Nas

Stillmatic

Guess Who's Back.............................

Review Score:

(10/10)
The Microphone King is back, Stillmatic really answers back Jay-Z beckoning on "Ether" and "Got Ur Self.....".

Then of course on "Destroy and Rebuild" he lets everyone know, what's really going down with the Queensbridge Crew, and why we haven't seen him running with the usual suspects.

I really enjoyed "Rewind", where Nas spits a entire day of his life (except the shooting) backwards, very original, and the beat has that old school feel, you can't go wrong.

"Your The Man" is Nas re-claiming what he never lost.

And "2nd Childhood" is the explanation of the older generation we see out in the parks and corners that are gangsters, and doing just what the younger do. It is also like a wake up call to that generation, letting them know it's alright to be hip-hop as you get older, but that you may need to settle down, because the young ones need that to reflect on to stop themselves.

"Rule" (featuring Amerie) is a nice cut, about the power and money struggles and how everyone else is effected by it.

"What Goes Around (Poison)" is that track everyone was buzzing about, you know Nas got quote of the month from it.

He explains the food we eat, the water we drink, the alcohol we use, the drugs we take, all are tainted, and our solutions to fix those problems are poisoned.

Way deep, and Nas touches the bottom many a times on this album, making it a strong classic in the book of few.

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