Summary from 178 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Nas’s catalog across 31 albums from 178 opinions, with an overall average of 8.2/10. The top-rated Nas album is Illmatic (2004) with a 9.4/10 average from 38 ratings, followed by It Was Written and King's Disease III. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1994 to 2025. N.Y. State of Mind ranks as the highest-rated Nas song on Rate.fm with a 9.8/10 average.
King's Disease III
“hip-hop great delivers compelling conclusion to his album trilogy”
King's Disease
“rapper embraces his status as a genre great”
Illmatic
“The 1994 hip-hop landmark is reissued in a box set with vinyl, a gold CD, an ersatz cherry wood case, and a 48-page book. Almost 20 years later, it remains a sterling example of how great rap can be.”
Illmatic
“New York. A perfect representation of life as a teenager in Queens. The storytelling on this album will put you in ‘94 Nas’s shoes. Vivid imagery with slick flows. Listen to any rap album before this release and you’ll learn how far ahead of the game Nas’s groove is. Nobody came close. I’m not even sure who could’ve influenced his style. He claims Slick Rick but his flow is miles ahead of him. DJ Premier’s beats all over this project are incredible. Classic sampling. If you’re not used to listening to 90’s hip hop albums, it may come across as muddy. I can see this sounding dated to some people. Please stick with it and appreciate the clever bars and genius production.”
It Was Written
“Solid album but just not as good as ‘Illmatic’ although it was always going to be hard for Nas to release anything as good as it. Some solid rapping from Nas as always. Top songs for me are ‘The Set Up’ ft Havoc ‘Suspect’ ‘Shootouts’ ‘Live Ni**a Rap’ ft Mobb Deep”
Illmatic
““Life’s a bitch and then you die, that’s why we get high cuz’ you never know when you’re gonna go”. This album carries harsh messages regarding reality which isn’t unusual from Nas, in fact, I’d go as far to say that he is my favourite rapper because of his versatile lyrics that come across graceful. This is my favourite rap album of all time, and I’m sure that wouldn’t be easy to disagree with. ALSO. The sampling behind this album is phenomenal, jazz was always bound to work with rap from an early age, this proves it.”