"Nas is back", I've heard (and read) many times over the years after each new release has dropped. This time it's for real. After years of spotty releases, Nas has released Life is Good, undoubtedly his best album since his famed debut Illmatic dropped in '94. What is so cool in regards to Nas is that as he is approaching 40 years old, he is tackling topics that pertain to his age and where he's at in his life (a rare occurrence in the rap game--hip hop generally tackles subjects that pertain to dudes in their teens and twenties). He's not trying to sound like some young rapper dude. Instead, he is tackling subjects like on "Daughters" about raising his teenage daughter and the mistakes he's made as a single parent. Life is Good also features my favorite single of 2012, "The Don".
Plenty of head nodders on this album. Life is Good is #4 of my favorite albums of 2012. It's great to see Nas release such a solid album from beginning to end (with the exception of "Summer on Smash"-yikes). One of my favorite MC's of all-time, I definitely recommend you pick up this album.
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