if it's from AOR, but I thought Rakim came across pretty damn articulately in The Art of Rap

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:06 pm

KITFUNK wrote:
shakeanjake wrote:I wonder why he left Nasty off the main release.
Because it's actually good and NaS is an idiot.

i dont understand, Nasty IS on the album

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:18 pm

Neuro wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:
shakeanjake wrote:I wonder why he left Nasty off the main release.
Because it's actually good and NaS is an idiot.

i dont understand, Nasty IS on the album

Yeah. Looks like it's on both versions to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Is-Good-Nas/ ... fe+is+good

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Is-Good-Delu ... fe+is+good

Mindbender Futurama · Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:15 pm

best song is 'Trust'

Nav · Post by **Nav** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:57 am

Mindbender Futurama wrote:best song is 'Locomotive'

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:26 am

Combo7 wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:NaS

A completely random aside, but I've noticed you have this weird obsession with trying to mimic the typeface that appears on rap album covers. The above is one example, and I remember you once typing the title of the Sunz of Man album with the brackets around the name as it appears here:

That shit is pretty fucking weird.

Weird obsession? You mean typing things correctly, as they are?

Perhaps your weird obsessed with incorrectly spelling artists and album titles is what you should concern your time with, not me spelling artist names and album titles how they were intended to be spelled.

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:48 am

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Neuro wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:
shakeanjake wrote:I wonder why he left Nasty off the main release.
Because it's actually good and NaS is an idiot.

i dont understand, Nasty IS on the album
Yeah. Looks like it's on both versions to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Is-Good-Nas/ ... fe+is+good

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Is-Good-Delu ... fe+is+good

Prior to being released publicly, track listings said it was a deluxe cut, meaning not on the original, regular album. But obviously that isn't the case anymore, guess they thru it on to close the album, but the original cd had 14 tracks with the final song being Bye Baby.

Also, if you click the second link you posted and take a look at the cd cover for the deluxe version, you'll see a sticker that says "Includes 4 additional tracks". he deluxe album has 18 tracks, the 14th track is Bye Baby meaning the 4 songs coming after that are deluxe and not on the original (Nasty being on of those 4). Again, however, if click the first link, it lists Nasty on there, so I guess they put it on.

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:52 am

KITFUNK wrote:
Combo7 wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:NaS

A completely random aside, but I've noticed you have this weird obsession with trying to mimic the typeface that appears on rap album covers. The above is one example, and I remember you once typing the title of the Sunz of Man album with the brackets around the name as it appears here:

That shit is pretty fucking weird.
Weird obsession? You mean typing things correctly, as they are?

Perhaps your weird obsessed with incorrectly spelling artists and album titles is what you should concern your time with, not me spelling artist names and album titles how they were intended to be spelled.

It has nothing to do with how something is "intended to be spelled," it's just an artistic flourish of a logo in the vein of font choice, shadowing effects behind the letters, etc. Whatever, weirdo.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:54 am

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Philaflava wrote:I know thats an old video but Rah is so articulate on record but when he does interviews sounds like a moron.
I didn't click the link, so I don't know if it's from AOR, but I thought Rakim came across pretty damn articulately in The Art of Rap

he's generally articulate in interviews i've read. this video was a bullshit cry for attention in order to promote "the seventh seal" so maybe his third eye was telling him dont.

Stoned Starks · Post by **Stoned Starks** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:43 am

Just hearing this for the first time and after the first four songs (and even accounting for the irony of accident murderers) its hard for me to say there's a better technical rapper than Nas right now. His patterns are fantastic on this.

edit: and just now hearing Daughters. Fuck ya, bro.

Oh, here's Reach Out. Shouts to IDAL and Sweet G.

And then there was this bootleg Choclate Rain song...

Stoned Starks · Post by **Stoned Starks** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:52 am

Goddamnit Nas...

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:41 am

Yo, right now it ain't about that Nas shit, man - let's reminisce on Rakim's infamous hostage video-esque commercial for GoldTeethUSA.com :

"Tell 'em Rakim sent you, man. They ain't gonna give you no discount, but what they gonna do, they gonna give you the right joints, you heard me?"

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This >>>>>>>>>>>>> any of the music he made last decade.

KITFUNK · Post by **KITFUNK** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:32 am

Combo7 wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:
Combo7 wrote:
KITFUNK wrote:NaS

A completely random aside, but I've noticed you have this weird obsession with trying to mimic the typeface that appears on rap album covers. The above is one example, and I remember you once typing the title of the Sunz of Man album with the brackets around the name as it appears here:

That shit is pretty fucking weird.
Weird obsession? You mean typing things correctly, as they are?

Perhaps your weird obsessed with incorrectly spelling artists and album titles is what you should concern your time with, not me spelling artist names and album titles how they were intended to be spelled.

It has nothing to do with how something is "intended to be spelled," it's just an artistic flourish of a logo in the vein of font choice, shadowing effects behind the letters, etc. Whatever, weirdo.

You're a retard and your answer is completely without logic. WHAT THE FUCK does "font choice, shadowing effect behind letters, etc." have anything to do with capitalizing the letter 'S' in NaS as is done on the front of cd covers and on my iTunes?

Since when is a capital 'S' in the vein of "font choice" and "shadowing effects"? The same question goes for the SoM album with the brackets, again, the font choice and shadowing effects have nothing to do with the brackets or me putting them on the title. The reason I did it, is because that's how it shows up on my iTunes and that's how it shows up on the cd cover...meaning...it was intended to be spelled that way.

Pfftt "artistic flourish of a logo". Please, kill yourself you daft cunt.

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:28 am

Balkongen Loungin' wrote:Yo, right now it ain't about that Nas shit, man - let's reminisce on Rakim's infamous hostage video-esque commercial for GoldTeethUSA.com :

"Tell 'em Rakim sent you, man. They ain't gonna give you no discount, but what they gonna do, they gonna give you the right joints, you heard me?"

<object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FTSsTmcvxc4?ve ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FTSsTmcvxc4?version=3&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

This >>>>>>>>>>>>> any of the music he made last decade.

Probably the pinnacle of the insincere drop era. My favourite parts when a Cash4Gold ad is playing on the tv in the background.

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:52 pm

after listening to the first 4 songs. I wanted to turn this shit off.

YOUNGMOE · Post by **YOUNGMOE** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:53 pm

last four tracks are bananas

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:11 pm

Fuck you. I like it.

PEACE