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Originally Posted by louder
American Gangster > any Nas album from the 00's.
such a great atmosphere in that record. it's the one album i wish i was there in the studio while it was being recorded.
seems like Nas' upcoming album Life Is Good is gonna be his American Gangster.
i see God's Son as Nas' Blueprint - his most personal and intimate listen.
their careers are very similar when you come down to think about it.
they say you are either a Beatles or a Stones person.. then in the eighties it was Prince or MJ.
i think Jay & Nas will go down as the Prince & MJ of our era.
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The brilliance of American Gangster is he recorded it to minimal background tracks. And then sent those tracks off and had a bunch of actual musicians add guitars, horns, etc to make the shit sound soulful. It's just so fucking good in an organic way. I love it.
I agree about the Nas/Jay thing. You can like em both, but ther'es one you love. For me it's Jay. I still keep up on Nas, but I don't get excited the same way.