Hey all, just wanted to let everyone know this album is bananas. Stillmatic is another example of good hip-hop. I'm truly a big fan of Nas and this album is one of the reason's why. Hot tracks like "poision" and "ether" made this album an instant classic. "Ether" made people say Jay-Z who?. I give this album more than 5 stars.

Nas really stepped up his game with this album not only was "Ether" great but the rest of the album as well. You can't forget "Got urself a Gun", "One Mic", "Your the man" and etc... Nas truly became a well respected rapper after this one and considered one of the greatests rappers in the world. So what are you waiting for go and get this album.

nas is my all time fav MC, i go see him every year sumtimes twice. this cd has sum of the best from nas, not to mention the best diss track ever made.its got everything you want from nas. buy it. support hip hop on its last breath.
Best Tracks
1. ur the man
2. 2nd childhood
3. one mic
4. either
5. got ur self a gun

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.



Grade:
B

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

5

One of my favorite CD's of all time. nas is killin it on here.

Stillmatic, was the classic soul type song mixed in with, today's rap culture. The first 4 songs were phenomenal, the 6th and 9th one were also, but the rest of the CD seemed to drag.