Condition: New
Nas - I Am...
Label: Columbia
C2S 41881
Format: 2 Χ Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo
Clean Version
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Club and Underground
Tracklist..
A1 N.Y. State Of Mind II
Mixed By DJ Premier
Producer DJ Premier
A2 Hate Me Now
Rap [Featuring] Puff Daddy
Producer D-Moet, Pretty Boy
A3 Small World
Producer Carlos "Six July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick
Keyboards Mike Goods
A4 Favor For A Favor
Bass Kirk Lyons
Rap [Featuring] Scarface
B1 We Will Survive
Producer Jamel Edgerten
B2 Ghetto Prisoners
Producer Grease
B3 You Won't See Me Tonight
Vocals Aaliyah
Mixed By Jimmy Douglass
Producer Timbaland
B4 I Want To Talk To You
C1 Natures Shine
C2 Dr. Knockboot
C3 Life Is What You Make It
Rap [Featuring] DMX
C4 Big Things
D1 Nas Is Like
Mixed By
Producer DJ Premier
D2 K-I-SS-I-N-G
D3 Money Is My Bitch
D4 Undying Love
Credits
Executive Producer Nas, Steve Stoute
Mixed By Kevin Crouse (tracks: A4, B4, C3, D2), Rich Travali (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, C2, C4, D3, D4)
Producer Alvin West (tracks: B4, C4, D2, D3,), L.E.S. (tracks: A4, B4, C3, D4), Poke And Tone (tracks: A2, B1, C2, D3)
Notes..
On his third release, I Am, Nas bolsters his reputation as one of hip-hop's leading wordsmiths. His voice has grown so strong that none of the A-list guests (they include Puff Daddy, Aaliyah, Scarface, and DMX) can upstage the 25-year-old rapper.
"I Am" isnt perfection, but it's still ill, in my opinion. The Intro was tight, followed by at least 10 good songs after. "NY state of mind pt 2" which was a sequel to "NY state of mind" from illmatic, tells about life in New York, over a great piano beat.
"Hate Me Now" was great.. Puffy or no Puffy. I wasnt concerned with the hook that much anyway, which is all Puffy did.
"Small World" is my favorite song EVER, a deep story about two people named Carolyn and Snuk over an obvious non-looped piano beat.
"Favor for a favor" had a nice beat, . It's gangster material.
"We will survive" shows how Nas could have respect for people who didnt even respect him (like 2Pac) as he sent a message to Pac and Biggie Smalls. This song is a lot like Illmatic's "One Love".. anyway, "Ghetto prisoners" was very poetic, I wasnt feelin the beat all that much though. Lyrics were great!
"You Wont See Me Tonight" came after the first block of the album. Obviously Timbaland did this track (Since you hear his voice in the background), and Alliyah sang the hook. Too jiggy for me, but not that bad. Anyway, "I want to talk to you" addressed important issues to the government (good song),
. I thought "Big Things" was stupid originally, but it actually has decent lyrics. I just think Nas should stay away from dirty south flow and beats.
"Nas Is Like" was ill, great lyrics, great flow, great beat (Thanks to DJ Premier).
A beat Ive heard before too (From R Kelly I guess). "Money is my *****" was good, decent-to-good beat, and was about the good and bad of having money. and "Undying love" had a nice acoustic guitar beat. A song where Nas' "wife" cheats on him and he accidently ends up killing her, and himself (Fictional of course). Its tight though. Similar to Eminem's "Kim" on
Anyway, this is a great album, unlike Illmatic and It Was Written, this LP DOES have a few bad songs, but all the others make up for them. Its great, and had elements of both the album title, and of Nas' first album Illmatic.
NAS - Hate Me Now
LIVE 1999
I remember this like it was yesterday I was screaming in my house when Nas came out..
NAS - Hate Me Now
live from dublin 27/05/2007
Nas - Nas Is Like"
At Bonnaroo 2010
Nas discusses his latest album "I AM" backstage at The Tunnel NYC
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