What more can I tell you that you don't know already? Nas is a legend in the game, with talent on the mic recognizable from his first appearance (Live at the Barbeque, by the Main Source). In fact, that verse he spat was sooo good, the hip-hop world began buzzing that very day, awaiting the album that would become Illmatic. Today, Nas has really evolved into more of a political artist, as opposed to just a master lyricist back in Illmatic. Gotta give him props for switching his style up, though lately people say his music's gotten gimmicky (a fair criticism, to a degree).
Interesting fact, Nas dropped out of school in the 8th grade.
The Track: Dance, from the God's Son album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBCajh2g5E
Also Check Out: Illmatic, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes (albums)
His latest material, Hip Hop Is Dead, as well as Untitled are both highly hyped affairs that don't deliver. They are good albums, but the three I've recommended you are by far, Nas at his finest.
The Breakdown:
Lyrics
Nas posted:
I wish you were here,
I miss you more each second I breathe
You resting in peace forever I accepted you free
A blessing to me, I see you dressed in all white
Smiling at me, happy knowing everything's all right
If only I can hear your voice and your laughter
Just one more time, my chest would be filled up with sunshine
April 7/02
That's when the gates of heaven opened up for you to stroll through
Beautiful Anne Jones
Job is done, raising ghetto kids in the hood
You was my strength to carry on and now I'm good
Job well done, you lived threw you sons and your grandchildren
Jesus finally got his bride, mommy dance with him
And you've been my guide through all the trouble I faced
They playing our song the lifebeat my hand on your waist
I grab your other hand and try not to step on your toes
Spin you around with my eyes closed
Dreaming I could have
There's not much to analyze about the track here. It is his very personal look back into his relationship with his mother, and I chose it for it's poignancy (as well as simplicity.) Not his best lyrical effort, but like the rest of the God's Son album, the appeal really comes from the emotions/subject of the track.
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