Nastradamus (Explicit Version) (1999) (Explicit Version )

Artist: Nas
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Label: Sony/columbia
UPC: 00074646393024
Release Date: 11/23/1999
Buy.com Sku: 60370124
Item#: MJRFST
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Prediction, The ~ Nas
1. Prediction, The ~ Nas
2. Life We Chose ~ Nas
2. Life We Chose ~ Nas
3. Nastradamus ~ Nas
3. Nastradamus ~ Nas
4. Some Of Us Have Angels ~ Nas
5. Project Windows - (featuring Ronald Isley) ~ Nas
5. Project Windows - (featuring Ronald Isley) ~ Nas
6. Come Get Me ~ Nas
6. Come Get Me ~ Nas
7. Shoot 'Em Up ~ Nas
7. Shoot 'Em Up ~ Nas
8. Last Words - (featuring Nashawn/Millennium Thug) ~ Nas
8. Last Words - (featuring Nashawn/Millennium Thug) ~ Nas
9. Family - (featuring Mobb Deep) ~ Nas
10. God Love Us ~ Nas
11. Quiet Niggas - (featuring Bravehearts) ~ Nas
12. Big Girl ~ Nas
12. Big Girl ~ Nas
13. New World ~ Nas
13. New World ~ Nas
14. You Owe Me - (featuring Ginuwine) ~ Nas
14. You Owe Me - (featuring Ginuwine) ~ Nas
15. Outcome, The ~ Nas


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Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel: Nas, Ron Isley, Ginuwine, Neshawn, Jessica Care Moore (vocals); Dame Grease (keyboards, programming); DJ Premier (keyboards, scratches); Rich Nice (keyboards, background vocals); Squiddly (vibraphone); Delroy "Chris" Cooper (bass); Rudy Bird (percussion); L.E.S. (programming).
Mobb Deep: Havoc (vocals, programming); Prodigy (vocals).
Bravehearts: Wiz, Horse, Jungle (vocals).
Producers include: L.E.S., Dame Grease, Nashiem Myrick, Track Masters, Timbaland.
Personnel: Rich Nice (vocals, keyboards); Jessica Care Moore (vocals); Dame Grease (keyboards, programming, drum programming); Timbaland (keyboards, programming); Squidlly (vibraphone); Kevin Scott, Jerry Barnes (bass guitar); Rudy Bird (percussion); DJ Premier (programming, scratches); Havoc, L.E.S. (programming); Lenesha Randolph, Tara Watkins, Candace Anderson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Norty Cotto; DJ Premier; Dame Grease; Jim Caruso; Jimmy Douglass; Kevin Crouse; L.E.S.; Nas; Poke; Rich Nice; Richard Travali; Timbaland; Tone.
Recording information: Chung King Studios, NY; D&D Studios; Manhattan Center Studios, NY; Right Track Studios; Soundtrack Studios, NY; South; The Hit Factory, New York, NY.
Photographer: Kwaku Alston.
From boy to man to king to prophet, Nas re-emerged six months after his third album with Nastradamus, a pre-millennial statement touching on the future, spirituality, and family -- issues that Nas has broached before, though never with this much devotion. It could have been an intriguing concept album, but Nastradamus is continually compromised by tracks that don't contribute to the theme. For every emotional track like "Some of Us Have Angels" or "God Love Us," there are the same old street-life anthems you'd expect to hear, like "Shoot 'Em Up," "Come Get Me," or "You Owe Me." They sound OK (thanks to production from L.E.S., DJ Premier, and Timbaland), but the result is yet another drawn-out hip-hop album that wanders aimlessly and never really says anything. Nas' rapping is superb as usual, but for the most part it's a wasted effort. ~ Keith Farley
With his fourth release, NASTRADAMUS, this lyrically inclined street poet further stands his ground in hip-hop. Though his previous two albums surpassed the commercial success of his first album, neither was as critically acclaimed. But on NASTRADAMUS, Nas comes close to the feel of his classic debut, ILLMATIC.
Though there are hype party cuts like "Nastradamus" and "You Owe Me," it's the underground tracks where Nas kicks street-inspired rhymes that make NASTRADAMUS a hip-hop necessity. On tracks like "Life We Choose" and "Project Windows," Nas stays true to his original audience with picture-painted rhymes and theme-inspired production. He is joined by Mobb Deep, Ginuwine, and Ron Isley for a handful of memorable collaborations. An extremely talented lyricist, Nas manages to never run out of rhymes. His music transcends every last category of hip-hop and, thus, balances the scales of hip-hop.

Engineer: Jason Goldstein; Eddie Sancho; Jimmy Douglass; Kevin Crouse; Rick Travali

Musical Guests
Ronald Isley
Mobb Deep
Ginuwine
Millennium Thug
Nashawn
Bravehearts

 
Compilation Appearances
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Explicit Version)
Hell On Earth (Explicit Version)
Pieces Of A Man (Explicit Version)
Men In Black
Born Again (Explicit Version)
R. (Explicit Version)
Don Cartagena (Explicit Version)
N.O.R.E. (Explicit Version)
Art Of Storytelling (Explicit Version)
Forever (Explicit Version)
Tunnel (Explicit Version)
Mary (Limited Edition)
My Name Is Joe
Reunion (Explicit Version)
W (Explicit Version)
Kiss Tha Game Goodbye (Explicit Version)
God's Favorite (Explicit Version)
Are You Still Down Jon B Greatest Hit
Jagged Little Thrill (Bonus Tracks)
Aziatic (Explicit Version)
Vol. 10-Now That's What I Call Music
Fix (Explicit Version)
8 Mile (Explicit Version)
Last Temptation (Explicit Version)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Neptunes Present...clones (Explicit Version)
Scarface-Music Inspired By (Explicit Version)
Take A Look In The Mirror (Explicit Version)
Hip Hop Forever 2
Fabric Live 14
Az (Explicit Version)
Better Dayz(Explicit Version)
Just Tryin' Ta Live
Decade
Red Light District(clean)
Red Light District (Explicit Version)
This Is Hip Hop (Explicit Version)
Late Registration (Explicit Version)
Late Registration (Clean Version)
Welcome To Jamrock (Explicit Version)
1st Infantry: Instrumental
Duets: The Final Chapter (Explicit Version)
Duets:the Final Cha(clean
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Fidel Cashflow
Lyfe 268-192 Special Edition Fanpack(w/ Bonus DVD)
Hip Hop Future Hits
The Big Bang (Explicit Version)
Press Play (Explicit Version)
Napalm(Explicit Version)
This Is Gangsta Rap (w/Bonus DVD)(w/ Bonus DVD)
Davinci Code:the Vaticav2
Hi Teknology Vol 2(Explicit Version)
Eat Or Die 0906
Doctor's Advocate(Explicit Version)
Doctor's Advocate (Cln)
Greatest Hits
Professional Part 3(Explicit Version)
Professional Part 3 (Cln)
This Is East Coast Hip Hop(Explicit Version)
Ain't Nothing Like Me
Street Love
Bone Box:thugs For Life(Explicit Version)
Street Triumph(Explicit Version)
Evolution Of The Groove
Adventures In Emceein(Explicit Version)
Dirty South Hits:best In Crunk
Hits(Explicit Version)
Hits
International Gangster
Strange Hip Hop
Wackness (Ost)
Wackness (Ost)(Explicit Version)
LAX
LAX (Clean)
LAX (Bonus Tracks)(Explicit Version)
We Global
We Global(Explicit Version)
Alter Ego:mixtape
Greatest Hits
Theater Of The Mind
Theater Of The Mind(Explicit Version)
In The City(Explicit Version)
In The City
Cadillac Records (Ost)
Cadillac Records (Ost)
Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2(Explicit Version)
Last Kiss(Explicit Version)
Last Kiss
Best Of Prelude To The Offering(Explicit Version)
A Different Me
The Ballads
Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2
Deeper Than Rap(Explicit Version)
Deeper Than Rap
Deeper Than Rap(Limited Edition)(Explicit Version)
Ultra Hits
We Run Atl
Music Of Korn(Explicit Version)

 
Associated Artists and Works
DMX
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 11/23/1999
Original Release Date : 1999
Catalog ID : 63930
Label : Ill Will/Columbia
Number of Discs : 1
Runtime : 62m : 33s
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00074646393024

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (11/26/99, p.98)
- "...balances apocalyptic boho poetry and roughneck gun talk with a sniper's precision and a philosopher's depth....Nas raps tales of betrayal, paranoia, honor, and redemption that would give Scarface pause." - Rating: A-

Alternative Press (4/00, p.94)
- 3 out of 5 - "...a testament to the intelligence and imagination that poverty and racism have not destroyed, that springs up out of ghettos like plants from cracks in the sidewalk..."

CMJ (12/20/99, p.26)
- "Nas shows off his soulful side....continuing to explore the realms outside and within the Queensbridge projects..."

The Source (1/00, p.188)
- 3 mics out of 5 - "...Nas expands, attempting to be all things to all folks....Yeah, it bops..."

  
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