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Nas Album: “Best of Nas”
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Release Date:2002-01-22
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Sony
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4547366002430
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Review - :
The first best-of collection of {$Nas}' colorful career, {^The Best of Nas} perfectly compiles most of his biggest pre-{^Stillmatic} hits along with several {^Illmatic}-era remixes. The Japan-only release gathers every major hit -- {&"Street Dreams,"} {&"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That),"} {&"Nas Is Like,"} {&"You Owe Me,"} and more -- while at the same time emphasizing {$Nas}' classic debut, {^Illmatic} (1994). The first eight tracks all come from that ten-track album: two versions each of {&"Life's a Bitch,"} {&"The World Is Yours,"} {&"One Love,"} and {&"It Ain't Hard to Tell"} -- the original version followed by the remix in each case. These remixes are elsewhere compiled on the {^From Illmatic to Stillmatic} EP (2002) (as is a remix of {&"One Mic"} that's not here) and are definitely worthwhile listening for any {$Nas} fan, particularly those who enjoy his {^Illmatic} era. Then come all the hits, first those from the {$Trackmasters}-produced {^It Was Written} (1996) followed by those from {^I Am} and {^Nastradamus} (both 1999). By the time you reach the end, you're hungry for more hits -- namely lesser ones like {&"Halftime"} and subsequent ones like {&"One Mic"} -- and also more remixes. But that's all the room there is on this solid single-disc collection, which should definitely enthrall {$Nas} first-timers with all the hits as well as enthrall diehards with all the remixes. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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