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On the celebratory posse cut "Da Bridge 2001," Nas laments "We from the largest project/Yo, the biggest on earth/Queens know the history/Left y'all cursed." While Nas' salvo may at first appear to be nothing more then your typical MC hood-rappin' rhetoric, there is truth to his manifesto. After all, the infamous borough of Queens has churned out a distinguished list of influential MCs and producers. While Nas offers QB Finest as the first project for his newly birthed record label, Ill Will, this enigmatic compilation only hints at the talent residing in the bridge, as it comprises strictly the thug element of Queens' storied existence. Granted, QB Finest scores points for resurrecting the career of the bridge's first lady, Roxanne Shanté, who makes a triumphant comeback on "We Live This" featuring Havoc and Big Noyd. Yet, excluding the more notable individuals (Run-D.M.C., Rakim, Kool G Rap, and LL) who helped carve out QB's reputation lends an unpolitically correct stigma to this unfulfilling gathering. Though Nas is a very active participant in a few underdeveloped cuts, the "Nasty" side of his personality surfaces on the introspective solo cut "Find Ya Wealth." Achieving an Illmatic lyrical intensity, the track's dusty soul sample mirrors the wisdom and pain Nas is so capable of conveying with his rhymes. Yet, minus a few crucial momentum boosters -- Prodigy's heavily peddled, mixtape banger "Pile Raps" and Nature's conversational "Fire" -- there is very little left to cling on to with QB Finest.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
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Jabari Jones, Composer - Jabari Jones, Lyricist - Jungle, Performer - L.E.S., Mixing Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - L.E.S., Recording Engineer - Michael Epps, Composer - Michael Epps, Lyricist - Wiz, Performer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Capone, Performer - Corey McKay, Composer - Corey McKay, Lyricist - Cormega, Performer - Jermaine Baxter, Composer - Jermaine Baxter, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Kiam Holley, Composer - Kiam Holley, Lyricist - L.E.S., Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - MARLEY MARL, Performer - MC Shan, Performer - Marlon Williams, Composer - Marlon Williams, Lyricist - Millennium Thug, Performer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Nas, Co-Producer - Nas, Performer - Nashawn Jones, Composer - Nashawn Jones, Lyricist - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Nature, Performer - Percy L. Coles, Composer - Percy L. Coles, Lyricist - Shawn Moltke, Composer - Shawn Moltke, Lyricist - Tragedy, Performer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Big Noyd, Performer - Havoc, Performer - Havoc, Producer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Shante, Composer - Shante, Lyricist - Shante, Performer - Tejuan Perry, Composer - Tejuan Perry, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jake Ninan, Recording Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Naquan White, Composer - Naquan White, Lyricist - Nas, Performer - Nas, Producer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - PRECISION, Bass - PRECISION, Keyboards - Ruc, Performer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brian Bennett, Composer - Brian Bennett, Lyricist - Jake Ninan, Recording Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Les, Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Nas, Performer - Nas, Producer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andre Young, Composer - Andre Young, Lyricist - Calvin Simon, Composer - Calvin Simon, Lyricist - Clarence Haskins, Composer - Clarence Haskins, Lyricist - Corey McKay, Composer - Corey McKay, Lyricist - Cormega, Co-Producer - Cormega, Performer - Eric Wright, Composer - Eric Wright, Lyricist - Grady thomas, Composer - Grady thomas, Lyricist - Jabari Jones, Composer - Jabari Jones, Lyricist - Jungle, Performer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Lorenzo Patterson, Composer - Lorenzo Patterson, Lyricist - Michael Williams, Composer - Michael Williams, Lyricist - O'Shea Jackson, Composer - O'Shea Jackson, Lyricist - Phillip "Nut" Howard, Keyboards - Poet, Performer - Wilber Bass, Composer - Wilber Bass, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bravehearts, Performer - Eugene Gray, Composer - Eugene Gray, Lyricist - Ez Elpee, Producer - Jabari Jones, Composer - Jabari Jones, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Lamont Porter, Composer - Lamont Porter, Lyricist - Michael Epps, Composer - Michael Epps, Lyricist - Nas, Performer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Peter Dirado, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Capone-n-Noreaga, Performer - Iman Thug, Performer - Kaim Holley, Composer - Kaim Holley, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Michael Butler, Composer - Michael Butler, Lyricist - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer - Scott Storch, Composer - Scott Storch, Lyricist - Scott Storch, Producer - Victor Santiago, Composer - Victor Santiago, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jason Goldstein, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Baxter, Composer - Jermaine Baxter, Lyricist - L.E.S., Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Nature, Performer - PRECISION, Bass - Steve Dent, Recording Engineer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Havoc, Producer - Jonathan Light, Mixing Engineer - Jonathan Light, Recording Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Prodigy, Performer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Nas, Performer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Pop, Performer - Vincent Turner, Composer - Vincent Turner, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Alfredo Bryan, Composer - Alfredo Bryan, Lyricist - Chaos, Performer - Craig Curry, Composer - Craig Curry, Lyricist - Craig G, Performer - David Pickney, Composer - David Pickney, Lyricist - Jake Ninan, Recording Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - Lafonzo Benjamin, Composer - Lafonzo Benjamin, Lyricist - Larry Gates, Composer - Larry Gates, Lyricist - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Lionel Cooper, Composer - Lionel Cooper, Lyricist - Littles, Performer - Lord Black, Performer - Precison, Producer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Alan Maman, Composer - Alan Maman, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Lamont Mena, Composer - Lamont Mena, Lyricist - Mr. Challish, Performer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer - The Alchemist, Producer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - C. Dewar, Composer - C. Dewar, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - M. Dewar, Composer - M. Dewar, Lyricist - Mike "Trauma" D. and Jugrnaut, Producer - Nas, Performer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Prodigy, Performer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Infamous Mobb, Performer - Jamal Abdul Raheem, Composer - Jamal Abdul Raheem, Lyricist - James Chandler, Composer - James Chandler, Lyricist - Lionel Cooper, Composer - Lionel Cooper, Lyricist - Plain Truth, Producer - Sheldon K. Goode, Composer - Sheldon K. Goode, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bravehearts, Performer - C. Dewar, Composer - C. Dewar, Lyricist - Chris A. Spheeris, Composer - Chris A. Spheeris, Lyricist - Eugene Gray, Composer - Eugene Gray, Lyricist - Infinite Arkatechz, Producer - Jason Goldstein, Recording Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - M.A. Dewar, Composer - M.A. Dewar, Lyricist - M.W. Dewar, Composer - M.W. Dewar, Lyricist - Michael Epps, Composer - Michael Epps, Lyricist - Millennium Thug, Performer - Nas, Performer - Nashawn Jones, Composer - Nashawn Jones, Lyricist - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - S. Baker, Composer - S. Baker, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Al West, Composer - Al West, Lyricist - Al West, Producer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Millennium Thug, Performer - Nas, Performer - Nashawn Jones, Composer - Nashawn Jones, Lyricist - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist
2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
On the celebratory posse cut "Da Bridge 2001," Nas laments "We from the largest project/Yo, the biggest on earth/Queens know the history/Left y'all cursed." While Nas' salvo may at first appear to be nothing more then your typical MC hood-rappin' rhetoric, there is truth to his manifesto. After all, the infamous borough of Queens has churned out a distinguished list of influential MCs and producers. While Nas offers QB Finest as the first project for his newly birthed record label, Ill Will, this enigmatic compilation only hints at the talent residing in the bridge, as it comprises strictly the thug element of Queens' storied existence. Granted, QB Finest scores points for resurrecting the career of the bridge's first lady, Roxanne Shanté, who makes a triumphant comeback on "We Live This" featuring Havoc and Big Noyd. Yet, excluding the more notable individuals (Run-D.M.C., Rakim, Kool G Rap, and LL) who helped carve out QB's reputation lends an unpolitically correct stigma to this unfulfilling gathering. Though Nas is a very active participant in a few underdeveloped cuts, the "Nasty" side of his personality surfaces on the introspective solo cut "Find Ya Wealth." Achieving an Illmatic lyrical intensity, the track's dusty soul sample mirrors the wisdom and pain Nas is so capable of conveying with his rhymes. Yet, minus a few crucial momentum boosters -- Prodigy's heavily peddled, mixtape banger "Pile Raps" and Nature's conversational "Fire" -- there is very little left to cling on to with QB Finest.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:53
- Main artists: QB Finest
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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