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Is "I Am..." an Underrated Album
Many critics have called I Am... one of Nas's weakest efforts however i disagree. I believe it has a nice mix between Illmatic znd It Was Written with notable tracks like "NY State of Mind Pt. 2" "Small World" "We Will Survive" "Hate Me Now" etc. Remember the album was supposed to be called I Am...The Autobiography as a double disc, so we will never know how amazing that album could of been if it never leaked. I just feel Nas got a lot of backlash for an album that didnt deserve it(i dont think any of his albums derserve that in my opinion). Whats ur opinion though. I want u to be free to share and express ur opinion!
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On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:22 PM, ThreadBlessedLotus said:
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM, prell12 said:
you right my dude
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM, prell12 said:
the only album i beleive could be is weakest album his nastrodamus, but even that was hot, nas loves to experiment, and being a artist is nothing wrong with that
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Zas_T said:
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On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Chris said:
I am... was a classic, people are just to simple minded to understand that.
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Asterling7830 said:
I am is absolutely one of his underrated albums... Come on Nas is Like is one of the hottest songs he has every made. Undying Love is ridiculous, we got NY State of Mind II on there which is amazing.. So i would never say that i am... is his weakest album that is just false. There is only one album that i would say is his weakest album, not i am..., and to me its not even weak so fuck anyone who says his work is weak
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Gary-3G said:
"I Am" is definitely underrated however it wasn't one of Nas's top five albums. Hate me now, NY State of mind pt 2, Nas is like, Small world, Undying love were amazing songs. If it was another artist people would consider this album as a classic, but since it's one of Nas's Albums, it doesnt get as much credit as it deserves.
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Mal617 said:
The album was dope not the dopest, but dope.
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Kingpin91 said:
"I Am..." was one of Nas's weaker joints imo. I feel like, had it been released the way it was originally intended to be, the album would have been an undeniable classic. Just look at some of the songs that came out from that time period. Damn near the entire "Lost Tapes" came from the "I Am..." recording sessions. I feel like the album doesn't maintain a truly cohesive feel to it. Some of Nas's best records are on that album along with some mediocre ones.
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:59 PM, DbQueensGodson said:
Honestly, I Am.....was underrated commercially and by the media...however the streets loved it....I think it was a much more of a growth album for Nas...You get that feeling right from the start during the Intro.....NY State of Mind Part 2 is his new and resurrected mind state.....Hate Me Now is self explanatory, I remember when that dropped Flex kept on using the bomb sound over and over again and kept on playing it.....Small World is a lyrical masterpiece and story telling....Favor 4 A Favor is Nas doing his best work with Scarface...........We Will Survive is deep....Ghetto Prisoners is Nas using his clever mind....You Wont See Me Tonight was for the radio.....I Want To Talk You is a classic and went over mad heads......Dr. Knockboots is has an old school feel.....Life Is What You Make It has Nas amd X doing their thing...Nas has a great verse on that.....Big Things is the weakest song but has clever word play .......Nas is Like is classic N and Premo.......KISSING is smooth Nas over R.......Money is My Bitch is a clever concept song....Undying Love is CLASSIC stoytelling........I Am is a great album not his best cause we all know Illmatic is that but it is Nas doing lyrical arcobats on all of us growing as an emcee..I love the album and bang it on a regular ...Nas has always stayed true ...every song every album....