Create account Log in

The Lost Tapes

[Edit]

Download links and information about The Lost Tapes by Nas. This album was released in 2002 and it belongs to Hip Hop/R&B, Rap genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 42:56 minutes.

Artist: Nas
Release date: 2002
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Tracks: 12
Duration: 42:56
Buy on iTunes $9.99
Buy on iTunes $9.99
Buy on Amazon $9.99
Buy on Amazon $9.99

Tracks

[Edit]
No. Title Length
1. Doo Rags 4:03
2. My Way 3:55
3. U Gotta Love It 3:18
4. Nothing Lasts Forever 3:52
5. No Idea's Original 3:04
6. Blaze A 50 2:49
7. Everybody's Crazy 3:35
8. Purple 3:39
9. Drunk By Myself 4:03
10. Black Zombie 3:35
11. Poppa Was a Playa 3:44
12. Fetus 3:19

Details

[Edit]

Composed primarily of songs that were cut from the original double-album version of 1999’s I Am, The Lost Tapes flows like an official release. “Doo Rag” exemplifies Nas’ advanced writing techniques, as a nostalgic look at hip-hop’s early days shifts towards an examination of how street styles originate from prisons. The song is a fascinating example of Nas’ ability to pull back the layers of a given subject, burrowing past the superficial to unpack deeper implications. As usual, Nas refuses to go the easy route. “Drunk By Myself” is a disturbing portrait of depression, while “Black Zombie” is a cutting denunciation of African-American ignorance and complacency. Nas relives his own birth in “Fetus,” and even if the song isn’t entirely successful, one has to respect the boldness of the concept and the expertise of the execution. The most memorable songs here are “Poppa Was a Playa” (ghost-produced by a young Kanye West), and “U Gotta Love It,” a shimmering track that remains ambiguous even in its lyrical precision: “Preposterous foes, finicky foul niggas / See niggas and blacks, there goes a loud difference.”