“It's not easy being Nas. No matter what the man does, no matter how strong he comes, people still come back with, "It ain't *Illmatic*." It's an unfair way to judge someone's work, though you can hardly deny that statement's accuracy. After all, the 90s only spawned a handful of other hip-hop records that can even be mentioned in the same breath as Nas' 1994 classic. With songs like "Life's a Bitc”
“The messy set of unreleased tracks comes with some undeniable highlights”
“Nas’ output this decade has been pretty sporadic, with the rap legend only putting out two new studio albums: 2012’s ‘Life is Good’ and 2018’s ‘Nasir’. Although personal issues, particularly a messy divorce with Kelis, have played a part in stifling the Queensbridge rapper’s creativity, you sense that Nas is also comfortable slowing things down, having realised there’s no longer any pressure on hi”
