the album is amaizing man,all the tracks are fine.sometimes nas can be very emotional,thats what i like about him,especially in atrack called one mike.

What is it with these so called critics, they are quick to rate somthing high if its supposedly 'en vogue' or 'different and fresh' which usually means a zany album cover with weird and 'abstract' video, but they cant see a classic rap album staring them in the face - just dope lyrics and dope rhymes with a strong attitude and message. People who reviewed are just wallowing in thier own importance and rate music highly when it seems cool to rate that album highly(see 'Arular' - a good album but rated ridiculously highly just because its a bit different.)… Expand

This is Nas' worst album yet. Since "I Am", his albums have gone straight downhill first with Nastradamus and then worse with this. He is my favorite rapper, "I Am" is one of my favorite albums, and this album is a serious disappointment.

This is Nas best album since his debut Illmatic. There is some filler for example "Smokin". But overall this is Nas most introspective and consistent album since his debut.

The best hip hop cd ever!! just amazing! from track 1 to 14 this is the best ever. other than every ghetto (the bonus track) i can't stop listening to this cd. of course one mic is amazing but others dominate as well, what goes around and got urself are still great! get this NOW!

he is tha illest

This album is just sick! This is how your suppost to come back after a downfall. He came back aggressive and deep. Tracks 1-14 are ill. I think any rapper who can rap a whole song backwards makes an instant classic. Best rapper alive!!!!!!!!NAS

a great album.

Definitley not "Illmatic."

This is Nas best album since his debut Illmatic. There is some filler for example "Smokin". But overall this is Nas most introspective and consistent album since his debut.

This album is definitely a classic album by a masterful artist. An artist should be rated by his ability to adapt to his circumstances, which are constantly changing. No one does it better than Esco.

i dont know what people are thinking this album is one of his best with songs like got your self a gun in which the vidieo shows respect for fallen soldiers like 2 pac and big is a banger for sure and lets not get into the diss song for jay z he destroyed him in that track and after words jay z said sorry to him. also the clean up song the bridge is over were hes telling his fellow queens bridge people how it is. and the classic 1 mic that almost took video of the year that song still gets played in my ear.… Expand

Off course we all know that Nas will never make another Illmatic, and thats true he doesnt need too, but will he ever make another Stillmatic?! Now this is classic. This is one of the greatest rap albums ever created/assembled. I never though that Nas was going to hit me over head with this album. If I could I would give this album an 11/10! Theres only one word to describe this album... Masterpiece! 1. Stillmatic (The Intro) 10/10 2. Ether 10/10 3. Got Ur Self A... 10/10 4. Smokin' 9.5/10 5. You're Da Man 9.5/10 6. Rewind 10/10 7. One Mic 9.5/10 8. 2nd Childhood 10/10 9. Destroy & Rebuild 10/10 10. The Flyest (w/ AZ) 10/10 11. Rule (w/ Amerie)10/10 12. My Country 10/10 13. What Goes Around 10/10 14. Every Ghetto 9.5/10… Expand

Nas proves he is the king of New York with uch songs as "Ether", "Got Urself A Gun", and an instant classic "Rewind".

This is supposed to be Nas' return to form? Both Illmatic and It was written highlighted his incredible storytelling chops over sample based beats. Stillmatic highlights Nas' arrogance over synthesized beats- yuck.

I don't know what the critics are talking about, but Stillmatic is still the shit! It's got songs like One Mic, which'll hit you emotionally, cuz it's poignant, and Rewind is like Memento-the-rap song. This album is ingenious, it ain't like all that other pop, bland 50-cent materialism bullshit we hear on everyday radio.

Fuck Asia Z, he don't know what he's talking about. Stillmatic is da bomb, and you know it.

People now a days don't know good rap if it bit them on the ass. Nas is a real rapper his lyrics are better than all the crap lyrics now in the present. It is sad how rap has evolved into a buisness were any shity piece of shit rapper can start talking about cars and turn millionare over night it is disgusting, just terrible, rap is on life support its no longer about who can actually rap with good lyrics. Now a good beat and flows that are terrible with no meanings are considered good. Ignorance made T.I. and Paul waul a rapper, it's sad. Nas is the best but these fools can't see because their fucking stupid idiots. "HIGHSCHOOL dropOUTS".… Expand

Practically every song on this album is perfect and unskippable. I can't say that for most albums. Classic.

This album is a TRUE CLASSIC!The critics reviewed it as bad because they like Jiggas "Girls,girls,girls",soft rap shit while Nas is too REAL 4 them!My favourite songs R Ether,My country & You`re da man...

I am pretty sure that a lot of these critics here are really more suited to reviewing Coldplay's albums rather than anything from the hip-hop genre. This album is widely regarded as Nas's 2nd classic album by 2006 critics as well as fans, and perhaps another historic contribution to hip-hop. There are various reviews of God's Son where they refer back to this as a great album. Maybe its the title (relates to Illmatic) which immediately gives the thankful reviewers something to talk about, thankful because they don't know how to deal with it. Anyway, about the content. After three woeful albums since Illmatic where Nas tried and failed to go commercial, he tried to earn his fans' repect back and did a non-pop album again. He owes Jay-Z a favour though. If it wasn't for his dissing he may not have had the inspiration to make such a powerful record. Most of the songs are excellent, though not radio material (that's a good thing here). The only thing that lets Stillmatic down is one or two (and only one or two) filler tracks, the most notable being Rule which is just dreadful - like the stuff on his last album. One of the unique things about Illmatic is that it is under forty minutes long but despite being so relatively short, it is excellent; every track on that album is a gem. If he cut ten minutes in Stillmatic, it would be about as good I reckon. Sadly, the Coldplay-fan critics took these duff tracks way to far. The vast majority of this album is great - I am just completely confused as to why this album was slagged off so much when it was first released and hailed now. This is a rare example of where a Metacritic score is misleading.… Expand

Nas wins, Jigga loses PERIOD

This album is a classic PERIOD. The so called "experts" who rated this album were paid big bucks by def jam to do so

This album brought Nas back to the forefront in Hip-Hop. Aside from maybe one track, this entire album brings that intensity that only Nas can bring.

i'm a huge nas fan. nas is my favorite rapper but this album wasn't that good to me. it was okay compared to his other albums. i liked a few songs on the album. overall it wasn't that good. his lyrics were still on point. but his production quality was lacking.