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October 20, 2005
Nas. Death Anniversary
Nas. Death Anniversary: If you ask me Nas is the greatest rapper out. Sure he hasn't surpassed the brilliance of Illmatic (though The Lost Tapes comes close), but no one else has either. What Nas has done is remain relevant over his 13 year career. How has he done it? The beef with Jay-Z helped a lot, but more than that, his music has kept him at the top.
While other rappers use ill-conceived business ventures and sponsorship to stay in the public eye, Nas puts out well written songs. These songs don't always end up making his albums, but they exist. Death Anniversary is the quintessential street song. It is provocative, poignant, and vividly illustrated. Don't believe me? Cold check it [Listen]
Posted by james at October 20, 2005 12:33 AM
Comments
He does say "Death Anniversary" throughout his rhymes but I never actually checked that track out when it popped up on websites a few weeks back to know for sure if this is the same track.
Guys, good work though. Site's been on fire the past couple of weeks.
Posted by: ian at October 21, 2005 05:22 PM
thats one of the hottest nas tracks ive peeped in a minute. thanks for turning me on. keep bringing the heat
Posted by: jkg at October 21, 2005 10:50 PM
pure sickness
Posted by: deka at October 24, 2005 01:03 AM