Album
The Essential Nas
2013 · Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Essential Nas is a Hip-Hop album by Nas, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
A rap legend whose debut album remains among the most beloved hip-hop classics of all time, Nasty Nas has been serving up devastating wordplay since the early '90s, when he first appeared on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque." Since then, he's released a dozen solo albums, engaged in a high-profile beef and reconciliation with JAŸ-Z, put on fellow artists including AZ and The Bravehearts, starred in several movies, racked up a mantle of various awards, and endured both a reality show and tabloid-ready marriage to (and divorce from) Kelis. His musical output has been all over the place, including collaborations like the short-lived supergroup The Firm and his more recent project with Damian Marley, and he's dropped many classics along with a few certified stinkers. <i>The Essential Nas</i> sports 30 songs from throughout his career, including the early favorites "One Love" and "The World Is Yours," the crossover hits "Street Dreams" and "Hate Me Now," and the comeback anthem "Made You Look." It's an exceptional compilation and the best Nas 101 collection on the market today.
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Tracklist
- 1Nasty
- 2The Message3:54
- 3Get Down4:04
- 4I Gave You Power3:52
- 5I Can4:15
- 6Find Ya Wealth3:40
- 7Black Zombie3:35
- 8The Set Up4:01
- 9Street Dreams4:08
- 10You Owe Me (feat. Ginuwine)4:47
- 11Drunk by Myself4:03
- 12Nas Is Like3:57
- 13One Mic4:29
- 14Loco-Motive (feat. Large Professor)
- 15Halftime4:21
- 2.1Bridging the Gap (feat. Olu Dara)3:56
- 2.2Warrior Song (feat. Alicia Keys)4:42
- 2.3Doo Rags4:02
- 2.4Nastradamus4:13
- 2.5Just a Moment (feat. Quan)4:23
- 2.6Oochie Wally (feat. Bravehearts) [Remix]5:00
- 2.7One Love (feat. Q-Tip)5:25
- 2.8Hate Me Now (feat. Puff Daddy)4:43
- 2.9Blaze a 502:49
- 2.10Got Ur Self A...3:49
- 2.11Thief's Theme2:59
- 2.12The World Is Yours4:50
- 2.13Made You Look3:21
- 2.14No Idea's Original3:04
- 2.15It Ain't Hard to Tell3:22
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Boom Bap
- gritty
- brooding
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alabama 3
- Alicia KeysFEATURING
- Barry WhiteWRITTEN-BY , PERFORMER
- BraveheartsFEATURING
- Brian Bennett
- Eurythmics
- GinuwineFEATURING
- James Brown
- JB Horns
- Kool & The Gang
- Large ProfessorFEATURING
- Linda Clifford
- Michael Jackson
- Michael Viner
- Nas
- Olu DaraFEATURING
- Puff DaddyFEATURING
- QuanFEATURING
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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