Nastradamus
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| Nastradamus | ||
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| Studio album by Nas | ||
| Released | November 23, 1999 (US) | |
| Recorded | 1999 | |
| Genre | East Coast Hip-Hop Hip-Hop |
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| Label | Columbia Records CK-63930 |
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| Producer(s) | Timbaland L.E.S. Havoc DJ Premier Rich Nice Dame Grease |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Nas chronology | ||
| I Am... (1999) |
Nastradamus (1999) |
Stillmatic (2001) |
Nastradamus is the title of Nas' fourth studio album for the Columbia Records label, released in November 1999, and is also one of his aliases. The LP was originally intended to be a release of the bootlegged second disc of I Am..., but it was instead decided four months before the release date to record an entirely new LP.
Nastradamus is therefore almost unanimously regarded as Nas's weakest LP, receiving 3 Mics in the Source. Many fans consider Nas to have "sold out" on this album. Some say it wasn't as good because it was rushed. After all, it was released only a few months after I Am.... However, despite the huge amount of criticism the album still managed to go platinum.
Recent revisionist critiques praise the album and seek to dispell its negative image. They often cite the poetic lyrics and dense rhyme schemes as positives and blame public rejection on the production. Rap legend KRS-One exemplifies this revisionist appreciation on his "Nas Tribute" track where he raps, "Nastradamus, I seen that, you was ahead of your time, a prophet, I mean that".
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer(s) |
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| 1 | "The Prediction" | J.C. Moore, R. Jackson | Rich Nice | Jessica Care Moore |
| 2 | "Life We Chose" | N. Jones, L. Lewis, F. Wesley Jr. | L.E.S. | Nas |
| 3 | "Nastradamus" | N. Jones, L. Lewis, J. Brown | L.E.S. | Nas |
| 4 | "Some Of Us Have Angels" | N. Jones, D. Blackmon III | Dame Grease | Nas |
| 5 | "Project Windows" | N. Jones, N. Myrick, C. Broady | Poke and Tone | Nas, Ronald Isley |
| 6 | "Come Get Me" | N. Jones, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Nas |
| 7 | "Shoot 'Em Up" | N. Jones, K. Muchita | Havoc | Nas |
| 8 | "Last Words" | N. Jones, L. Lewis, Beck, Bonner, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams | L.E.S. | Nas, Nashawn |
| 9 | "Family" | N. Jones, A. Johnson, K. Muchita, D. Blackmon III | Dame Grease | Havoc, Nas, Prodigy |
| 10 | "God Love Us" | N. Jones, D. Blackmon III | Dame Grease | Nas |
| 11 | "Quiet Niggas"
this is all rubbish |
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| 12 | "Big Girl" | N. Jones, L. Lewis, L. Bryant, R. Douglas | L.E.S. | Nas |
| 13 | "New World" | N. Jones, L. Lewis, D. Paich, J. Porcan | L.E.S. | Nas |
| 14 | "You Owe Me" | N. Jones, T. Mosley | Timbaland | Ginuwine, Nas |
| 15 | "The Outcome" | J.C. Moore, R. Jackson | Rich Nice | Jessica Care Moore |
[edit] Samples
Life We Chose
- "Peace Fugue" by Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
Nastradamus
- "(It's Not the Express) It's the JB's Monaurail" by The J.B.'s
Last Words
- "Good Luck Charm" by Ohio Players
Big Girl
- "You're a Big Girl Now" by The Stylistics
New World
[edit] Singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Nastradamus"
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[edit] Music videos
 Director: Jeff Byrd |
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 2 |
[edit] Singles
| Song | Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| "Nastradamus" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 92 |
| "Nastradamus" | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 27 |
| "Nastradamus" | UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| "You Owe Me" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 59 |
| "You Owe Me" | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 13 |
[edit] External links
[edit] Lyrics links
| Nas |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
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Illmatic · It Was Written · The Firm: The Album · I Am... · Nastradamus · QB's Finest · Stillmatic · The Best of Nas · The Lost Tapes · From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · The Lost Tapes 2 |
| Singles |
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Solo singles: "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" · "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" · "Street Dreams" · "Escobar '97" · "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" · "Nastradamus" · "Analyze This · "You Owe Me" · "Got Ur Self A..." · "One Mic" · "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Get Down" · "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" · "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" · "Better Than I've Ever Been" |
| Related articles |
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Nas vs. Jay-Z feud · Ill Will Records · Belly · The Bravehearts · Kelis · AZ · Foxy Brown · Nature · Cormega |
