Rank them: the albums of JayZ and Nas

[Qdrop]

I need to fill out my discography of these 2 fuckers....
i currently only own Reasonable Doubt, in my lifetime vol.1, Black Album from JayZ...
and Illmatic, Stilmatic, and God's Son from Nas.

Rank each artist's album catelogue (best to worst)....

[Mr Films]

beast->least best

Blueprint
Reasonable Doubt
The Black Album
Volume 2


those are all i own.

do not buy blueprint 2

[roosta]

best to worst

Blueprint (you MUST get this)
Reasonable Doubt
Black Album
Vol 3.
Dynasty
Blueprint2
Vol 1.
Vol 2.

Ditto:

Illmatic
God's Son
It Was Written (definitely get this)
Stillmatic
Street's Disciple
I Am....
(never heard Nastradamus)

Also: The Lost Tapes is very good.

[Qdrop]

hahaha...everybody hates In my Lifetime vol.1....(i like it).

and nastradamus...

[Mr Films]

damn, this thread makes me want to listen to Blueprint. too bad I'm at work.

"Hola Hovito"

yea yea that's what they sayin
when that music gets ta bangin
put it down for my peeepoooool

[roosta]

hahaha...everybody hates In my Lifetime vol.1....(i like it).

and nastradamus...

in an interview the other day, jay says he wishes he could "George Lucas" it and fix it.....

[Qdrop]

in an interview the other day, jay says he wishes he could "George Lucas" it and fix it.....

it's a fun album!
it is a little cluby...but that ain't bad...
"what girls like" is fun as hell (that Fly Girls beat is bangin)
"Sunshine" is a tad cheesy...but the beat is still great..

"Yoooooou belong in the cityyyyy"....

and "who you wit" is seriously one my fav Jayz tracks, all time. i used to spin that out at clubs all the fuckin time.

"so what i look like, givin a girl have my cash.....like she wrote half my raps..pshh..yeah, i'm havin that.."
classic.

[roosta]

it's a fun album!
it is a little cluby...but that ain't bad...
"what girls like" is fun as hell (that Fly Girls beat is bangin)
"Sunshine" is a tad cheesy...but the beat is still great..

"Yoooooou belong in the cityyyyy"....

and "who you wit" is seriously one my fav Jayz tracks, all time. i used to spin that out at clubs all the fuckin time.

"so what i look like, givin a girl have my cash.....like she wrote half my raps..pshh..yeah, i'm havin that.."
classic.

you know what? I just dug out vol 1. again...wow....its not as bad as i remembered...."Face off" (w/Sauce Money) is amazing!...theres some great tunes here......

[g-mile7]

JayZ top 5(to me):

Blueprint(Dynasty I do not count since it is to Jay-Z as the Thug Life was to Pac and Junior Mafia to Biggie more a crew CD then his....although it has some of his best work....stick to the script, give it to me, soon you'll understand and some of his worst Change the Game Parkin Lot Pimpin)
Reasonable Doubt (close 2nd)
Vol.3
Black Album
BluePrint 2(yea I said it)

(do not own Vol1)

Nas:

Illmatic
Stillmatic
Lost Tapes
It Was Written
I Am

(I've heard Nastradamus god awful even the PRemeir, Timbaland beat and LES sucks :( ) his worst rhymes and the worst production he has ever had.

[g-mile7]

in an interview the other day, jay says he wishes he could "George Lucas" it and fix it.....


he done shit like that b4 though, it's called Blueprint 2.1

[roosta]

he done shit like that b4 though, it's called Blueprint 2.1

yeah, well that was more of an edit job...and think he was talking about re-doing lyrics/beats for In My Lifetime......

Blueprint 2/2.1 was just major dissapointing seeing as though it came AFTER Blueprint and BEFORE Black Album, two of his best......

still, some good songs on it...in amongst the mess.

[Kid Presentable]

Blueprint is overrated. Reasonable Doubt is far better. Don't get me wrong, I loved Blueprint for the longest time, until I finally got around to getting RD.

[g-mile7]

Blueprint is overrated. Reasonable Doubt is far better. Don't get me wrong, I loved Blueprint for the longest time, until I finally got around to getting RD.



Blueprint is more verstile then Reasaonable Doubt (some would even say that RD IS overated...given at the time people werent even calling it a classic untill years later when everyone jumped on the wagon, unlike Blueprint which was labeled classic out the gate)

[g-mile7]

yeah, well that was more of an edit job...and think he was talking about re-doing lyrics/beats for In My Lifetime......

Blueprint 2/2.1 was just major dissapointing seeing as though it came AFTER Blueprint and BEFORE Black Album, two of his best......

still, some good songs on it...in amongst the mess.


I still say that if you take the top tracks from the Bluepirnt 2 Lp and face em agaisnt the Black Album ones, Blueprint 2 wins.

[Kid Presentable]

I still say that if you take the top tracks from the Bluepirnt 2 Lp and face em agaisnt the Black Album ones, Blueprint 2 wins.
I can't agree with that. Black Album owns.

[Qdrop]

you know what....
i think i like God's Son better than Illmatic.

sorry....i think i do. more range....better concepts (book of rhymes is great)....

still haven't heard Street's Disciple.

[g-mile7]

I can't agree with that. Black Album owns.



Your call.Black Lp lack the lyrical intensity and delievery of the best tracks on Blueprint2....I'm still upset that we didn't get the BLACK ALBUM like he tried to hype it as (the 12 best producers in the game, on 12 tracks of fire on the "last" lp of one of, if not the, best MC's of all time). If thats his fianl Lp thats a big let down.

[g-mile7]

you know what....
i think i like God's Son better than Illmatic.

sorry....i think i do. more range....better concepts (book of rhymes is great)....

still haven't heard Street's Disciple.


ooooooo:eek: hahaha

[Qdrop]

ooooooo:eek: hahaha

he's hungrier in Illmatic....but more refined in God's Son.

[roosta]

you know what....
i think i like God's Son better than Illmatic.

sorry....i think i do. more range....better concepts (book of rhymes is great)....

still haven't heard Street's Disciple.

COME ON!....................I really like God's Son, but its still not a patch on Illmatic.

(and don't you think the beat on Book of Rhymes is one of the weakest one the whole CD...probably THE weakest......)

[g-mile7]

COME ON!....................I really like God's Son, but its still not a patch on Illmatic.

(and don't you think the beat on Book of Rhymes is one of the weakest one the whole CD...probably THE weakest......)



if anything Stillmatic is better then God Son...in both intensity(hunger) and concept......

[Qdrop]

COME ON!....................I really like God's Son, but its still not a patch on Illmatic.

(and don't you think the beat on Book of Rhymes is one of the weakest one the whole CD...probably THE weakest......)


i dunno...i like most of what Alchemist does.... it's just easy to listen to.
but i LOVE the concept of that song.

[g-mile7]

Your call.Black Lp lack the lyrical intensity and delievery of the best tracks on Blueprint2....I'm still upset that we didn't get the BLACK ALBUM like he tried to hype it as (the 12 best producers in the game, on 12 tracks of fire on the "last" lp of one of, if not the, best MC's of all time). If thats his fianl Lp thats a big let down.


December 4th
What More Can I Say
Encore
Threat
99 Problems(although I still think the beat garbage)
Lucifer
My 1st Song
Lalala(off Blueprint 2.1)

(good club single Dirt Off your shoulder)

Is less than

The Watcher 2
Excuse Me Miss
All Around the World
Poppin' Tags
Guns & Roses
Meet the Parents
Some How Some Way(not as good as Cant Be Life but still good)
Some People Hate
Show You How
A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier (give him respect for TRYING to be deep and it works pretty well)

[Qdrop]

99 Problems(although I still think the beat garbage)


dude.
what?

[roosta]

dude.
what?

yeah....what!?


Excuse Me Miss
Guns & Roses
Meet the Parents
A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier (give him respect for TRYING to be deep and it works pretty well)

now...if we're talking GARBAGE beats......

[g-mile7]

yeah....what!?



now...if we're talking GARBAGE beats......


Ballad maybe the other ones your out your mind....

[g-mile7]

dude.
what?


Garbage beat for him to rap over (espcially since I have heard Rick make BETTER) Jay-Z over a Rock beat like that.....that's like Biggie over the Laffy taffy Beat(although you say damn he killed it you'd still be like WTF bout the beat).

[Kid Presentable]

Illmatic is crazy overrated, too. Still pretty nice, though. Maybe I agree with QDrop about God's Son.

[roosta]

Garbage beat for him to rap over (espcially since I have heard Rick make BETTER) Jay-Z over a Rock beat like that.....that's like Biggie over the Laffy taffy Beat(although you say damn he killed it you'd still be like WTF bout the beat).

Edit : G-mile....dude...................................... ..oh, i don't know what to say....