The Message is by far the best track here.

Album Rating: 4.5

Affirmative Action is my fav.

Album Rating: 3.5

i gave u pwr

Album Rating: 3.0

take it in blood

Album Rating: 4.0

Beats on this album are dn legendary

Take It in Power might just have the goat east coast beat

Album Rating: 4.0

Haven't heard that one

*Blood dammit

Album Rating: 5.0

Dude best song ever

Album Rating: 4.5

"cornball intro on that 'nas is coming' track"



It's really really bad.



A couple weak tracks (never liked Affirmative Action or If I Ruled the World, honestly) but pretty much every song here is fucking stellar otherwise. Take It In Blood, Black Girl Lost, Suspect, lots of stuff here that easily stands up to Illmatic or maybe even surpasses it.

Album Rating: 5.0

I really need to bump up my rating. I'm starting to fall into the small but significant camp that places this as Nas's best work.

Album Rating: 5.0

Funny I always thought Black Girl Lost sux

Album Rating: 4.5

i could see that. the hook is pretty cheesy.

Album Rating: 5.0

I liked more now that I gave the whole album another listen. Other than the hook it's a good track

Album Rating: 5.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SemDRv4xtyA

The Message hits hard

Album Rating: 5.0

Best Nas?

Honestly other than Nas Is Coming and Black Girl Lost's hook, this is very, very strong. Definitely more impressive given how much longer it is than Illmatic (which I feel has one "weak" track, One Time 4 Your Mind).

Album Rating: 4.5

Just as good as his debut, if not better.

agreed with both of y'all hard, down to OTFYM being the weak point

Album Rating: 5.0

It's not a bad song, it's just blatantly overshadowed by everything else on Illmatic.