The Lost Tapes＜完全生産限定盤＞

2002年発売 Nas(ナズ)の未発表曲を収録したコンピレーション・アルバム 『The Lost Tapes』(アナログ盤)

ヒップホップ・レジェンド=Nas(ナズ)が2002年にリリースした、未発表曲を収録したコンピレーション・アルバム『The Lost Tapes』をアナログ盤で発売。

Leading up to the release of God's Son, the second new Nas album in less than a year, Ill Will dropped a collection of "lost recordings" -- basically, tracks recorded for I Am and Stillmatic that just didn't make it. Though the liners are stretching it in parts ("these songs are famous for never having been officially released"), they definitely got it right when they said, "No cameos. No hype. No bullsh*t." From a few listens, it's clear most of these weren't bumped because they were low-quality; "Doo Rags," "No Idea's Original," and "Black Zombie" stand up to anything Nas has recorded since the original Illmatic. In fact, they have more in common with his early recordings; there's more of a back-in-the-day, wasn't-it-all-so-simple-then sound to "Doo Rags" and "Poppa Was a Playa," two tracks that definitely wouldn't have fit on the raging Stillmatic. That's certainly no reason not to pick up this one, not just for Nas fans but for hip-hop fans who want to hear some great rhyming with no added features. ~ John Bush

アルバム『Stillmatic』の大ヒットでふたたび人気を盛り返しているナズの、デビューから現在までの貴重な未発表音源集が登場。この手の企画にはあまり期待できないものも多いが、そこはナズというか、今作はアルバムに収録されなかったのが不思議なくらいの好曲揃い。流麗でメロウな曲が多めではあるが、クォリティーは通常の新録アルバムに引けをとらないレベルだ。制作陣もラージ・プロフェッサーらお馴染みの顔ぶれです。
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