Nas

Stillmatic

Columbia

Nas lost his way a bit in the nineties.
Out in 2001 Stillmatic was a triumphant attempt to regain the ground charted by his debut LP Illmatic, seven years earlier. Radio friendliness went out the window: the sound of the underground was back, with songs about politics and ghetto life.
Producers like Large Professor, DJ Premier, L.E.S., and Trackmasters stepped up; AZ, Mary J. Blige and Amerie put in strong shifts.
Premier re-organizes Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack to deadly effect on 2nd Childhood. Both Large Profs are killers. Ether disses Jay-Z in fine style.

• Stillmatic (The Intro)
• Ether
• Got Ur Self A...
• Smokin'
• You're Da Man
• Rewind
• One Mic
• 2nd Childhood
• Destroy & Rebuild
• The Flyest (feat. AZ)
• Braveheart Party (feat. Mary J. Blige & Bravehearts)
• Rule (feat. Amerie)
• My Country (feat. Millenium Thug)
• What Goes Around (feat. Keon Bryce)
• Every Ghetto (feat. Blitz)