{"id":29798,"date":"2020-09-10T08:39:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T15:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=29798"},"modified":"2020-09-11T08:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:30:59","slug":"album-review-kings-disease-by-nas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=29798","title":{"rendered":"[Album Review] \u201cKing\u2019s Disease\u201d by Nas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Focused song writing and Hit-boy\u2019s soulful, quality production make King\u2019s Disease one of, if not the best entry in Nas\u2019 recent releases over the years<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.discogs.com\/PlHFcqmVE6TbfNc2zoQXPt8EDyY=\/fit-in\/600x600\/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)\/discogs-images\/R-15798618-1598098416-6943.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legendary New York rapper <strong>Nas<\/strong> initially gained traction with the song \u201cHalftime\u201d all the way in 1992, some time after which he released his most critically acclaimed album \u201cIllmatic\u201d. Nas continued to drop some albums that received mostly positive feedbacks after Illmatic but since \u201cLife is Good\u201d in 2012, Nas has struggled with putting out a consistently enjoyable album as both \u201cNasir\u201d and \u201cThe Lost Tapes 2\u201d received lukewarm reactions from both fans and critics alike. But with King\u2019s Disease, it\u2019s safe to say that Nas has finally managed to make a significant artistic comeback. King\u2019s Disease was released on August 21st, 2020. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Track List : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>King\u2019s Disease <\/li><li>Blue Benz <\/li><li>Car 85# <\/li><li>Ultra Black<\/li><li>27 Summers <\/li><li>Replace Me <\/li><li>Til The War Is Won <\/li><li>All Bad <\/li><li>The Definition <\/li><li>Full Circle <\/li><li>10 Points <\/li><li>The Cure <\/li><li>Spicy <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the majority of King\u2019s Disease, Nas stays very sharp lyrically with many of his verses covering various topics such as Blackness, History, Romance, Money and so on, all in great detail. Take a look at the intro track for example, <strong>Hit-boy<\/strong>\u2019s production is luscious, soulful and creates this almost warm atmosphere and Nas delivers a great verse filled with impressive internal rhymes and a plethora of thoughtful bars. Nas lyrics get historical sometimes, referencing how black people discovered the mathematical study of algebra and much like this particular line, self-love and the importance of Black Culture continue to be a significant theme of the record. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cJealousy keeps blossoming, ain&#8217;t let it box me in <\/p><p>&#8216;Cause you are not a king if you can&#8217;t come out a thing<\/p><p>That you got yourself in, claiming nobody helping<\/p><p>The stupidest part of Africa produced Blacks that started algebra<\/p><p>Proof, facts, imagine if you knew that as a child, bruh\u201d<\/p><cite>King\u2019s Disease <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right after King\u2019s Disease, we get the gritty \u201cBlue Benz\u201d which is essentially a run down memory lane with most of the lyrical content on this song being about Nas\u2019 come up. Though not as topically relevant to the title as the track prior, the introspection and the usual quality production from Hit-boy makes this a solid song regardless. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/l9xIbxudwk0IJqcPdSCZFGPUxKzG9yraCCBzBQag_tDwOIbMERvYGsqOGpoyeLotXyFzdXBPcMx2142NAYwdkA=s1200\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Car #85 with guest artist, <strong>Charlie Wilson<\/strong>, is also pretty good. On this track, Nas raps about using cab service to travel around back in the days and drops a cute line about how he went to a different borough just to meet this one girl despite the danger of doing so since he is an outsider to that neighborhood. Charlie Wilson\u2019s guest vocals also gives the track even more soul. \u201cUltra Black\u201d and \u201c27 summers\u201d are both self-love, Black-is-beautiful anthems with the latter being more braggadocious and in-your-face; most of Nas\u2019 lyrics reference entrepreneurship and he also gives a shout out to black women and some black-owned businesses. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cBlack-grown, black-owned<\/p><p>Black women is the backbone\u201d<\/p><cite>27 summers <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReplace Me\u201d with <strong>Don Toliver<\/strong> and <strong>Big Sean<\/strong> finds all three artists lamenting about a past love interest. The track\u2019s narrative is not as profound as some of the bigger highlights on the album but the combined effort of Don\u2019s very catchy hook and decent verses from Nas and Big Sean do manage to keep the track afloat. \u201cTill The War Is Won\u201d with <strong>Lil Durk<\/strong> is about loving and respecting black women and while the concept of the song is wholesome and genuine, Lil Durk\u2019s performance was just mediocre at best; his lyrics could have delved way deeper into the subject and his flow wasn\u2019t anything special either. Nas and Lil Durk also didn\u2019t connect as well as I would have personally liked them to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okayplayer-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-27-at-4.27.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll Bad\u201d with <strong>Anderson Paak<\/strong> also finds Nas reminiscing about a past relationship and Nas, as per usual comes through with great storytelling, great lines and just an overall enjoyable performance but on this track, Anderson Paak\u2019s wonderful vocals are the real selling point. And the next track, \u201cThe Definition\u201d is a song where Nas critiques the media\u2019s negative depiction of black people and exposes and ridicules the government; making a reference to when Hilary Clinton called black males \u201cSuper-predators\u201d. Nas reunites the firm, a Hip-Hop group consisting of Nas himself, Foxy Brown, AZ and Cormega for the track \u201cFull Circle\u201d and while everyone else came through with quality verses, Foxy Brown\u2019s somewhat off-beat rapping and very flat and generic braggadocio about how other females artists can\u2019t compete with her, did make for an awkward closing verse.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c10 points\u201d and \u201cThe Cure\u201d continues the narrative of loving and respecting black people with the latter likely being a correspondence to the album title. Hit-Boy\u2019s production on both of these tracks are brilliant, the horn riffs in the background during the chorus gives the song a triumphant feeling and some real oomph.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/5e2f24d1f133f400076acbe7\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1066&amp;cropY1=209&amp;cropY2=986\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King\u2019s Disease is a notable return to form for Nas. Hit-boy\u2019s beats consistently brought the best out of Nas, something the instrumentals on previous albums failed to do. And as a result, we get this tightly structured, wonderfully produced album that is King\u2019s Disease. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rating : A-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King\u2019s Disease contain tracks written by Nas, Charlie Wilson, Big Sean, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Anderson Paak, <strong>Brucie B<\/strong>, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega and exclusive production by Hit-Boy. The album is now available for physical and digital purchase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nFocused song writing and Hit-boy\u2019s soulful, quality production make King\u2019s Disease one of, if not the best entry in Nas\u2019 recent releases over the years.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=29798\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo; \u201cKing\u2019s Disease\u201d by Nas&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":30125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,15,1],"tags":[3608,3999,3998,3997,578],"class_list":["post-29798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-reviews","category-uncategorized","tag-hip-hop-2","tag-jay-z","tag-kings-disease","tag-nas","tag-reviews","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Album Review] \u201cKing\u2019s Disease\u201d by Nas - The Cultured Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=29798\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Album Review] \u201cKing\u2019s Disease\u201d by Nas - The Cultured Nerd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Focused song writing and Hit-boy\u2019s soulful, quality production make King\u2019s Disease one of, if not the best entry in Nas\u2019 recent releases over the years. 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