tricky_ab
07-23-2010, 02:08 PM
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There's a lot of confusion about this record. While some of it is undoubtedly from 1991, much of it is actually from '92-93 and even from the recording sessions that would produce Illmatic. Still I think the album overall holds together, sounds like an album, and is the (second) best thing to come from Nas. While it is rougher than Illmatic and his later albums, it just has an immediacy and urgency that no other rap album can match. It is also one of the bleakest portrayals of early 90's New York in any medium.
Someone (not me) went to a lot of trouble to put all of this album on YouTube. Click the links below to hear the majesty. If you only want to try one track, I recommend "Life Is Like A Dice Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3tJ_5Uc1A)".
Tracklisting:
1. Understanding (feat. AZ & Biz Markie) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA7_1px1aV4)
2. Life Is Like A Dice Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3tJ_5Uc1A)
3. Just Another Day In The Projects (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6sziX28LM)
4. DéjÃ* Vu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7ZtDoyieU)
5. Live At The BBQ (Main Source feat. Nas, Fatal & Akinyele) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zndpG0eS8)
6. Back To The Grill (MC Serch feat. Chubb Rock, Nas, & Red Hot Lover Tone) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgbdqskQdEU)
7. Everything Is Real (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtkOhib2kk)
8. I’m A Villain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Dx32AdpMs)
9. Number One With A Bullet (feat. Kool G. Rap & Whiteboy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzh6S5mrL8)
10. Represent ‘93 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWaXUoEC9aU)
11. Nas Will Prevail (a.k.a. It Ain’t Hard To Tell) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2AD6MRgFno)
Also, if you want to hear about these early days from Nas himself I recommend "Surviving the Times (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0T75uxpUtQ)".
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xGsU8qDW7YE/SgpRT9v-24I/AAAAAAAAAAs/tohk0qlsHJg/s320/Nas+-+Nasty+Nas+%28Demo%29+%28Back%29+%5BMADE+BY+EXKIMO 64%7D
There's a lot of confusion about this record. While some of it is undoubtedly from 1991, much of it is actually from '92-93 and even from the recording sessions that would produce Illmatic. Still I think the album overall holds together, sounds like an album, and is the (second) best thing to come from Nas. While it is rougher than Illmatic and his later albums, it just has an immediacy and urgency that no other rap album can match. It is also one of the bleakest portrayals of early 90's New York in any medium.
Someone (not me) went to a lot of trouble to put all of this album on YouTube. Click the links below to hear the majesty. If you only want to try one track, I recommend "Life Is Like A Dice Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3tJ_5Uc1A)".
Tracklisting:
1. Understanding (feat. AZ & Biz Markie) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA7_1px1aV4)
2. Life Is Like A Dice Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3tJ_5Uc1A)
3. Just Another Day In The Projects (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6sziX28LM)
4. DéjÃ* Vu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7ZtDoyieU)
5. Live At The BBQ (Main Source feat. Nas, Fatal & Akinyele) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zndpG0eS8)
6. Back To The Grill (MC Serch feat. Chubb Rock, Nas, & Red Hot Lover Tone) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgbdqskQdEU)
7. Everything Is Real (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtkOhib2kk)
8. I’m A Villain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Dx32AdpMs)
9. Number One With A Bullet (feat. Kool G. Rap & Whiteboy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzh6S5mrL8)
10. Represent ‘93 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWaXUoEC9aU)
11. Nas Will Prevail (a.k.a. It Ain’t Hard To Tell) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2AD6MRgFno)
Also, if you want to hear about these early days from Nas himself I recommend "Surviving the Times (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0T75uxpUtQ)".