Queensbridge's own Street Disciple Nas has released a double album.
Some say it is not his best work but it is good. I've always felt that Nas as an artist never really reached his full potential. Instead he went mainstream and put out work that reinforced thug life all in the name of keeping it real. What people don't understand is that Escobar was a character and not who Nas really is. He's always had a positive element to his music hopefully this double album will deliever more of a message that takes us back to his debut Illmatic.
Also in other news Kanye West was nominated for 10 grammys. It seems as though Hip Hop music has reached a new height. Although while the genre has gotten a tad bit bloated like rock in the late eighties there are always bright spots. Kanye West is one of those rare MCs (note the use of the term MC and not rapper yes there is a difference) that takes the genre to a new level. Last year Outkast won album of the year with the Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. I wonder if Kanye West can pull it off. He's only up against: Ray Charles, Alicia Keys, Usher and Greenday. Stiff competition indeed.
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