Ie: 'My Way,' 'Worst Enemy,' 'Drunk By Myself,' and 'Hardest Thing To Do.' In 2002, there were snippets on Stillmatic, as a prelude to The Lost Tapes that included 'Make It Last' and 'You Gotta Love It,' which are on D.O.E. and others just on The Lost Tapes. Components, Pt.2 some of the remixes dropped loosely here and there, but for the most part, the tracks were leaked on white labels between I Am and that other project that I pretend to not exist, lol. The track above (updated), 'Tales From The Hood' was released as a Clue-exclusive on Hev E. There isn't a whole lot of overlap on the resulting tracklists, but conceptually, it's (very) similar. is well worth the wait.' - Vibe, February 2001.Īn obvious argument would be that this was the first glimpse of Nas and Columbia's plans to release The Lost Tapes (2002). The seamless blending of old and new material continues on tracks like 'Tales From Da Hood,' about murder-happy drug dealers, and 'Your Mouth Got You In It.' While bootlegging kept fans away from much of his material, D.O.E. For 'Poppa Was A Playa,' Nas tells a sad tale of his father's misogyny. The Slick Rick-flavored 'Rise & Fall' details one man's epic struggles in the rap game. are old-school Nasty Nas: Like Ice Cube's classic 'Jackin' For Beats,' 'The Foulness' finds Nas spitting over four dynamic beats. Instead of the elaborate skits and soulless rhymes of his works as Nas Escobar, the new tracks, bootlegs, and remixes on D.O.E. While his post-Illmatic work sold millions, true fans pined for Nasty Nas.

Nas's well-received first CD was followed by three more successes - It Was Written, I Am., and Nastradamus - and a new 'Nas Escobar' persona, a generic Moet-sipping 'mogul' in white fur coat and iced-out accessories. His music also got respect from those people in the ghetto who needed a knowledgable voice to expose their struggles and reassure them that there was hope for the future. 'With 1994's Illmatic, Nasty Nas's intricate street lyrics drew him comparisons to Kool G Rap and Rakim.

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