![]() He said that Beanie Sigel would never sell more than 600,000 records. He said that unlike 2Pac and DMX, he and Nas were “lyricists”-that Pac and X only had “starving” fans buying their albums. He said that his protégé, Memphis Bleek, was a big fan of Nas. According to Nas, who recounted the conversation in the fall 2001 issue of Felon magazine (on the cover: “PEE WEE KIRKLAND SPEAKS OUT ON: GROUND ZERO”), Jay started by throwing his own people under the bus. ![]() There were no names yet, but the lines got more pointed.Īnyway-the conversation at the Stoute party. Then things grew more personal, each rapper claiming he’d paved the way for the other’s style, career, persona Jay began teasing a relationship he’d had with the mother of Nas’ daughter. At first it sounded like bickering over the throne left vacant after the death of The Notorious B.I.G. But around the turn of the century, little barbs started jutting out of songs and freestyles. On its first song, “The Message,” he sneers at rappers driving around New York in Lexuses with TV sets in the headrest the line came to him when he saw Jay behind the wheel of one.įor several years, the feud-if you could even call it that-stayed at a simmer. ![]() His voice still made the album, though, sampled in the hook of “Dead Presidents II.” Nas’ second album, It Was Written, came out a week after Reasonable Doubt. Nas was supposed to appear on Reasonable Doubt’s “Bring It On,” but, according to Dash, kept flaking on scheduled recording sessions. Two years later, Jay released his own debut, Reasonable Doubt, on a label he co-founded with Biggs Burke and Dame Dash. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.With his astonishing 1994 debut, Illmatic, Nas was anointed the savior of a certain strain of formalist, autobiographical rap. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004).Recording Industry Association of America. ^ "American album certifications – Nas – Nastradamus".^ "British album certifications – Nas – Nastradamus".^ "Canadian album certifications – Nas – Nastradamus".^ a b "Nas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".^ a b "Nas Chart History ( Billboard 200)"."Come Get Me: Why Nas' 'Nastradamus' Album Is Better Than You Think". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database Archived at the Wayback Machine.(Transcription of original review at talk page) ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. "Carol of the Bells" by Mykola LeontovychĬharts Weekly charts Chart (1999)."You're a Big Girl Now" by The Stylistics."We’re Just Trying to Make It" by The Persuaders."(It's Not the Express) It's the JB's Monaurail" by The J.B.'s.But I have nothing against that album.” Track listing It was personal stuff that I’d rather not elaborate on. And it was a gray area in my life and that album represents that gray area. In retrospect, Nas said: “On that album, there’s a couple of songs that have a certain sound to it that doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve done. On December 22, 1999, the album was certified Platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). However, it achieved considerable commercial success and spawned two charting singles. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, and has been regarded by some as Nas's weakest effort. The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 232,000 copies in its first week. and released October 26, but in response to bootlegging of that material, release was postponed one month for Nas to record new material for Nastradamus. ![]() It was originally intended to be composed entirely of material from sessions for I Am. Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on November 23, 1999, by Ill Will and Columbia Records.
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