King's Disease III
by Nas
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 142 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 122 out of 142
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 142
  3. Negative: 16 out of 142
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  1. GrittyD
    Nov 26, 2022
    5
    Super dope album definitely a top 7 Nas album. Gets better with every listen.
  2. Malakamartinez
    Nov 15, 2022
    4
    Same old Nas. Could be one of his strenghts but, right now, it sounds repetitive to me. Listened to the album twice. Can't feel any energy, I'm sorry. He's almost 50 years old but his music is always the same. Can't perceive anything anymore listening to him nowadays. 4/10 for me, sorry Nas.
  3. behumblebtch
    Nov 26, 2022
    4
    Let me be clear from the beginning: I'm not a Nas hater but I'm not a die hard Nas fan. I liked KD and KD2 a lot. I wasn't a big fan of Magic but I didn't have great expectations on that. I understrand that a lot of the 10s right here might be Nas stans but I don' see anything special in this album. I'm not being harsh, I'm just expressing what I'm feeling. Let me go in detail.

    Every    Let me be clear from the beginning: I'm not a Nas hater but I'm not a die hard Nas fan. I liked KD and KD2 a lot. I wasn't a big fan of Magic but I didn't have great expectations on that. I understrand that a lot of the 10s right here might be Nas stans but I don' see anything special in this album. I'm not being harsh, I'm just expressing what I'm feeling. Let me go in detail.

    Every song hasn't a special trait. It's just old school rap with some good production. I know that many people like this type of music still but since I listen to a lot of stuff, modern and old style, I find this album just as a decent attempt to keep alive a style that doesn't get so much appeal nowadays. Denzel and JID albums were a lot greater from this point of view. Furthermore, this album can't get the same ratings as Kendrick's MM&TBS (although that Kendrick album is not one of his greatest in my opinion).

    After one listen I thought this was a 6/10. Good try but nothing special. After listening to it two and three times, it just became so boring that I had to skip more than 4/5 songs.

    Talking about this album's highlights, I would definitely define Legit and Hood2Hood as great songs, solid 7.5/10 for me but the rest is just mid and songs like Beef and Don't shoot are boring and plain. I had expectations for this one, not gonna lie. Disappointed but I still think Nas can give us something special in the future. He's not finished at all. Still this album is a 4/10 for me. Not good enough.

    This is just my opinion and opinions are based on taste. So don't kill me for expressing my opinion just because you liked it.    … Expand
  4. itsaboutdrive
    Dec 6, 2022
    4
    Mid album that automatically becomes a 4/10 compared to all the other albums released this year. It was good but it wasn't nothing special to me.

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    May 19, 2023
    90
    The resulting work is at once loose and deeply complex, effortless in its incisiveness yet still dazzling at its peaks. The three bullions on the album’s cover say it best: this duo keep on producing gold.
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  2. The Wire
    Dec 16, 2022
    80
    Throughout the album Nas sounds engaged, and his choices are unbeholden to the whims of the market. [Jan 2023, p.78]
  3. RapReviews.com
    Nov 30, 2022
    95
    Nas sounds like he’s regained his confidence as the king once more. He sounds like the king. He’s in that “Ether” mindset once more – not necessarily as vicious, but simply sounding like he’s willing to name names and it feels like he’s genuinely having fun with his writing.
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