http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.539&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rssNas is hip-hop's poet laureate, the flashpoint for all the love, hate, respect, controversy and consciousness heaped upon the genre. His debut album, <I>Illmatic</I>, is considered by many to be hip-hop's high water mark. On songs such as "Memory Lane" and "One Love," Nas sounded as he could've been 60 or 16, a shortie on the corner slinging rock or a revolutionary on the capitol steps. But the Queensbridge emcee is too talented to be contained by one style, and successive albums (most notably 1996's <I>It Was Written</I>) found him experimenting with the highly stylized mafioso fantasies that became the genre's bread and butter. After the slaying of Biggie and Pac, Nas risked his legacy with a string of albums that ranged from painfully bad (<I>Nastradamus</I>) to mediocre (<I>I Am...</I>). Fortunately, the emcee's time in the desert was limited, and 2001's <I>Stillmatic</I> announced a revitalized Nas; 2002's strong <I>God's Son</I> and 2004's politically prickly <I>Street's Disciple</I> were similarly great. When he declared "hip-hop is dead" on the 2006 album of the same name, the world listened. Originally titled <i>N*gg*r</i>, his untitled 2008 album was characteristically contentious. - Sam ChennaultLyricalen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:56:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.539&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Nas is hip-hop's poet laureate, the flashpoint for all the love, hate, respect, controversy and consciousness heaped upon the genre. His debut album, <I>Illmatic</I>, is considered by many to be hip-hop's high water mark. On songs such as "Memory Lane" and "One Love," Nas sounded as he could've been 60 or 16, a shortie on the corner slinging rock or a revolutionary on the capitol steps. But the Queensbridge emcee is too talented to be contained by one style, and successive albums (most notably 1996's <I>It Was Written</I>) found him experimenting with the highly stylized mafioso fantasies that became the genre's bread and butter. After the slaying of Biggie and Pac, Nas risked his legacy with a string of albums that ranged from painfully bad (<I>Nastradamus</I>) to mediocre (<I>I Am...</I>). Fortunately, the emcee's time in the desert was limited, and 2001's <I>Stillmatic</I> announced a revitalized Nas; 2002's strong <I>God's Son</I> and 2004's politically prickly <I>Street's Disciple</I> were similarly great. When he declared "hip-hop is dead" on the 2006 album of the same name, the world listened. Originally titled <i>N*gg*r</i>, his untitled 2008 album was characteristically contentious. - Sam Chennault http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759150&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lyrical Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 21759150 tra.21759150 Nas art.539 0.99 [Untitled] alb.21747730 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/7/6/1366746_170x170.jpg 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 true Hero featuring Keri Hilson tra.21759150 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759150&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759150&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040500&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 1040500 tra.1040500 Nas art.539 1.29 It Was Written alb.301203 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/6/1/1261671_170x170.jpg 1996-07-02 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) tra.1040500 282000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040500&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040500&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015410&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015410 tra.2015410 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true N.Y. State Of Mind tra.2015410 292000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015410&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015410&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185989&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lyrical Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 13185989 tra.13185989 Nas art.539 0.99 Hip Hop Is Dead alb.13184785 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/5/8/1538511_170x170.jpg 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 true Hip Hop Is Dead tra.13185989 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185989&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185989&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003957&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 4003957 tra.4003957 Nas art.539 0.99 Stillmatic alb.150862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/6/1/1261619_170x170.jpg 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 true Ether tra.4003957 277000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003957&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003957&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073559&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Street Hop Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 3073559 tra.3073559 Nas art.539 0.99 God's Son alb.189418 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/2/2/1282205_170x170.jpg 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 2002-12-17 00:00:00.0 true Made You Look tra.3073559 203000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073559&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073559&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2027409&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2027409 tra.2027409 Nas art.539 0.99 It Was Written alb.301203 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/6/1/1261671_170x170.jpg 1996-07-02 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Message tra.2027409 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2027409&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2027409&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003971&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 4003971 tra.4003971 Nas art.539 0.99 Stillmatic alb.150862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/6/1/1261619_170x170.jpg 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 true One Mic tra.4003971 268000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003971&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003971&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015412&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015412 tra.2015412 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The World Is Yours tra.2015412 291000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015412&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015412&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858452&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 6 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 1858452 tra.1858452 Nas art.539 0.99 I Am...The Autobiography alb.9684865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/7/2/1262742_170x170.jpg 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 true Hate Me Now tra.1858452 284000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858452&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858452&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015411&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015411 tra.2015411 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Life's A Bitch tra.2015411 210000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015411&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015411&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073562&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 3073562 tra.3073562 Nas art.539 0.99 God's Son alb.189418 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/2/2/1282205_170x170.jpg 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 2002-12-17 00:00:00.0 true I Can tra.3073562 253000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073562&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073562&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015415&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015415 tra.2015415 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Love tra.2015415 325000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015415&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015415&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040291&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 1040291 tra.1040291 Nas art.539 0.99 It Was Written alb.301203 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/6/1/1261671_170x170.jpg 1996-07-02 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Street Dreams tra.1040291 280000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040291&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040291&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185991&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lyrical Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 13185991 tra.13185991 Nas art.539 0.99 Hip Hop Is Dead alb.13184785 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/5/8/1538511_170x170.jpg 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 true Black Republican tra.13185991 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185991&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13185991&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073557&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 3073557 tra.3073557 Nas art.539 0.99 God's Son alb.189418 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/2/2/1282205_170x170.jpg 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 2002-12-17 00:00:00.0 true Get Down tra.3073557 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073557&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3073557&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040273&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 6 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 1040273 tra.1040273 Nas art.539 0.99 I Am...The Autobiography alb.284809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/7/2/1262764_170x170.jpg 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 true Hate Me Now tra.1040273 284000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040273&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1040273&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003959&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 4003959 tra.4003959 Nas art.539 0.99 Stillmatic alb.150862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/6/1/1261619_170x170.jpg 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 2001-12-18 00:00:00.0 true Got Yourself A Gun tra.4003959 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003959&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4003959&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015414&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015414 tra.2015414 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) tra.2015414 247000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015414&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015414&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015418&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015418 tra.2015418 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It Ain't Hard To Tell tra.2015418 202000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015418&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015418&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015413&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2015413 tra.2015413 Nas art.539 0.99 Illmatic alb.214920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/1/1311900_170x170.jpg 1994-03-29 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Halftime tra.2015413 261000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015413&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015413&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759160&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lyrical Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 21759160 tra.21759160 Nas art.539 0.99 [Untitled] alb.21747730 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/7/6/1366746_170x170.jpg 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 true You Cant Stop Us Now featuring Eban Thomas, The Last Poets tra.21759160 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759160&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759160&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2160494&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss 90's Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 6 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 2160494 tra.2160494 Nas art.539 0.99 I Am...The Autobiography alb.9684865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/7/2/1262742_170x170.jpg 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 1999-04-06 00:00:00.0 true Nas Is Like tra.2160494 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2160494&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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(The Slave and the Master) tra.21759154 273000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759154&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759154&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759152&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lyrical Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nas on Rhapsody Online 21759152 tra.21759152 Nas art.539 0.99 [Untitled] alb.21747730 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/7/6/1366746_170x170.jpg 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 true Sly Fox tra.21759152 263000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759152&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21759152&variant=data&rws=%2Fnas%2Ftop-tracks.rss