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Leading up to the release of God's Son, the second new Nas album in less than a year, Ill Will dropped a collection of "lost recordings" -- basically, tracks recorded for I Am and Stillmatic that just didn't make it. Though the liners are stretching it in parts ("these songs are famous for never having been officially released"), they definitely got it right when they said, "No cameos. No hype. No bullsh*t." From a few listens, it's clear most of these weren't bumped because they were low-quality; "Doo Rags," "No Idea's Original," and "Black Zombie" stand up to anything Nas has recorded since the original Illmatic. In fact, they have more in common with his early recordings; there's more of a back-in-the-day, wasn't-it-all-so-simple-then sound to "Doo Rags" and "Poppa Was a Playa," two tracks that definitely wouldn't have fit on the raging Stillmatic. That's certainly no reason not to pick up this one, not just for Nas fans but for hip-hop fans who want to hear some great rhyming with no added features.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Precision, Producer - Larry Gates, Composer - Larry Gates, Lyricist - Jake Ninan, 2nd Engineer - Pablo Arraya, 2nd Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Michelle Bell, Composer - Michelle Bell, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Nas, Performer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Alchemist, Producer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Alan Maman, Composer - Alan Maman, Lyricist - Nas, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Nas, Performer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Louis Wilson, Composer - Louis Wilson, Lyricist - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Ricardo Wilson, Composer - Ricardo Wilson, Lyricist - L.E.S., Producer - Carlos Wilson, Composer - Carlos Wilson, Lyricist - DURO, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Leshan Lewis, Composer - Leshan Lewis, Lyricist - Jon Shriver, Recording Engineer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - L.E.S., Producer - Nas, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry White, Composer - Barry White, Lyricist - The Alchemist, Producer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Paul Gregory, 2nd Engineer - Alan Maman, Composer - Alan Maman, Lyricist - Nas, Performer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nas, Performer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - J. Olivier, Composer - J. Olivier, Lyricist - Les, Producer - Jon Shriver, Recording Engineer - L.E.S., Composer - L.E.S., Lyricist - Poke and Tone, Producer - S. Barnes, Composer - S. Barnes, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nas, Performer - Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Wassin Zreik, Recording Engineer - Bryan Golder, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Merritt, 2nd Engineer - Grayson Sumby, 2nd Engineer - Dana Stinson, Composer - Dana Stinson, Lyricist - Pablo Arraya, 2nd Engineer - Rockwilder, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Tommie Spearman, Composer - Tommie Spearman, Lyricist - Jake Ninan, 2nd Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Paul Gregory, 2nd Engineer - Nas, Performer - Hill, Producer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG Music Entertainment
Nas, Performer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Alvin West, Composer - Alvin West, Lyricist - Jean Claude Olivier, Composer - Jean Claude Olivier, Lyricist - Jon Shriver, Recording Engineer - Samuel Barnes, Composer - Samuel Barnes, Lyricist - Poke and Tone, Producer - Al West, Producer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tommie Spearman, Composer - Tommie Spearman, Lyricist - Jake Ninan, 2nd Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Kevin Crouse, Recording Engineer - Paul Gregory, 2nd Engineer - Large Professor, Producer - Nas, Performer - Hill, Producer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Jon Shriver, Recording Engineer - Norman Ray Harris, Composer - Norman Ray Harris, Lyricist - Allan Wayne Felder, Composer - Allan Wayne Felder, Lyricist - Nas, Performer - Deric Angelettie, Producer - Deric Angelettie, Composer - Deric Angelettie, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Nasir Jones, Composer - Nasir Jones, Lyricist - Jon Shriver, Guitar - Jon Shriver, Composer - Jon Shriver, Keyboards - Jon Shriver, Recording Engineer - Jon Shriver, Lyricist - Shrive Alive, Producer - Nas, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Album review
Leading up to the release of God's Son, the second new Nas album in less than a year, Ill Will dropped a collection of "lost recordings" -- basically, tracks recorded for I Am and Stillmatic that just didn't make it. Though the liners are stretching it in parts ("these songs are famous for never having been officially released"), they definitely got it right when they said, "No cameos. No hype. No bullsh*t." From a few listens, it's clear most of these weren't bumped because they were low-quality; "Doo Rags," "No Idea's Original," and "Black Zombie" stand up to anything Nas has recorded since the original Illmatic. In fact, they have more in common with his early recordings; there's more of a back-in-the-day, wasn't-it-all-so-simple-then sound to "Doo Rags" and "Poppa Was a Playa," two tracks that definitely wouldn't have fit on the raging Stillmatic. That's certainly no reason not to pick up this one, not just for Nas fans but for hip-hop fans who want to hear some great rhyming with no added features.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:56
- Main artists: Nas
- Composer: Nas
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
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