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Stillmatic | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nas
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  425 reviews
Sales Rank: 35193
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 85736
UPC: 696998573628
EAN: 0696998573628
ASIN: B00005U2LB
Release Date: December 18, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Stillmatic (The Intro) | | • | Ether | | • | Got Ur Self A... | | • | Smokin' | | • | You're Da Man | | • | Rewind | | • | One Mic | | • | 2nd Childhood | | • | Destroy and Rebuild | | • | The Flyest | | • | Rule | | • | My Country | | • | What Goes Around | | • | Every Ghetto |
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Nas's 1994 debut, Illmatic, is hands down one of the greatest rap LPs of all time. Open to debate is why he ditched his lyrical genius and raw, gully beats to go pop on his next three albums. On his fifth solo LP, Nas returns to his grimy, hardcore roots. On "Ether," Nas disses Jay-Z mercilessly (a response to Jay-Z's anti-Nas stabs on "Takeover" from The Blueprint). Nas then proceeds to dis Prodigy of Mobb Deep and a whole slew of other Queensbridge-based MCs on "Destroy and Rebuild." When he's not busy tearing into fellow New York-based MCs, Nas pulls a politico routine on "My Country," questioning the blind patriotism of many African Americans, flips rhymes with former Firm compadre AZ on "The Flyest," and pays homage to Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G on "Got Ur Self a...." However, the albums finest artistic moment comes on "Rewind," where Nas crafts a sexploit and murder-filled 'hood narrative in which the story and wordplay are recited in reverse (think Tarantino's Pulp Fiction on celluloid). With beats supplied by DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Swizz Beatz, Nas has arguably reclaimed his throne as the MC king of New York. --Dalton Higgins
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 NaS - Stillmatic July 7, 2008
This album was so important for Nas's career. If he wouldnt have done this album, im afraid people would have lost interest in Nas. After the terrible Nastradamus, and the mediocre at best I Am, He needed to get another homerun. And to be honest, i guess this wasnt really a home run, but it definetly got the bases loaded for the home run to follow in the form of God's Son. But none the less, he stepped his game up from his previous two releases to prove he was still relevant in rap. The biggest thing with this album was the swagger, and its more hardcore/street appearance. Now, we all know that Nas has always been street, but on songs like the very eerie and dark "Got Urself A..." he shows his true darkside. And then it also re-emerges on the bitter and angry "My Country". But Nas is at his best on tracks like the diss track aimed towards Jay Z "Ether" which is proclaimed as one of the best diss tracks of all time, and then on "2nd Childhood" where he takes the more mellow approach about describing how he is living his childhood again. But one of the very best songs on this album is the single "One Mic". Arguably one of the best hip hop songs of all time with its strong message and just down rite epic production. Like i said earlier, this is definetly not the best rap album, or even the best Nas album, but its a really strong album that just adds to his thristy catalouge. Basically this album just re established an diminishing career that needed a lift, and that lift came in the form of Stillmatic.
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B
 I only have one question? June 29, 2008
Where is the track silent murder. I remember when this first came out I got the tape of it. Hey it was 96 they still sold those. That was a bonus track and it was fire. I have it on a home made mixtape I made but still you would think after all these years they would have included it ow well. This to me is nas best album beat, lyrics at the time it was hated on for not being illmatic but still this joint is one of my favorite rap albums period!!!!!! I can't diss Nas anymore because he has found his way and stopped bling blinging it up. Before his new joint comes out pick up the N@#ger mixtape. Later
still ripping em up June 7, 2008
whether or not others feel this cd. Stillmatic is one hell of a release by Nas as he returns to form this time around slaying them on a variey of subjects throughout the cd. Whether its a stab back at Jay-Z on the heated "Ether" or Prodigy or Cormega on "Destroy and Rebuild" he's letting folks know that Nas is one of the best MCs out there without a doubt.
He also does something i don't believe i've heard on a song period with "Rewind" where he raps in reverse throughout the track and turns this into one of these best songs on the cd even though its just over a couple minutes. It makes you want the song to last that much longer. Also of note are tracks like "My Country" with Nas making a political stand on issues of war and taking care of our country first vice being all in everyone else's problems with all the things going on at home. I couldnt agree with him more. "What Goes Around" is basically about karma all the bad/negative things that you do to others will come back on you in spades as he weaves this story for the listeners like a pro.
"Got Yourself A Gun" is another burner from Nas that lets anyone thinking he'd fallen off know that there's no chance of that happening. "Rule" feat. Amerie is also another track worthy of several listens as he raps over this with Amerie providing excellent vocals along with it. "2nd Childhood" is about a person that despite all the years of life. They've still yet to reach that phase of being out on their own and doing their own thing. Still staying at home and having others carry them basically just like a child.
"Stillmatic" has to be one of the hottest rap albums not only of that year released. But even now i don't see how folks are dismissing this excellent cd when there is so much garbage out there that continues to get played. "Stillmatic" will still be around and folks will still be nodding their heads to it and feeling just what Nas is saying.
Big ups!!
Stillmatic is Still one of the best March 25, 2008
Nas is in my opinion one of the greatest emcee of all time, he is one of very few that stays true to the real Hip Hop and has never went commercial unlike some artists. I see some negative reviews and it interested me cuz how could this be a mediocre album, and the reason why there are negative reviews is because people are comparing to this his landmark debut album "ILLMATIC". People should not compare this album to Illmatic because no one can top that album not even Nas himself, and he knows it, just listen to his lyrics in the Intro ("They thought I'll make another "Illmatic"
But it's always forward I'm moving
Never backwards stupid here's another classic") just because this is Stillmatic (a supposed sequel to Illmatic) does not mean it will be the same as Illmatic and people have to get over that. So I'm gonna review this album as a totally different album not comparing to Illmatic.
Nas's albums always starts with intro but this is the first where he actually raps in the intro and this is his best intro out of all his albums in my opinion. There are 14 tracks on the album (including bonus track) and all of them are different with a different concept different feel and all of them are top-notch songs. As always Nas's lyrcicsm is as sharp and precise as razor sharp sword cutting into paper, compared to Jay-Z (his old rival) he is a mile ahead always creating imaginary visuals creating a story for your listening pleasures. This album is probably his third best 1)Illmatic 2)It Was Written and this should not be missed go and cop this album.
TOP 5 TRACKS
1) One Mic - in my opinion this is the best song Nas has done of all time, he really puts people in the times of what he is rapping as if you were really there, his lyrics are as deep as they can get going from everywhere to personal, political or metaphorically he raps his heart out on this song and you can feel it.
2) Ether - the classic diss record to Jay-Z. This diss record is probably one of the best of all time and completely destroys Jay-Z's diss record to Nas (Takeover from the Blueprint Album) he completely kills Jay with this record which is probably why Jay-Z decided to call off the beef because he knew he lost. LOL
3) 2nd Childhood - a classic record with DJ Premier productions and there last collaboration, he raps about how it would be if he was reborn all over again, a great example of Nas's storytelling ability.
4) The Flyest feat. AZ - an underrated song, this is a homage to there first collaboration which was "Lifes a Bitch" which was on Illmatic and this is one of the best beat wise and chemistry wise between Nas and AZ, 1000% entertaining listening two great rappers exchaning words and verses and also a very catchy hook.
5) What Goes Around - this is a hard track with Nas goin back to his socio-political rhymes rapping about all of the bulls*** and blasphemy in the world, this is Nas going back to form and it is always nice to hear.
All I need is One Mic November 14, 2007
Now this is a great return to form from one of the best MC's that this world has ever seen. This is his best album since It Was Written in my opinion. Skip Nastradamous and even I Am and pick this up, great album.
Highlights
Ether (F*** Jay Z)
Got Urself a...
One Mic
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