Street's Disciple
by Nas
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Nov 30, 2004
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Stylus Magazine
    80
    Street’s Disciple reveals Nas at a new peak, finally comfortable in the post-millennial hip-hop world.
  2. Pitchfork
    72
    Yes, it's "sprawling," "massive," "has lots of filler," "should have been one disc," etc.-- but guess what: It's cocksure and it works.
  3. Blender
    70
    The beats throughout are deliriously varied. [Dec 2004, p.138]
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  5. E! Online
    75
    Somewhere in here there's a really good album just fighting to get out.
  6. AllMusic
    70
    It's not a perfect album -- it's far too indulgent for that -- and would have been stronger as a single disc, but its ambitious sprawl makes for a powerful statement that Nas disciples will surely savor.
  7. cokemachineglow
    69
    If reduced to a single disc, Street's Disciple could well be one of the more exciting albums of the year. As is it's a solid, if not brilliant album from an artist we've come to not expect too much from.
  8. Dot Music
    70
    Older rap fans will probably feel the album's subtler pulsings more, but anyone will be able to appreciate the raw talent required to keep such an epic and sprawling project buoyant, without resorting to boring braggadocio and bawdy bling.
  9. Playlouder
    70
    There's a lot of tracks on this album that go a lot deeper than anything Jigga's ever done, but so what? They ain't gonna cut it as party jams. Well, except the party jams.
  10. RapReviews.com
    90
    There's just enough to be cut that this could have been one outstanding album instead of two discs that overall make a pretty damn good release.
  11. Rolling Stone
    70
    The well-worn beats ensure the album is good even as they prevent it from being great.
  12. The Guardian
    80
    Although Nasir Jones can't match arch-enemy Jay-Z's commercial firepower, he has accomplished one thing even Beyoncé's beau couldn't: a persuasive double album.
  13. Vibe
    70
    Here Nas is on autopilot, churning out uniformly solid but unexceptional material. [Oct 2004, p.183]
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  14. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    [Disciple], while not as tight and gritty as his debut, is far more ambitious in scope and fearless in its approach. [3 Dec 2004, p.84]
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  15. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    One of the most exciting hip-hop releases not only of this year, but in recent memory. [27 Nov 2004, p.61]
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  16. The A.V. Club
    70
    Suffice to say, Nas' latest plus-sized, two-disc opus Street's Disciple isn't too big on economy or cohesion, but its passion and intensity are hard to deny.
  17. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Its double-CD sprawl is ambitious not hubristic, imposing not indigestible.

Awards & Rankings

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#72 Best Album of 2004
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#31 Most Discussed Album of 2004
61
#61 Most Shared Album of 2004

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 130 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 108 out of 130
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 130
  3. Negative: 9 out of 130
  1. user0857
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    better sayin 1st ranked album in: **** albums of 2004 list. this record sucks.
  2. itsaboutdrive
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Useful to catch dust and to clean your furniture. Absolutely disgraceful, I will never listen to this ever again in my life.
  3. bobbysolo
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    weak rapper. weak lyrics. weak bars. weak beats. weak wordplay. weak album.
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