Nas is one of the greatest rappers of all time. He’s my favorite alive and he’s been dropping albums for 30 years. After his guest appearance on Main Source’s Live at the Barbeque, the young spitter got a record deal. In 1994, Nas dropped his iconic Illmatic album, and it’s been on many greatest rap album lists. In 1996, Nas returned with his second album, and it was called It Was Written. It Was Written and Illmatic are both in my top 5 albums from Nas. A little less than three years later, Nas returned with his third album called I Am. I Am was supposed to be a double album, but a lot of the songs were leaked. Despite not being one of my top 5 albums from Nas, the I Am joint was solid.
Nas is Like and Hate Me Now were the top singles from the album and they are classics. At the end of the year, Nas released his fourth album called Nastradamus. Nastradamus went platinum, but this was one of those albums that many wasn’t feeling. Being a huge Nas fan myself, I am in agreement that this wasn’t a great project. In 2001, Nas released his fifth album, and it was called Stillmatic. During this time, Nas was in a huge beef with Jay-Z, and it lit a flame under him. Stillmatic was one of the best projects Nas released since It Was Written. Stillmatic was an instant classic, and it was one of my top 5 albums from Nas. Nas was back to being mentioned as one of the greats in hip hop. In September of 2002, Nas released his Lost Tapes project.
Lost Tapes consisted of a lot of tracks that didn’t make his I Am album. We were all scratching our heads because it was a dope project of unreleased gems. A few months later, Nas dropped his sixth album, and it was called God’s Son. God’s Son was another solid project from Nas, and we learned about his mother passing away. After the passing away of his mother, Nas took some time away from music. In late 2004, Nas released his seventh album, and it was a double disc. Street’s Disciples was the name of it and it turns 20 years old today. The album marked the end of Nas’s tenure with Columbia Records after ten years. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold 232,000 copies in the United States. The album received mixed reviews from everyone.
Thief’s Theme was the first single and it was released almost six months before the album dropped. Thief’s Theme was a dope track and was featured on a lot of mixtapes during this time. Bridging the Gap was the second single and it featured his father, Olu Dara. Bridging the Gap was a classic and it generated a lot more buzz for the Street’s Disciple project. Just a Moment was the third and final single from Street’s Disciple. Just a Moment was one of the smoother tracks from the album and it featured Quan. Street’s Disciple became the seventh consecutive album from Nas to go platinum. Even though it’s not one of my top 5 albums from Nas, it’s still a good album. Check out my top 5 tracks from both discs below. After that, check out the track listing and stream link for Street’s Disciple.
Disc 1 Top 5 Tracks: Reason, Just a Moment, Live Now, Rest of My Life, and You Know My Style
Disc 2 Top 5 Tracks: Bridging the Gap, Remember the Times, Thief’s Theme, U.B.R, and Me & You
Street’s Disciple Track Listing
Disc 1
- Intro
- A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People
- Nazareth Savage
- American Way ft. Kelis
- These Are Our Heroes
- Disciple
- Sekou Story ft. Scarlett
- Live Now ft. Scarlett
- Rest of My Life
- Just a Moment ft. Quan
- Reason ft. Emily
- You Know My Style
Disc 2
- Suicide Bounce ft. Busta Rhymes
- Street’s Disciple ft. Olu Dara
- B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)
- Virgo ft. Doug E. Fresh & Ludacris
- Remember the Times (Intro)
- Remember the Times
- The Makings of a Perfect Bitch
- Getting Married
- No One Else in the Room ft. Maxwell
- Bridging the Gap ft. Olu Dara
- War ft. Keon Bryce
- Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny)
- Thief’s Theme
Where are all my Nas fans? Do you remember his Street’s Disciple album? What’s your favorite track off the album? Leave some feedback below about the album or anything related to Nas.
