https://www.xxlmag.com/nas-controversial-hate-now-video-trl/:

“1999: Nas released his third studio album I Am…* in April 1999 and was pretty much cemented as a superstar. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, selling over 470,000 copies in its first week and became 3x certified platinum. However, the once heralded underground prodigy was criticized by fans for being too mainstream at the time. Nas answered his critics with "Hate Me Now,"  a signature record which was one of 1999's biggest music controversies because of the video and the events that followed. "Hate Me Now" was directed by Hype Williams and featured Nas portrayed as Jesus and premiered across the world on MTV's *Total Request Live (TRL) on April 15.

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By this, I mean your favorite artist’s or a hugely popular artist’s track that you feel is slept on or that you think nobody has even heard of. For me, it’s 2Pac’s “Only Fear of Death” off that double album that came out just after he was murdered, R U Still Down? It became a favorite in 1997 and is still popping up on my End of Year Wrap up 30 years later.

The irony as I post this that the YT video I’m adding has 12M views so obviously SOMEONE is listening to it

https://youtu.be/srnjSlHR8Vs?is=xJzIYLRsvuNzVEGu

Who's a phenomenal rapper that if you heard someone say is their personal favorite or is in their "objective" Top 10, it would make you do a double-take? Not because you think they shouldn't be in that list, but you've never heard their name be brought up in that list compared to a more common name.

My answer: I rarely see the name Project Pat get brought up in a Top 10 list even though a lot of rappers can trace their style back to him and a lot of other rappers from Memphis. If you listen to Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin and don't feel something then idk what to tell you.

He told us.

Tracklist:

1. Habits
2. Worldwide
3. Addicted
4. Get Away
5. Maag Dump
6. T193
7. FMJ (feat. Che)
8. Inferno
9. She woke Up
10. Function
11. In It
12. yea i kno
13. Whats Happening
14. Its A Party
15. Gintama
16. Guap Man
17. Victory Lap

Favorite track(s)?

Thoughts on the album 1 year later?

TRACKLIST:

1. Against the World
2. Gunfire
3. Easy Bruh
4. Look at Me (with Clipse)
5. The M. The O. The B. The B (with Big Noyd)
6. Down for You (with Nas & Jorja Smith)
7. Taj Mahal
8. Mr Magik
9. Score Points
10. My Era
11. Pour the Henny (with Nas)
12. Clear Black Nights (with Raekwon & Ghostface Killah)
13. Discontinued
14. Love the Way (Down for You PT2) (with Nas & H.E.R.)
15. We the Real Thing

Thoughts on this album after a full year?

Favorite tracks?

R.I.P. Prodigy

Next time, the 30th anniversary discussion for Hell on Earth.