![]() The minimalist, pop tendencies of Nastradamus make the record just as bad as Illmatic is good. Money, his rivalry with Jay-Z, or implausibly enough, Y2K (which he mentions on the track “New World”) could all have served as creative motivation. I cannot fully comprehend the street poet’s motives that drove him to make Nastradamus, but one can only imagine. ![]() ![]() Dissapointingly enough, his 1999 effort Nastradamus embodies this to the harshest extent in Nas’s discography. Sadly, Nas chose to move in different directions, and as a result, an argument could be made that he's yet to come anywhere close to hitting the milestone of Illmatic. With such a successful style that pushed Illmatic into the realm of classic status, continuing in a similar vein throughout his career would've been a sure bet. As a result, his debut album Illmatic was a street watcher’s journal filled with tales of gang violence and project life spilled out over jazzy soundscapes. The 20-year-old middle school dropout grew up in the impoverished Queensbridge slums with his father, jazz musician Olu Dara Jones. For Nasir Jones, that was true – at least in a musical sense. They say that you’re a product of your environment. Review Summary: The minimalist, pop tendencies of Nastradamus make the record just as bad as Illmatic is good.
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