What if Nas’ “I Am…” Was Never Bootlegged?

In February of 1999, almost two full months ahead of the album’s original March 30th release date, 13 unreleased tracks from Nas’s forthcoming release were leaked online, which prompted him to push the album back and reconfigure the tracklisting. I Am...became one of the first major-label releases to be widely leaked using MP3 technology.
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[@cloutcancun]

What is the next "What if...." video I should do?

[@iz630]

What if The D.O.C. never injured his vocals

[@adrielgreen6746]

What if Rza's basement never flooded losing hundreds of beats. Would the 1995 Inspectah Deck album been a classic?

[@cloutcancun]

@@adrielgreen6746 I've mentioned this I think maybe 2 or 3 times on my channel. I think in the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx video and the Liquid Swords video I've done. I can definitely see myself doing something about it in the future. Deck was supposed to be one of the first to come out with a solo album in the wu-tang. Imagine if Deck had a solo album in 1995 instead of 1999. Crazy

[@adrielgreen6746]

@@cloutcancun I'll have to check those videos out bro. I'm a new subscriber and your videos are A-1. The Rocafella documentary was 🔥🔥🔥And Deck is actually my favorite Wu member. I think more light should be shed on this misfortune that flood caused for him. Definitely hurt him the most of all the members.

[@VanguardNiche]

What if Blueprint didn’t drop on 9/11.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

If *I Am* came out as intended, Nas would've had 3 straight classics out the gate!

[@vexotimmer2675]

The original "I Am" that was supposed to be a double album would've been Nas greatest album ever.

[@kapellavision5592]

Nas’ first 4 albums are classics

[@TheRealLeonardWashington]

I Am is a classic for me 🤷🏾‍♂️ Nas got like 6 classics imo (Illmatic, It was written, I Am, Stillmatic, God’s Son, Lost Tapes 1)

[@TheRealLeonardWashington]

@@kapellavision5592 Naw not Nastradamus. That album was bad for Nas standards. Project Windows is one of my favorite Nas songs tho

[@australium7374]

If it happened like that illmatic would be a legendary album but the magnum opus would be that double lp

[@ireignsupreeeme7]

first lost tapes is a classic

[@satishrobertson8771]

4 sho 💯

[@TheRealLeonardWashington]

Big Facts. Not a single skippable track

[@iamthestreetz6259]

That's a fact that could if been a album I thought I was the only one to think that

[@ghostlandgrand64]

Had some lost gems from “I Am”

[@anthonynegron788]

@@TheRealLeonardWashington the beat for everybody's crazy was meh but the bars was 11/10. Shots at Jay and the ROC on that track.

[@markg336]

The lost tapes would still exist. Reason being, Nas has many unreleased songs that still haven’t seen the light of day.

[@BlinkPS2]

To me Nas has 4 undeniable classics. Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic, and God’s Son. I love how God’s Son is a very personal album.

[@tlamelokgosimalebe3119]

KD3

[@nyko9631]

@@tlamelokgosimalebe3119 and magic anf kd2

[@SwagSurf-od3vx]

Life is good

[@prophet88]

God’s Son is one of my favorites

[@EfrenR03]

The industry is dirty because they knew what a historical timeline his album drops what have been, they tried to tarnish his destiny but you can't stop greatness because one way or another he still prevailed. From his first album cover to God son, he went from a boy to a man to a king then from a king to a prophet on his journey as a artist and knowing the walks through life on stillmatic where he is wearing all of his jewelry and loud clothes showing how materialistic the world has become and needs cleansing so on God Son cover he shows himself washed away of all of his materialism and sins thus saying "GOD SON" his "stillmatic freestyle" tells it all.

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

Huh? You mean Jayz right? Cause from my understanding if you wasn't Roc and was in NY then he did everything in his power to trample over you.

[@djayb2259]

To me, Nas has 5 classic albums. Illmatic, It was Written, Stillmatic, God's Son, and King's Disease are all classics.

[@killmatic8428]

For me it’s those plus Distant relatives, KD2, MAGIC, life is good, and street’s disciple the rest are great !!

[@lenhalz8086]

Distant Relatives is a classic to me

[@shawnboogz7546]

I agree

[@mgf909]

Same

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@joeljoseph9017]

Agree

[@Maal7432]

I agree.

[@mdronbray7]

You are young genius I am sitting here with a reminder at 3 I will be watching. Nas is my favorite all-time artist💯💯

[@cloutcancun]

Nas gets a lot of love I will admit but I think he needs a lot more. Nas really changed rap forever and that's no debate. After Illmatic, it was never the same. I feel like he is one of the biggest "what if's" in rap history. Nas is undoubtedly one of the GOAT's already but if the OG "I am...." didn't leak and it went on to be a classic double-disc album Nas would have been out of this world.

[@YoungShoLive]

You’re killing it with these videos for the old heads like me. I appreciate them all. Please keep it up💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@sabalipeaceandpatience9264]

Updated list. Illmatic, iww, lost tapes, stillmatic, kd2, kd3, magic are classics. Life is good and God's son are phenomenal. Let's be honest, Nas really deserves every credit given to him. I don't think anyone has as many classic albums.

[@leokizzo3515]

This album is an undisputed classic

[@adrielgreen6746]

Dope video. Major respect for being born after 99 but going back to do your research on this album ✊🏾💯

[@josephlosi5809]

IT WAS WRITTEN was his dopest album ..

[@josephlosi5809]

That’s when he was at his best

[@joeljoseph9017]

I agree

[@peace_of_mind_00]

Can't argue that. I always tell people that I think IT WAS WRITTEN was the best rap album to drop in the loaded year of 96. And 96 had alot classics like atliens, Reasonable doubt, the score, all eyes on me & Makaveli

[@aliaswizard6963]

TAKE IT IN BLOOD is honestly in my opinion the rawest hip hop song ever made he covered all bases various topics in that song the beat was super ill with the sample and Nas spazzed all through it and he shouted out Houston fifth Ward at the end and everybody knows Scarface and him are tight goes to show you how far back they were

[@joeljoseph9017]

@@aliaswizard6963 what your fav bar on take it in blood

[@rapgamepapi]

Dope video. Nas is one of my favorite MC'S of all-time and Roc a Fella records is my favorite label. Keep doing your thing bro. San Diego, CA on the check in. Peace

[@inspiredwizdom1340]

Dope video man. Appreciate the work you put into the video. I really want them to release the original with a doc about it.

[@jeremiahhoward3042]

My opinion it was a descent album. When I was in high school nas is like was my shit

[@esilvs]

Preemo man

[@djayb2259]

I agree and Nas Is Like is one of my faves of all time too.

[@dootscoot3110]

Classic album and Dmx murdered his verse. I just listened to this yesterday. No skips needed. Thanks nas

[@gordonbryant8144]

Never peeped your channel before but this is awesome content bro keep doing your thing

[@brittneybutler2491]

Dope documentary on Nas as usual!!🙌👑🌟💐💯

[@scottsmyth87ss]

New sub here from central CA, Nas is 🐐 keep it up!

[@jimidrinkshenny]

keep doin wha chu doin dawg, major respect.

[@gamalharper9221]

If Nas double album was released & was a commerical success, he would be KoNY without dispute. Damn, it's something to wonder about, even debate about IMO

[@cloutcancun]

Yes and if anybody doesn't see it that way they're not seeing the full picture. I feel like when "I am" leaked it changed rap history forever because think of it like this. If Nas goes 3 for 3 with albums with the final one being a successful double album as a solo artist he would have had the crown without a doubt. Who else did something like that while alive at that time especially in NY? People had classics but who had 3 in a row especially starting with their debut album? I think one of the biggest things from this is that if Nas successfully did this then I don't think Jay-Z would've had the guts to go at Nas because Nas would have been the undisputed king. We would have probably never had ether, takeover, the actual beef, etc. If "I am" leaked we also probably wouldn't have the lost tapes, no nastramaus or stillmatic, and maybe not even streets disciple because that was a double-disc too and maybe Nas wouldn't have to do it since he already did it before

[@jay07261986]

@@cloutcancun Idk...u can argue redman and ice cube had 3 classics in a row...as far as ny...i would say rakim...but it's something u really gotta think hard about....

[@cloutcancun]

@@jay07261986 If you really think about hard you can start listing off people but that wasn't the point I was trying to make. I was saying who else released 3 classics albums in a row with one of the three being a double-disc album while alive. To my knowledge no one had done that at that time and that would of been crazy if Nas did that

[@jay07261986]

@@cloutcancun yeah that's true...double albums are hard to execute as is...as much respect as I have for all eyes on me n life after death...i prefer me against the world n ready to die...nas need to go head n rerelease I am as it was intended to be...lol...

[@cloutcancun]

​@@jay07261986 Nah because the idea was never completed and 12 out of the 13 songs that have leaked have been repurposed. In my opinion, Nas should redo everything....keep the concept and make a 12 track album (one disc) with 6 songs about the birth to death by suicide idea and 6 being about the afterlife idea. He should also get Large Professor, Dj Premier, and Pete Rock to do the beats too. Maybe one or two more producers but those 3 for sure.

[@alcidesambriz6665]

Nas it's such a especial dude he is just out of this world. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@darrenharris3434]

Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic and King's Disease....The Lost Tapes is a classic compilation God's Son and Life Is Good are near classics ...

[@djnation1148]

Life is good is a straight classic

[@satishrobertson8771]

@Aaron9 yessir Life Is Good was amazing

[@TheExclusiveOne720]

@Aaron9 Life Is Good is great but Kings Disease is next level, an album that just clearly shows there are levels to being an MC

[@iTinkThere4iAM]

Damian Marley collab DISTANT RELATIVES was a classic TOO

[@satishrobertson8771]

@@iTinkThere4iAM I never hear anyone talk about that album. It was good but it certainly ain’t being treated as a classic.

[@ONETAKEBKLYN]

If the tracks that were bootlegged were on I am that were on lost tapes, it would have been up there with one of his best work

[@327Jhigh]

Wow bro for you to be born 3 years after 1999 you’re really on point with your timelines! Even the archive footage is accurate! This video brought back so much nostalgia and confirms what I’ve been telling people for years! Great work 13:02

[@nixonmyrthil4491]

“Wanna Play Rough” was a track the produced by Harlem producer frequent collaborator of the late DMX (Dame Grease ) for his album “Live On Lennox” off “Vacant Lot” records. I think he was very influential to Swizz Beatz as well but on that same album “Live On Lennox” there is a track called “I’m that Nigga” by “Meeno” (the guy in the Mase’s video from the late 90’s group “Harlem World” where he’s shot out the cannon the whole track is directed and a diss record to..... (JAY-Z). Jay’s response to that song was on Memphis Bleek’s 2nd album “The Understanding” “Mind Right (REMIX) Jay-Z’s verse “You think they was shooting you fat-ass outta cannons before” wooo Jay-Z was on fire on that one but yeah I think Jay-Z around that time had a thing against dudes from Harlem around that time but who knows. That “Live on Lennox” album was produced entirely by “Dame Grease” I think the production was “SUPER TIGHT” give it a listen if you have a chance

[@JamesSmith-ov5um]

Now that u say that, I can definitely hear X on that beat

[@TheThiefery]

I was a big Grease fan because of DMX first album.. so much so I bought the Live on Lennox album.. i was disappointed.. I get it.. he was trying to get harlem rappers shine but they messed up his ok beats on that album.

[@satishrobertson8771]

Wanna Play Rough wasn’t originally intended for Dame Grease’s album, it ended up on the album after Nas decided not to include it on I Am. That Live On Lennox album is tough tho, Dame Grease is unheralded.

[@TheThiefery]

@@satishrobertson8771 tough? agree to disagree..Hot Ones? Bigga or whatever that guy's name was.. if you bought the CD, in the pamphlet it talked about all the rappers featured..they all sucked. Wish Grease would have used more established rappers for his beats.

[@satishrobertson8771]

@@TheThiefery it was tough to me on the strength of the beats. Similar to how I felt about Group Home’s first album. It would’ve been classic if he got better rappers.

[@slanderman3296]

Seeing all them album covers, makes me realize, Nas been with me since I started listing to rap.

[@christinamachando9578]

I love this, well done brother!

[@MFgabesylar3030]

Another great vid!

[@juanphjr]

You on point son, I appreciate your work

[@halfamic]

This was during the Napster days. Finding those songs was like gold mining. There are a bunch of albums that never came out, such as the Clipse unreleased first album, Kobe Bryants, Allen Iverson's. There were a ton of lost tracks that were circulating during those days.

[@Peace1dy]

Illmatic, IWW, LT1, Stillmatic, KD2, Magic are all classic material to me. You can go listen at anytime. He is in his bag and the music speaks for itself.

[@review-report]

*NaS = G.O.A.T !!!*

[@justincasano1041]

I remember getting a press copy of the original double album. A few of those lost tape records were on there and obviously some of the records on I am that were recorded last second were not. He is the greatest MC of all time regardless especially after this last year and a half run, as a matter of fact this last decade. When you lay his discography out it becomes apparent nobody has as many incredible albums as him.

[@kiwicoproductions2828]

Wait what? Where did you acquire that?

[@justincasano1041]

@@kiwicoproductions2828 I got access to it back in 1998 1999

[@kiwicoproductions2828]

@@justincasano1041 wait, I'm so confused. I thought the Double LP never came out? So you have it on Vinyl? Who would have even given that to you? If it's private, I understand if you don't want to say. But what I am curious to ask is, do you know the original track listing? I've seen people on KZbin posting the full LP, but I can never tell if any of these are legit or not. If you know where I can listen to the original LP let me know. Thanks!

[@justincasano1041]

@@kiwicoproductions2828 a friend of mine had access to Columbia Sony material prior to release and stuff used for listening parties Etc

[@justincasano1041]

@@kiwicoproductions2828 you can find a torrent are there or downloads sporadically that have the album close to at least what it was supposed to be

[@BabyGeneral96]

Nas was in 3 movies around that time too,"Belly" 1998," In Too Deep" 1999 & "Ticker" 2001 in a Steven Seagal Movie 🎬

[@johnlindsay7301]

King’s Disease II is straight up classic. That gives NaS 5 classics under his wing.

[@lsibley11]

Nas said Nipsey wanted to do a documentary on the original double album.

[@anonymousapocalypse247]

Nas should do it. He could make so much $$

[@SctonThrtn]

Nas been the goat

[@luckyigbokwe2811]

Man had "The Hated" track instrumental from East playing at the background. You are a legend for that Bro Lmao.

[@luckyigbokwe2811]

You still have to do a segment for East on your channel. Hopefully we get that soon though now that you are free this summer. Maybe covering his come up with the tapes he dropped before and after Nas signed him leading to his debut album. And your favorite projects from him please. Keep up with the dope content Bro. And congrats on your Grades at College Bro your working hard and keep it up.

[@McStrokeAvision]

From Chicago that I am leak was heat. He was supposed to be born die and come back to life. He should re-release the joint as he originally intended.

[@Jac735]

Chi town stand ☝ word

[@McStrokeAvision]

@@jay2chill134 bro you don’t know wyd you talking what official bootleg?

[@brentbare3698]

I Am is my all-time favorite Nas album.

[@gabe-beagan412]

Idk why it’s so hated on, it’s top 2 for me

[@tayluc777]

Still had 4.5 mics. It’s a classic, this was his feature album we all know Nas doesn’t need features, but Jay forced him to with Vol 2.

[@papasmurf9484]

Real talk dawg I’m with you on this matter 💯 Nas is the goat.

[@panamera53]

For me his classics are Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic, KD, KD2, Magic, and KD3. I love how KD was the start of making Nas sound like the Nas we knew back in the day.

[@tekniqs]

I remember finding a tracklist of the original I am double album and downloaded all the unreleased songs that eventually made it on Lost Tapes. That album was incredible. Nas dying in the 1st disc and being reborn in the first track of the 2nd disc was such a good concept.

[@ashtonsam3755]

I remember having this on cassette before the album dropped.

[@MrBrink-bz3nk]

Shout Out to Clout Cancun for ur love and respect for hip hop and ur great documentations.

[@bleekg1bleekg193]

Life Is Good should be considered a classic. such a sleeper

[@jknumber5138]

I love that song Dr K(I luv I Am). I heard MC Eiht rushed his Last Man Standing album just to get off his label. Keyshia Cole Point of No Return album was rushed just to get off her label. I still loved all those albums

[@IlladelphB]

I remember I am with being advertised as a double album up to a week before it's release. I went to circuit City and found out it was one disc and almost a dozen songs were cut (worst enemy, amongst Kings, Sinful Living being my favorites). I was mad. That day I went right to the corner of my street next to the subway stop where dude used to sell DVDs, mixtapes. I bought the I Am The Autobiography Bootleg. That is the real I Am to me. Also hardest thing to do is stay alive and pray I also was mad that didn't happen. Hustlers and Killers, Rise and Fall is 💯 too

[@juicyj8686]

It’s still a classic one of my favorite albums

[@shawnwilliam1802]

3 Classic albums

[@Michigunn1]

He still had one of the best first 3 album runs of all time regardless, but the double I Am album woulda been the best double album ever... the track list is floating around online, I saw it a few year ago

[@killmatic8428]

If U find it pls send it to me!!

[@jdot836]

I fw this bro u should do a video on aaron may he’s dope!

[@heliomariel3037]

Imo he has 3 classics Your content is mad underrated, Hope u blowout my G Shoutout form Angola 🇦🇴 (Africa)

[@sdrice2007]

There needs to be a part two to this in terms of the KD and Magic Trilogies down the line!

[@retroesso]

God Son is a underrated classic

[@g-holy]

Great Concept.

[@g-holy]

Nas "In My Ghetto" EP & Q.B 2 Compton weren't official releases. They were fan made.

[@TheDumontShow]

You would be surprised how many people didn't realize that It Was Written and I Am were number 1 on the Billboard charts for weeks. I was shocked. You are the only one that mentioned that. Nobody i seen on KZbin does it. And Nas has six classics to me Unfortunately The Lost Taoes has to be counted due ti it being structured as a album. Life is Good is inching towards that status

[@williamwolfxrivera2418]

My favorite 7 classic Nas albums (in no order) 1. Illmatic 2. It Was Written 3. I am... 4. Stillmatic 5. God's Son 6. Street's Disciple 7. King's Disease

[@TheThiefery]

I lost my original I am bootleg.. sucks because belly button window changed when he released it on the lost tapes. Still waiting for Amongst Kings to be released .. not sure why he left that off his Lost tapes. The second part was Nastradamus.. This double CD was going to be tough.. sucks that the label panicked.. it was still gonna sell millions despite it being leaked in NYC

[@marvinbroncano7294]

Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes, KD2, Magic, & KD3 are all classics. Excited for KD4!

[@nolancarr3914]

Good list give me godson in place of KD3

[@ireignsupreeeme7]

🔥🔥🔥bro

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

That leaked album was fire. The album that came out was cool but it wasnt better than the original leak. I was in HS when that came out and i had that bootleg. The song fetus was beautiful.

[@williamwalsh3983]

And how about the introspective DRUNK BY MYSELF?

[@TheThiefery]

yep and he changed it up when it was released on his Lost tapes

[@dwillwilliams1240]

If I Am woulda came out on time, then we wouldn’t have had the joint with Scarface and the joint with DMX, I think the I AM was still a masterpiece

[@maroon9273]

Both songs were added later on the double album and still made it to the lp

[@jay2chill134]

@@maroon9273 No they werent those were last minute songs in result of getting bootlegged no one knows disc 2 other than afterlife and amongst kings being the first 2 songs

[@australium7374]

@@jay2chill134 the assumptions on the second disc seem accurate to me especially find ya wealth being on it. I believe nas had scattered his unreleased double disc songs through 1999-2000 albums.

[@djtimspaceking8306]

Lost tapes the first one is my favorite it's supposed to came out on I am album but it got bootlegged but both of them is a classic the last Nas album I really like is god son to me

[@esilvs]

Life is Good is a great one...check it out

[@djtimspaceking8306]

@@esilvs Yeah I love that I forgot about that album Amy winehouse is on the album that's my favorite track on that album too and stay and daughters but that's Swizz beatz and Mary j Blige I don't like it

[@maroon9273]

If this album came out and they added my favorite track I wanna talk to you on the tracklist. This album would have been the greatest solo rap album in 99 and eclisping it was written, stillmatic. Also being toe to toe with illmatic.

[@robertbackup7044]

Wanna play ruff. Was one of my favorite joints. And some times I wonder

[@diesel101raw]

I still feel we wudda gotten a mixed review 4th album. Hate Me Now & You Owe Me are some of his biggest songs.

[@azeer777]

I got the vinyl version of I Am that is how the double album was originally suppose to be released. It has blaze a 50, sometimes I wonder, day dreamin, drunk by myself, wanna play rough. They only made 4700 copies of it. I have two of them. One I play and one I kept unopened. It was released on record store Friday on Black Friday. Look it up.

[@jeremiahwilliams2165]

All Nas albums classic

[@thompson-angeloileh3563]

Nas has some of the best album covers in the music business, best believe!!

[@SUPREMEgoldchain_REAKTZ]

I Am is a classic. Dr Knockboot is the only song that was questionable that I can think of off top.

[@leokizzo3515]

Facts. Every other track was great

[@MentallyDeveloped]

True indeed. It has its place on the album tho, kinda like a quick interlude right before a monumental track.

[@rocbaby23]

oh man .. it was super game on dr knock boot .. sex ed for ya head the dos and don'ts that should happen in the bed .. Bars

[@satishrobertson8771]

I can also do without K-I-S-S-I-N-G

[@rocbaby23]

@@satishrobertson8771 I can agree with that .. R kelly is outa here

[@CCHBKNY160]

Still have the leaked cd in my collection. Def changed the trajectory of Nas’s career. He was sounding like an average rapper going after mainstream sound for the bag. But then after Takeover the world world was reminded that Nas is king. Jay woke up the God MC!! I guess we should be grateful for that too. Cool video.

[@cbeckwith172]

I am is a classic impo it’s probably my favorite nas album tbh because I remember it the most from being a kid in the 90s I was born in 92 so I was real young at the time but remember the promo from IAM

[@satishrobertson8771]

I will say this, even on his albums that aren’t classics there’s usually a classic song or two up in there.

[@walkingbucket_store]

4 classics

[@Mickeycats6788]

Illmatic It was written I am before bootleg would’ve been a classic Stillmatic Kings disease Life is good Distant relatives

[@Ebs321]

Gods son?

[@TheRealLeonardWashington]

Lost Tapes 1?

[@Mickeycats6788]

Gone son is a great deep album, personally can’t throw it on and vibe to it like the others mentioned. But love that album

[@Mickeycats6788]

I count lost tapes 1 as the original I Am before bootleg

[@Jac735]

Nastradamous??

[@Synchronite]

If I AM was never bootlegged it would have been Nas 3rd straight classic I had the full bootleg on cassette It was five mics honestly When the leak happened I believe Steve Stout got in Nas ear and advised him to change the album. It didn’t work and what we got was a shell of what it was originally. That was when Nas lost his edge in the rap game He comprised his artistic integrity for 💵 due to bad advice from a meat head and that made him a meat head in my eyes too 🤦🏾‍♂️ Nas still is one of the goats He released plenty more heat in spurts but never had the focus and drive like he had in the 90s again Respect due to him for him staying on his paper grind but he gave up the ghost creatively and fumbled a classic album. I blame Steve meat head Stout for Nas decline 👎🖕that guy 🙅🏾‍♂️

[@Cliff...]

You should do a video on stillmatic and it was written.

[@westwarren4946]

My favorite album of all time ,

[@WLowry]

Favorite Nas albums: Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic, Lost Tapes 1 & GodSon

[@anthonyclark9441]

All of the controversy that the Hate Me Now video got is why it was so heavily bootlegged, and I still went out and bought it.

[@briankarczewski8588]

i would love you clout cancun if you did a video on the Nas, Puffy and Steve Stout controversy over the Hate Me Now crucifiction scene..most people dont know about it, even nas fans P.D: i happen to have a copy of the original music video aired on TRL in 1999 with the infamous Puffy crucifiction scene

[@zncuentertainment712]

Life is Good is up there as well, extremely underrated album.

[@haroldmccoy6748]

The double CD was also a classic, street disciple

[@goodluckjoe4241]

They gotta remaster the album and put what Nas intended for his life and death concept

[@heavenizmyhome718]

My favorite hip hop album. Nas went off on that album....

[@nicholasverando3190]

My favorite Nas album. I bought the CD. I didn't have a alot of money back then. I was just a teen. But I save 20 dollars and bought the CD. Plus 2or 3 dollars for the taxes. Went home took the plastic wrapping off. The CD. And never looked back

[@shanereynolds4276]

Ilimatic and It was written make him the GOAT alone

[@RASHONBOND973]

the official album was a banger....however if the double album woulda been released....maannnnn

[@vexotimmer2675]

If the double album was released the way Nas wanted it to be, it would've been his greatest work in my opinion.

[@kerrajohnson3203]

Nas is so fineeee

[@LdotHdot]

I always wondered if Dr knock boots was suppose to be his version of the 10 crack commandments. That's the song it reminds me of the most

[@camronshean1758]

You must really like or have been inspired to use that beginning part of Jay-Z's song Izzo [H.O.V.A.] where he says "Thanks for coming out tonight, you coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with me, I appreciate that" since you say it in your videos lool

[@DeeDerry]

Every Nasir Jones album is a classic or a close classic ...Id say Nastradamus was the one lacking and yh obv NASIR (which was a shame)...But still everything for a reason...Nasir Jones 🙌👏

[@damnthisuser]

NASIR is growing on me when I first it I only liked adam and eve and everything.

[@aizenzae4510]

I actually liked NASIR.

[@DeeDerry]

@@aizenzae4510 I actually love 'Simple Things' & 'Bonjour'...But we can't deny.., that album doesn't sound organic

[@VanguardNiche]

Prodigy’s HNIC was better than Blueprint and Hov was scared of him. Dropping on 9/11 was the best marketing ever for jay. But P was the real goat of 99/01 pocket. IMO.

[@GHOST91141]

That HNIC album took Prodigy to another level

[@heybuddy7789]

Sorry hnic wasn't better than nas or Jay classics. If prodigy didn't give up so many of his records for the mobb deep than I would agree.

[@infamousp5608]

Real talk

[@appelsin2821]

I Am... is a classic Nas album. One of my favorite albums to listen to PERIOD. I never liked It Was Written as much as most people do though... most of it felt like it was meant to be radio hits. 'The Message' and 'I Gave You Power' are absolute classics though.

[@romaretaylor9953]

what’s radio friendly about Take it in Blood, Shootouts, The Set up, Affirmative Action, Live nigga Rap and Silent Murder