From boy to man to king to prophet, Nas re-emerged six months after his third album with Nastradamus, a pre-millennial statement touching on the future, spirituality, and family -- issues that Nas has broached before, though never with this much devotion.
It could have been an intriguing concept album, but Nastradamus is continually compromised by tracks that don't contribute to the theme.
For every emotional track like "Some of Us Have Angels" or "God Love Us," there are the same old street-life anthems you'd expect to hear, like "Shoot 'Em Up," "Come Get Me," or "You Owe Me." They sound OK (thanks to production from L.E.S., DJ Premier, and Timbaland), but the result is yet another drawn-out hip-hop album that wanders aimlessly and never really says anything.
Nas' rapping is superb as usual, but for the most part it's a wasted effort.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The PredictionR. Jackson, Jessica Care Moore | Nas | Play | 01:19 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 2 | Life We ChoseL. David Lewis, Nas | Nas | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | NastradamusJ. Brown, L. David Lewis, Nas | Nas | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Some of Us Have AngelsNas | Nas | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Project WindowsNas | Nas, Ronald Isley | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Come Get MeChristopher Martin, Nas | Nas | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Shoot 'Em UpHavoc, Kejuan Muchita, Nas | Nas | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Last WordsL. David Lewis, Nas | Nas, Nashawn | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | FamilyDetrice Blackmon, Kejuan Muchita, Nas | Nas, Mobb Deep | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | God Love UsNas | Nas | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Quiet NiggasJ. Jones, Nas | Nas, Bravehearts | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Big GirlLance Bryant, L. David Lewis, Nas | Nas | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | New WorldL. David Lewis, Nas, David Paich | Nas | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | You Owe MeTimothy Mosley, Nas, Static | Nas, Ginuwine | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | The OutcomeR. Jackson, J.C. Moore | Nas | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 67 mins | 154 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 424 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Alexander | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Kwaku Alston | Photography |
| 3 | Candace Anderson | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Jerry Barnes | Guitar (Bass) |
| 5 | Rudy Bird | Percussion |
| 6 | Detrice Blackmon | Composer |
| 7 | Braveheart's | Featured Artist |
| 8 | Bravehearts | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Carlos Broady | Producer |
| 10 | J. Brown | Composer |
| 11 | Lance Bryant | Composer |
| 12 | Jim Caruso | Mixing |
| 13 | Delroy "Chris" Cooper | Bass |
| 14 | Norty Cotto | Mixing |
| 15 | Kevin Crouse | Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Dame Grease | Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 17 | DJ Premier | Mixing, Producer, Programming, Scratching |
| 18 | Jimmy Douglass | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 20 | Tony Gillis | Mastering |
| 21 | Ginuwine | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 22 | Jason Goldstein | Engineer |
| 23 | Havoc | Composer, Producer, Programming |
| 24 | Ronald Isley | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 25 | R. Jackson | Composer |
| 26 | J. Jones | Composer |
| 27 | L.E.S. | Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 28 | L. David Lewis | Composer |
| 29 | Christopher Martin | Composer |
| 30 | Nikki Martin | Coordination |
| 31 | Mobb Deep | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 32 | J.C. Moore | Composer |
| 33 | Jessica Care Moore | Composer, Vocals |
| 34 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 35 | Kejuan Muchita | Composer |
| 36 | Nasheim Myrick | Producer |
| 37 | Nas | Composer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 38 | Nashawn | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 39 | Rich Nice | Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals |
| 40 | David Paich | Composer |
| 41 | Poke | Mixing, Reproduction |
| 42 | Lenesha Randolph | Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Eddie Sancho | Engineer |
| 44 | Kevin Scott | Guitar (Bass) |
| 45 | Squidlly | Vibraphone |
| 46 | Static | Composer |
| 47 | Eric Steinhilber | Design |
| 48 | Dexter Thibou | Assistant Engineer |
| 49 | Millennium Thug | Featured Artist |
| 50 | Timbaland | Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 51 | Tone | Mixing, Reproduction |
| 52 | Richard Travali | Engineer, Mixing |
| 53 | Tara Watkins | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Al West | Reproduction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |