April 6: Nas Releases I Am. (1999)
April 6, 1999 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Nas released his 3rd album i Am… on Columbia. Led by Hate Me Now and Nas Is Like, Nas’ 2x PLATINUM album would peak at #1 on the 2pac 200. #NoTypo
The album features dimes by Puff Daddy, Scarface, Aaliyah and DMX
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GEM: Comments will make your wallet fat. 🤑
Nas Is Like stays on repeat 🐐💯
Fun fact: Nas almost suffocated doing the cover of the album.
Dr.Knockboots taught me safe sex & not to fuck wit skandalouz hoez! Also…. (Don’t) pop shit like you daddy-long dick/
When you come fast like Fed-Ex and bust too quick!
Hit the position she will find interest in
(Don’t) hit the pussy if the shit is blisterin’!” Knowledge God!! 😎😂🔥🎯🐐💯 #GodsSon 🙏🏾
The classic line I have had stick with me forever is from here “Much success to you even if you wish me the opposite”
Classic album 🔥
So much heat on here. Dr Knockboot is the reason I got into having session musicians replay samples. Couldn’t get a clean chop, plus no stems. There’s also ‘Nas is Like’.
The music on this album was dope as fuck
Call me crazy but because I was born in 91 and been a huge Jay-Z Stan all my life, I never liked Nas. Never listened to him— you’d never know that today though, I absolutely love that man.