Jul 23, 2019

Adult Film grew on me like crazy

“The end of your comfort zone is the start of your life”

 

Jul 23, 2019

I was initially terrified of a song called 'Adult Film' featuring Swizz Beatz but it is a great track.

 

Jul 23, 2019

Why wasn’t it the single, honestly.

Arguably the best song on the album. Amazing sound. Very palatable. Jarreau grew on me but it’s no Adult Film.

 

Jul 23, 2019

Just spent a few days listening to this album. Couldn’t get into it. Very disappointing. Just deleted the whole album. Boring

 

Jul 24, 2019

Jarreau of Rap is f---ing dope f--- all y’all. Different for Nas.

I can tell Nas was at the very least pleased with this album. He sounds very comfortable if that makes sense.

 

Jul 25, 2019

 

Jul 28, 2019

^ That was an enjoyable watch. For those who didn't, Nas was again asked about Lost Tapes 3 & 4, and he said he's planning to make Lost Tapes 3 feature-heavy and he's got a great set lined up. Hoping that Jay-Z/Justin Timberlake track is among them.

Some disparate thoughts on the album after many, many spins:

- It's really good. Doesn't have the same vibe as the first but this can be expected considering when each were recorded. I'm surprised to see it's not doing very well critically. This is vintage Nas.

- Despite enjoying the project, I'm not entirely happy with how things panned out with the last 2 projects. If not for Nasir, we may not have had Lost Tapes 2. That said, we may have had an album featuring the likes of Tanasia, No Bad Energy, Adult Film and QB Politics instead, which are some of my favourite tracks on this. Not gonna moan. Glad to have the songs either way.

- Though I can see why it was cut from Life Is Good, Beautiful Life really brings that album full circle from his relationship troubles all the way back to the streets where he could have become a victim in his youth. It's just a great track all-around and is a really nice closer here.

- I'm 99% sure that The Art Of It has been altered to remove a diss of some sort. This comes late in the third verse:

'Cautiously I write this next line honestly 'cause I'm a G, there's no beef
I used to open off making fifty G's
But now I spend that on a diamond to make her neck freeze'

... To my ear the bolded has been re-recorded. His voice is deeper. Considering he mentions divorce earlier in the verse, most likely guess would be a Kelis reference. Warning: once you hear it you can't unhear it.

- Looking forward to what else Nas will release from the vault, and hoping it doesn't take as long to get volume 3. Crossing my fingers Nas can work something out with Columbia to unearth more songs from that era too. That was a 7 album period and I'd gladly take mastered versions of Talk Of New York, Serious, Foul Breeze, Good Morning, The Rise & Fall, My Worst Enemy etc plus who knows what else is still unheard.

 

Jul 29, 2019

You on point for this, this was definitely a punch in. Art Of It is growing on me hardbody. The beat is filthy. Grimy. Textbook Nas, right in his pocket.

 

Jul 29, 2019

Glad I'm not just going crazy. Yeah it's a great tune. Most of the tracks have grown on me more and more.

 

Jul 30, 2019

same, I’m almost back to my first listen reactionary opinion of this tbh. Even Jarreau has grown on me and I promise you i have not been forcing it.

 

Aug 29, 2019

 

Aug 29, 2019

I’ve spun this multiple times. Can’t get into it. He needs better production to fit his style. More New York Korean bebimpop boom bap s---.

 

Sep 1, 2019

I enjoyed this for the most part but not something I'll find myself revisiting often, if ever again. Shame. I guess this is the biggest issue with the volume of output we live in nowadays.

 

Sep 1, 2019

It sucks