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Nas

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All Time

of 150,006

214
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  146
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  66
Genres
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  47
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  42
- Rap & Hip-Hop
  
  of 1,478
  
  13

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Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

3.2063

2000s

2.9148

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Nas is ranked overall as 3.0059 out of 4 stars

3.0059

Nas Album Rankings

Nas scores a combined 3.4285 out of 4 stars for Illmatic

Illmatic (3.4285)

Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s,Illmaticis the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. ...more

6.53

to

11.06

from (5) sources

Nas scores a combined 3.1124 out of 4 stars for I Am...

I Am... (3.1124)

Conventional wisdom holds that rap is for the young. ...more

5.67

to

10.99

from (4) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.9869 out of 4 stars for The Lost Tapes

The Lost Tapes (2.9869)

His gritty, yet hopeful, reflections make Lost Tapes a real find. ...more

9.97

to

17.45

from (2) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.8365 out of 4 stars for God's Son

God's Son (2.8365)

Here, Nas is so fierce, so plainspoken, so lean with words, that he demolishes not just the oeuvre of our ruling rappers (yes, including Eminem's) and recalls the music's lyrical champs like Rakim, he ...more

2.63

to

11.06

from (6) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.7632 out of 4 stars for Street's Disciple

Street's Disciple (2.7632)

Despite several platinum albums, Nas has spent the last 10 years chasing the critical acclaim he received for 1994's Illmatic . Now, with his seventh studio album, Street's Disciple , he can relax. ...more

2.99

to

19.98

from (11) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.6899 out of 4 stars for Stillmatic

Stillmatic (2.6899)

Stillmatic? As in Still Illmatic, a.k.a. Nasâ greatest rap achievement, a.k.a. ...more

4.88

to

11.06

from (12) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.4800 out of 4 stars for It Was Written

It Was Written (2.4800)

For his second album,It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hop's biggest producers -- includingDr. ...more

6.33

to

27.65

from (7) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.2807 out of 4 stars for Lost Tapes

Lost Tapes (2.2807)

Is it an attempt to make money or a long awaited return to grace? Somewhere after the release of his second album, the commercially successful but critically pannedIt Was Written, Nas began to work on ...more

7.54

to

11.98

from (4) sources

Nas scores a combined 2.1701 out of 4 stars for Nastradamus

Nastradamus (2.1701)

It's time for another Nas album. We always hold out hope for Nas who - we should remind our children - once made 'Illmatic' one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time. ...more