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| 1. "Get Down - Sample The Boss - written by James Brown, Charles Bobbitt and Fred Wesley, performed by James Brown" | |||
| 2. Get Down - Sample Funky Drummer | |||
| 3. Made You Look - Sample Apache | |||
| 4. Hey Nas - Sample Risin' To The Top | |||
| 5. I Can - Sample Impeach The President | |||
| 6. Book Of Rhymes - Sample For The Dollar Bill | |||
| 7. Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) - Sample | |||
| 8. Revolutionary Warfare - Sample We Made It | |||
| 9. Heaven - Sample I Love You | |||
| 10. Get Down | |||
| 11. The Cross | |||
| 12. Made You Look | |||
| 13. Last Real Nigga Alive | |||
| 14. Zone Out | |||
| 15. Hey Nas | |||
| 16. I Can | |||
| 17. Book Of Rhymes | |||
| 18. Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) | |||
| 19. Mastermind | |||
| 20. Warrior Song | |||
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Despite its grandiose title, God's Son features a semi-repentant Nas. After his stunning debut, many moons ago, it's been downhill ever since for the New York MC. Embroiled in petty spats, overblown productions, large paydays and a huge case of ego-itus, his original brilliance seemed lost forever.
However the two-disc God's Son is a return to form. The first single, "Made You Look" is a barnstorming collaboration with Fat Joe. "The Book of Rhymes" is Nas back to his lyrical best, once again showing himself as the real inheritor to Rakim's MC crown. Nas goes deep into the funk on "Get Down", which features a heavy chunk of James Brown, another echo of Rakim's work to which Nas has openly aspired to. There are unsavoury moments. Nas's referral to sleeping with hookers on "Pussy Killz" veers between a sexual-health warning and a tongue lashing of women in general. He also advocates the creationist theory on "Dance". Perhaps he's trying to get the Texas Christian vote? However, such lyrical theorising will probably pass most by--those who just want to hear the beats. On this, God's Son delivers particularly well, especially with the Alicia Keys-enhanced tribalist "Warrior's Song".
God's Son suffered heavy bootlegging prior to release and the track listing changed radically. Plenty of (good) material wasn't officially released--undoubtedly there's another Lost Tapes album on the way. Tupac's appearance on "Thugz Mansion" is proof positive that the Tupac impersonator out there is doing very good business. Why didn't they work the same trick with Elvis? --Jake Barnes
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CLASSIC HIP-HOP ALBUM FROM NAS
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was a big suprise. Stillmatic was good, but this was a revelation to me. In "Get Down" nas once again proves that no one tells a narrative quite like him. Its followed by the eminem produced "The Cross" one of the highlights of the album. Nas tells it like it is- he paved the way and influenced a genration of aspiring rappers. Its his burden. His Cross. The beat is supplied by Eminem ,very simplistic but so effective. It works. A classic nas cut. Next "Made you look" this is such a dope track . A cut that can be played in the clubs but is in no way an overly commerical track. Next is the "Last Real Nigga Alive" in which nas takes us back to the early years of his career and his rivalry with B.I.G and Jay z. It also explains his relative absence from the rap scene following "It Was Written"- he had to tend to his sick mother (who died during the making of this album). Other standouts are "Revolutionary Warfare" and "Warriors Song" with alicia keys. "I can" is a history lesson for us all. Alot of people say it could have done with the kids chorus but its not all that bad.One of my favourites has to be the Alchemist produced "Book of Rhymes" which has Nas reading fragments of his rhymes from a scrap book before discarding them , turning the page and starting on another rhyme. He does this frequently on the track, and its a fantastic "concept" song. Concepts are not new for nas. On "It Was Written" it was "I Gave u Power" where he rapped from a gun's point of view (which likely influenced 2pac to write "me and my girlfriend") and on "stillmatic" it was "rewind" where he told a story backwards. The cut people are not feeling is "Zone Out". its not bad. the beat is original and dope and nas drops some great rhymes- too bad jungle and Wizz cant keep up but then again who can with nas? "Hey Nas" is an enjoyable little ditty with kelis, and the emotional "Dance", a dedication to his mother must rank as one of the most moving cuts ever in hip hop. Nas has been a victim of his own debut which forever marked him out as one of the greatest of his generation. I also have to send a shout out to Salaam Remi. He provides the beats for about 5 of the songs on this album. If he doesnt become hot property after this album it would be an injustice. The BONUS cd is a bit of a disappointment- theres just a picture slide and some new cuts but where are the interiviews with nas??. videos?? it seems pointless. However the songs are ok- "The G.O.D." is fun, "P***y Kills" could have done with less of the misogyny because it does warn us about the dangers of unprotected sex. The freestyle wasnt as dope as i was expecting but its not wack. with this album he has come full circle. He can now state his case for being considered the greatest of all time. Tupac will always be an icon, but for sheer lyrical ability nas has very few peers. Thank u Nas.U have restored my faith in hip hop.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
RELEASING HIS latest album, ‘God’s Son’, Nasir Jones should finally silence his critics, resurrect his once failing career and claim back the crown of New York from commercially driven opponent Jay-Z.
With ‘God’s Son’ Nas has reverted to the street poet so evident in his first two offerings (Illmatic, It was Written), detaching himself from the pop-rap tendencies apparent in his albums ‘I am’ and, more damaging to his career, the market driven Nastradamus.
‘God’s Son’ is a testament to Nas’ talents and his ability to recapture the fans from his first two offerings and draw back the disillusioned fans that tired of his commercially driven antics.
‘God’s Son’, Nas’ sixth album includes the talents of Kelis, Claudette Ortiz (of City High), Alicia Keys, the Brave hearts, and Tupac.
‘God’s Son’ is Nas’ most heartfelt and truthful album to date, focusing largely on his relationship with his mother, such as ‘Dance’ a tribute to his deceased mother.
His songs also contain a message, be it, ‘Dance’, ‘Last real n**** alive’ a tale of the state of hip hop, his career and the reason behind his well publicised beefs, or ‘I Can’ a song preaching the ancestry of African empires, and the European aggression that dominated it.
Nas’ most creative track however must be that of ‘Book of Rhymes’ in which he leafs through his notebooks reading excerpts of verses written throughout his career, some which work, some that fail. However the way in which it is done and some of the rhymes heard illustrates Nas’ lyrical genius making his inspired content unmistakable to the ear.
Also featuring the production talents of Salaam ‘The Chameleon’ Remy, Alchemist, Alicia Keys (‘Warrior Song’) and Eminem (‘The Cross’), and excerpts from songs such as the James Brown track ‘The Boss’ ‘God’s Son’ contains not only excellent lyrical content, but delivered over mesmerising beats where words and beats intertwine to produce Nas’ finest album since Illmatic.
‘God’s Son’ is a must for all hip-hop devotees. The real Nas-‘God’s Son’ has risen and has come back to snatch the New York crown.
With ‘God’s Son’ Nas has reverted to the street poet so evident in his first two offerings (Illmatic, It was Written), detaching himself from the pop-rap tendencies apparent in his albums ‘I am’ and, more damaging to his career, the market driven Nastradamus.
‘God’s Son’ is a testament to Nas’ talents and his ability to recapture the fans from his first two offerings and draw back the disillusioned fans that tired of his commercially driven antics.
‘God’s Son’, Nas’ sixth album includes the talents of Kelis, Claudette Ortiz (of City High), Alicia Keys, the Brave hearts, and Tupac.
‘God’s Son’ is Nas’ most heartfelt and truthful album to date, focusing largely on his relationship with his mother, such as ‘Dance’ a tribute to his deceased mother.
His songs also contain a message, be it, ‘Dance’, ‘Last real n**** alive’ a tale of the state of hip hop, his career and the reason behind his well publicised beefs, or ‘I Can’ a song preaching the ancestry of African empires, and the European aggression that dominated it.
Nas’ most creative track however must be that of ‘Book of Rhymes’ in which he leafs through his notebooks reading excerpts of verses written throughout his career, some which work, some that fail. However the way in which it is done and some of the rhymes heard illustrates Nas’ lyrical genius making his inspired content unmistakable to the ear.
Also featuring the production talents of Salaam ‘The Chameleon’ Remy, Alchemist, Alicia Keys (‘Warrior Song’) and Eminem (‘The Cross’), and excerpts from songs such as the James Brown track ‘The Boss’ ‘God’s Son’ contains not only excellent lyrical content, but delivered over mesmerising beats where words and beats intertwine to produce Nas’ finest album since Illmatic.
‘God’s Son’ is a must for all hip-hop devotees. The real Nas-‘God’s Son’ has risen and has come back to snatch the New York crown.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
after the amazing stillmatic, nas's second best album, rap fans were waiting to see if nas could follow it up with another great album, and he did, the production on this is really good, not over-commercialized but good to listen to, most of the beats match the mood of the songs, the lyrics on gods son are great too, nas, because his mum had just died before this album was made, is very emotional on this, and he speaks about lots of different things, such as his situation with jay z, how hip hop is being ruined by r and b rappers, political songs, and positive messages to kids, there is a song dedicated to his mother, called dance, which is probaby the best song on the album, other highlights are the cross, made you look, get down, revolutionary warfare, warrior song, book of rhymes, last real n**** alive and thugz mansion and more, there are too many good songs on this album to name, there are really only 2 bad tracks, which are zone out and hey nas, zone out because the beat is not very good, and the fact that the bravehearts cannot rap, and hey nas, because its just nas trying to make a pop song, which isnt a good idea, overall this is another great nas album, and any nas fan, or any hip hop fan for that matter should own it, nas AKA the greatest rapper of all time
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Hip-Hop - this is how it should be done
This album proved to me that Nas was, is, and always will be a cut above most other artists (in the entire music scene). Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2008 by Hyper Shadow
Classic
This album is so classic. Nas pulls off an album with just about every type of rap song there is and blends them all together so well that t works well as an album. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by Mr. P. J. Linkin
the saviour of hip-hop
Nas has had one of the most respected careers and has delivered on every album.He is the only rapper to have never sold out and has always remained true to his roots which more... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2006 by Mr. C. M. Moynes
Ya boys shinin'........GODS SON
I personally think that this album rivals Stillmatic, the supposedly next best album to the legendary Illmatic. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2004 by "esco96"
nas at his best
when i brought gods son i only listened to the tracks thugz mansion, get down and i can, then one day i decided to listen to the whole album, i now love this album, the tracks are... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2004 by "ianinc"
not as commercial as people say
Ok so, Godson is'nt 'illmatic', its not even 'it was written', but lets remember, that time has moved on, and if Nas attempted to simulate his previous successes of some 8 years... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2004 by vanessa
Not illmatic, but what is?
This album isnt as good as illmatic but there arent too many albums out there which are. This album is brilliant. Made u look, hey nas, thugz mansion, ge down are all awesome. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2004 by "thebigneptizzle"
Not as good as people say
I strongly suggest you listen to the album briefly to decide whether you want it or not. I have "I am" and Illmatic, and class both as good... Read more
Published on 3 July 2003 by mike
And the winner between Jay-z and Nas is... Nas
Every since i bought a new record from Nas, i always got little dissapointed. Illmatic is to blame, it was such a classic piece of an album that Nasir couldn't improve it with... Read more
Published on 25 April 2003 by Juri Lia
Best album since Illmatic.
Im quite a fan of nas but to be honest his only album worth owning is of the course the fabalous Illmatic. Read more
Published on 3 April 2003 by James Bridges
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