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Track Listings
| 1. N.Y. State of Mind Pt. ll - Sample N.Y. State Of Mind | |||
| 2. This is It | |||
| 3. Dr. Knockboot - Sample Say What | |||
| 4. Big Things - Sample Theme From Mahogany | |||
| 5. K-I-SS-I-N-G - Sample When A Woman's Fed Up | |||
| 6. Album Intro | |||
| 7. N.Y. State of Mind Pt. ll | |||
| 8. Hate Me Now (featuring Puff Daddy) | |||
| 9. Small World | |||
| 10. Favor For A Favor (featuring Scarface) | |||
| 11. We Will Survive | |||
| 12. Ghetto Prisoners | |||
| 13. You Won't See Me Tonight (featuring Aaliyah) | |||
| 14. I Want To Talk To You | |||
| 15. Dr. Knockboot | |||
| 16. Life Is What You Make It (featuring DMX) | |||
| 17. Big Things | |||
| 18. Nas Is Like | |||
| 19. K-I-SS-I-N-G | |||
| 20. Money Is My Bitch | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
On his third release, I Am, Nas bolsters his reputation as one of hip-hop's leading wordsmiths. His voice has grown so strong that none of the A-list guests (they include Puff Daddy, Aaliyah, Scarface, and DMX) can upstage the 25-year-old rapper. Nas has acted in a movie (Belly), but his real ambition is to write them; until that happens he'll be known for highly cinematic tales of the street. Nas is a lot like a prison-yard bard: he tells crime stories full of blood and guts, but he balances them with strong messages to stop the cycle of violence. His ghetto tales, such as "Small World" and "Favor for a Favor", stress desperation as the cause of crime rather than glorify the nihilistic criminality. Except for one track, "Dr. Knockboot", which casts him as a columnist to the hip-hop lovelorn and playa wannabes, Nas is unremittingly sober on I Am. His righteousness would seem nearly sanctimonious if not underpinned by superb production from the Trackmasters and DJ Premier. The production helps make this a consistent recording throughout, rather than a smattering of hits and misses. --Martin Johnson
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NAS' 3RD STUDIO ALBUM
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
2PAC NAS and BIG. All for different reasons. 2pac had the passion and experience, Biggie had the flow and Nas has the lyrics.
This album is more classic lyrics and storytelling. U can listen to any of these songs and hear a story told brilliantly to the beat. OK all his albums are like this but thats a good thing.
Like Nas says "Hit the record store, never let me go, get my whole collection"
Do as the man says.
This album is more classic lyrics and storytelling. U can listen to any of these songs and hear a story told brilliantly to the beat. OK all his albums are like this but thats a good thing.
Like Nas says "Hit the record store, never let me go, get my whole collection"
Do as the man says.
Format:Audio CD
these days I feel sorry for artists these days, they spend twentyfourseven trying to please these greedy customers, anyway this is a very thoughful project, if you listen to Illmatic his delivery was very fast and I'm sure in many parts a lot of things were missed, why I think he more paced himself on this one so that everyone could understand what he was trying to convey, since its so educational I can understand why he slowed down a bit,a good album lost a star because of the tracks "money is my bitch," and "kissing",which you if you like Nas is ignorable, still a nice effort
Format:Vinyl
Nas is seen as one of the best rappers out there at the moment and so you'd expect his albums to be really good all the way through.
This album is good, dont get me wrong, but there are several weak tracks that let the side down, which are boring, pointless and at times cringeworthy (see KISSING). Appearances from legends like Scarface, DMX and Aaliyah can't save this from being under the expectations.
The best 5 songs on this album are:
NY State of Mind Pt.2
Favor for a Favor
We Will Survive
Nas is Like
Undying Love
There are some classic songs here, notably Nas is Like, but you should only really buy this album after you've got God's Son and Illmatic, which are both much better.
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soul doubt
if u liked illmatic and it was written , u wont dig this. why have puff or dmx in your album? most this cd is wack straight up, sad to see such a talented mc go this way
Published on 2 May 2008 by J. mora
HIP HOPS FINEST
Nas never seems to fail to impress me, "I Am Nas" might not be his best album however it isnt the worst rap album you will hear, nas still amazes me as to how he rhymes so cooly... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004 by "ianinc"
I AM..... NAS - Review
I am very impressed with this album,purchased it after i had gotten more recent stuff by Nas such as his new album Gods Son,to say the least i think his older material is the... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2003
Not a bad album but....
This is a solid album by Nas. He harks back to both of his previous albums in this album but still has a certain freshness. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1999
comeback-kid
Following a brief hiatus with rap super-group The Firm, Nas returns on his own with yet more words of infinite wisdom. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1999
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