| Artist: Nas |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Stillmatic (The Intro) ~ Nas
2. Ether ~ Nas
3. Got Ur Self A... ~ Nas
3. Got Ur Self A... ~ Nas
4. Smokin' ~ Nas
5. You're Da Man ~ Nas
5. You're Da Man ~ Nas
6. Rewind ~ Nas
7. One Mic ~ Nas
7. One Mic ~ Nas
7. One Mic ~ Nas
8. 2nd Childhood ~ Nas
9. Destroy & Rebuild ~ Nas
10. Flyest, The - (featuring Az) ~ Nas
10. Flyest, The - (featuring Az) ~ Nas
11. Braveheart Party - (featuring Mary J. Blige) ~ Nas
12. Rule - (featuring Amerie) ~ Nas
13. My Country ~ Nas
14. What Goes Around ~ Nas
15. Every Ghetto - (bonus track) ~ Nas
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Contains the bonus track "Every Ghetto," which follows "What Goes Around." |
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Personnel includes: Nas, Mary J. Blige, Az. |
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Producers include: Nas, Ron Browz, Large Professor, DJ Premier, Salaam Remi. |
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Personnel includes: Nas, Amerie, AZ. |
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Producers include: Nas, Hangmen 3, Kevin Crouse, Large Professor, Baby Paul. |
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In 1994, Nas dropped his debut, ILLMATIC. More than just a classic, it's perhaps the definitive East Coast street hip-hop record, bereft of clich?, rife with rich, inventive rhymes. His early coronation proved both blessing and curse, as his three follow-ups, while shining next to most platinum peers, never reached the ingenious heights of his introduction. Just by the title, STILLMATIC makes obvious its yearning to recapture that feel, a ridiculously tall order if not an impossible one, but it comes dangerously close, which merely makes it one of the top albums of its year. |
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At times it feels as if half of STILLMATIC consists of shots at Jay-Z, ex-cohort Prodigy, and others, at times thinly veiled, other times not veiled at all (the opening two words of "Ether"). Out of the mouths of others, this game would be old and boring. What allows Nas transcendence is that he is not your average hater posturing to sell records, he's earnestly responding to a slander with his supreme, unwavering lyrical style. Nas has an insane arsenal of words and an acute sense of incongruity, best illustrated on "Destroy and Rebuild," where he reverses the guns of KRS-One's blistering attack on Nas's home, Queensbridge ("The Bridge Is Over"), to both glorify his beloved 'hood and deny the MCs he believes have fallen off. |
Musical Guests | |
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Mary J. Blige |
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AZ |
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Amerie |
Artist Overview
With charged poetic lyrics spit in an almost impossibly smooth flow, Nas turned the rap world on its ear in 1994 when the Queens MC unleashed the instantly immortal ILLMATIC. The immaculate record contained few frills, no skits, no celebrity cameos, just the rapper's deceptively complex rhymes, words that lounged in the listener's psyche for days after, layered over beats by some of the best producers of the day. While the following years would find Nas hard-pressed to live up to his supernova debut, he quietly released solid records. In 2001, his spirit revived by a beef with Jay-Z (they would reunite on stage years later), he released the acerbic STILLMATIC, which was followed by a string of critically praised records, but no shortage of controversy.
Artist Influences
Big Daddy Kane | Boogie Down Productions | EPMD | Eric B. & Rakim | Erick Sermon | Gang Starr | Intelligent Hoodlum | Kool G Rap | LL Cool J | Main Source | Marley Marl | Public Enemy | Rakim | The D.O.C.
Big Daddy Kane | Boogie Down Productions | EPMD | Eric B. & Rakim | Erick Sermon | Gang Starr | Intelligent Hoodlum | Kool G Rap | LL Cool J | Main Source | Marley Marl | Public Enemy | Rakim | The D.O.C.
Artist Contemporaries
AZ | Big Punisher | Black Moon | Canibus | Capone-N-Noreaga | Cappadonna | Cormega | Devin the Dude | Fat Joe | Ghostface Killah | GZA | Jay-Z | Jeru the Damaja | Kanye West | Lupe Fiasco | Mobb Deep | Mos Def | Noreaga | Prodigy (Mobb Deep) | Raekwon | Redman | The Notorious B.I.G. | The Throne
AZ | Big Punisher | Black Moon | Canibus | Capone-N-Noreaga | Cappadonna | Cormega | Devin the Dude | Fat Joe | Ghostface Killah | GZA | Jay-Z | Jeru the Damaja | Kanye West | Lupe Fiasco | Mobb Deep | Mos Def | Noreaga | Prodigy (Mobb Deep) | Raekwon | Redman | The Notorious B.I.G. | The Throne
Artist Followers
Big Punisher | Brother Ali | Eminem | Eve | Foxy Brown (Rap) | Game | Guilty Simpson | Ja Rule | Lupe Fiasco | Mos Def | N.O.R.E. | Pharoahe Monch | Roc Marciano | The LOX
Big Punisher | Brother Ali | Eminem | Eve | Foxy Brown (Rap) | Game | Guilty Simpson | Ja Rule | Lupe Fiasco | Mos Def | N.O.R.E. | Pharoahe Monch | Roc Marciano | The LOX
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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DMX |
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Green Lantern |
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J. Period |
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The Best of Nas [PA] ~ J. Period |
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Marley, Damian |
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Distant Relatives [PA] [Digipak] ~ Marley, Damian |
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Distant Relatives [Clean] ~ Marley, Damian |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 12/18/2001 |
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Original Release Date : 2001 |
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Catalog ID : 85736 |
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Label : Columbia (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00696998573628 |
Professional Reviews
Spin (2/02, pp.106,108)
- 7 out of 10 - "...Navigates the divide between the poetic streak that made him a legend and the clumsy pop-oriented fluff that made him a star. STILLMATIC gets as close to the source as he's come in years..."
- 7 out of 10 - "...Navigates the divide between the poetic streak that made him a legend and the clumsy pop-oriented fluff that made him a star. STILLMATIC gets as close to the source as he's come in years..."
Q (2/02, p.112)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Broader horizons, good production and a renewed flow of narrative detail bring a new lease to his life..."
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Broader horizons, good production and a renewed flow of narrative detail bring a new lease to his life..."
Vibe (2/02, p.120)
- 3.5 out of 5 - "...Poignant vignettes attest to Nas' still superb descriptive ability....at his best, Nas is still one of the finest..."
- 3.5 out of 5 - "...Poignant vignettes attest to Nas' still superb descriptive ability....at his best, Nas is still one of the finest..."
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