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NAS
17-6
"Moment of Silence"
PARL 1/2
After a long wait the new Nas album is finally here, and
Nas put's it down on the double album, Street's Disciple.
This is the hottest Nas album since, well since God's Son.
The album features 23 tracks including Thief's Theme, the
first single which was originally released almost a year
before the album was released. Street's Disciple also features
Bridging The Gap featuring Olu Dara and Virgo featuring
Ludacris and Dougie Fresh. The album sounds like a mixture
of different vintage Nas albums, he returns with his uplifting
the people records with tracks like These Are Our Heroes.
Nas also has records where he tells a story as with the
Unauthorized Biography of Rakim, and Serious Story. In the
spirit of Oochie Wally he even has a couple of freaky escapades
like Remembering The Times. The album doesn’t offer
too many special guest appearances, Busta Rhymes does help
out on a hook and Kelis does a few choruses herself. The
best guest performances come from two rappers I've never
heard of-Quan and Scarlett, who provide some of the best
verses on the album and on the albums two best tracks. If
this album was just the first disc it would have been a
perfect record but on the second disc Nas gets all mushy
with a skit from Kelis, a song about his past relationships
and a song about marriage. The album takes a temporary dip
on disc two but it's not enough to take away the many high
points.
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