Comments on: The Nas Syndrome: Untitled by Nas

By: dan

dan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:56:59 +0000

Also yeah, that Gaia guy just sounds like a huge idiot.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:52:23 +0000

The Golden Age is definitely ’87-’94. Also, ATCQ, Organized Konfusion, Digable Planets, Gang Starr, some of The Roots albums, The Pharcyde, and some albums by other artists (like Buhloone Mind State by De La) are jazz rap.

By: Sjoerd

Sjoerd — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:53:52 +0000

Oh, and the beat for Yall My Niggas was also nice, especially during the chorus

By: Sjoerd

Sjoerd — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:50:57 +0000

I actually like the beat to America. I got no beef with that song
Black President had a good beat during the chorus though
and I actually liked Money Makes The World Go Round, Nas couldve been a little more lyrical though
and I actually liked the Sly Fox beat, it went really well with Nas verses
I didn’t think any beat on Untitled album was awful. But for the rest of the beats you critisized I agree, they couldve been much better

By: Dookie Dope Style

Dookie Dope Style — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:14:28 +0000

You mr Tenners and any Hip Hop newbees, the golden era was 87-89 the only jazz stuff around was Gangstarr. Fuck jazz hop or what ever you wanna label it, just dont title it golden era. ready to die, and reasonable doubt, DO NOT come as classic to anyone with a broad sense (yeh thats the way we spell it) of Hip Hop. albums like Illmatic where dope cos they catered to real heads, not some rnb bullish. Jazzy era??? LMFAO. Toys is what we call these simpletons. Jazz Hop was a fad that took off due to people wanting to make our music a little more light and chill. Illmatic wasnt jazz, neither was lifestyles by any means, come to think of it neither where the terrible reasonable doubt or R2D. Go wash your face in my sink, and get some Hip Hop 101, thats word to Masta Ase.

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By: Jonathan Tanners

Jonathan Tanners — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:05:45 +0000

New Jack Swing refers more to R n’ B in the early 90s that was heavily influenced by rap. Think “Poison” by Bel Biv Devoe and Blackstreet.

By: gregston

gregston — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:57:30 +0000

“What is that style actually called?”
would it be considered “New Jack Swing”

By: Jonathan Tanners

Jonathan Tanners — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:20:41 +0000

Word man, I mean those albums and that whole era are pretty much unparalleled in terms of creativity and overall polish. Those albums all represent pretty different styles, but generally are just lumped in as “Golden Era.” The Golden Era was when Jazz sampling was really pushed to the forefront, so all those albums (products of East Coast producers heavily influenced by jazz) have that sound.

By: Gaia

Gaia — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:03:09 +0000

The best albums were in that golden jazzy era. Ready to Die, Illmatic, Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous, Midnight Marauders and Reasonable Doubt. I love that smoothness that is so consistent of all those albums. What is that style actually called?