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Stillmatic is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on December 18, 2001, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. In contrast to his previous work's gangsta rap themes, the album contains socially conscious and philosophical themes similar to that of his 1994 debut Illmatic .
Nas released Stillmatic in 2001, with two singles that once again made the top ten spots of the Billboard rap chart, "Got Ur Self A..." and "One Mic". [2] Nas's 2002 album God's Son included "I Can", his most successful single on the Hot 100 that charted at number 12 there. [4]
QB's Finest is a compilation album that featured Nas and a number of other rappers from Queensbridge projects, including Mobb Deep, Nature, Capone, the Bravehearts, Tragedy Khadafi, Millennium Thug and Cormega, who had briefly reconciled with Nas. The album also featured guest appearances from Queensbridge hip-hop legends Roxanne Shanté, MC ...
Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on November 23, 1999, by Ill Will and Columbia Records.It was originally intended to be composed entirely of material from sessions for I Am... and released October 26, [11] but in response to bootlegging of that material, release was postponed one month for Nas to record new material for Nastradamus.
"Got Ur Self a Gun", also known as "Got Ur Self A..." for the clean versions of the album and single, is the second single from the 2001 album Stillmatic by the American rapper Nas. The song is produced by Megahertz and samples The Sopranos theme song "Woke Up This Morning", performed by Alabama 3. It reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Marc L. Hill from PopMatters cited it as Stillmatic ' s "standout track", calling Nas "our magnificently human rap god." [4] Exclaim! magazine's Del F. Cowie described "One Mic" as the album's "centrepiece epic", [6] while Butler cited "One Mic" as "the best rap song of this decade". Writing for Sputnikmusic, he said the song "blew me away on ...
Nas responded with "Ether", elevating a heated feud. "Ether" was released on 2001's Stillmatic, an acclaimed album that signaled Nas' return to "hip-Hop prominence." [2] Jay-Z later challenged Nas to a pay-per-view rap battle, but Nas rejected, and said: "Pay-per-view is for wrestlers and boxers. I make records.
Nas, however, made something of a comeback with his fifth album Stillmatic (2001) and the follow-up God's Son (2002), [4] which both sold in excess of 1 million copies. [56] Afterwards, his subsequent albums tended to receive more positive reviews, including the platinum-selling [56] Street's Disciple (2004) and his untitled ninth album (2008 ...