Nas

Street's Disciple

Nas- The Best of Contemporary Rap

Review Score:

(10/10)
Nas has no peer when it comes to creativity, lyrical skill and content. He proves that again with STREET'S DISCIPLE.

As compared to any contemporary solo rap artist's persona and body of work Nas, especially in STREET'S DISCIPLE, fulfills the old school requirements of an MC and his /her album; That it have a social message, that it be entertianing (comedy, drama, titilation), that it be subversive (i.e taking commonly accepted themes and tranforming them to the suprise of the listener), that it mention Africa, that it tells truth to power, that it pay some homage to black women, and that it have a track for the kids (Bridging the Gap).

For my taste Nas falls short on the respect for women part, but this may be a generational difference. This is a generation that can call a woman a Bi**h and his bride in the same song. But i'll take 9 out of ten.

Nas has earned the title as the best MC of his generation. He may well be the only one.

One word about the Last Supper Imagery. Its blasphemous.
What I think Nas is saying with the cover art is that he's been everyone of those depicted in the scene. Check out where Judas is suppose to be....So Nas betrayed himself? Every character is Nas. And that is the point, he's saying he's evolved to the christ of Whatever (Maybe of his own life) and has been the Mary Mag, Peter, Judas persona etc. It's a timeline, maturity thing. The image is woefully ignorant of the reason and meaning of Christ. Nas needs a Bible Study. The image though, still odd, still too arrogant for Christ who is the humble, feet washing, feeding the poor, King of Eternity, but a thought provoking set of images. More like Being John Malkevich (sp) than Nas is Jesus (not). Again, a generational thing.

- AW - aka Old Man Black

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