NaS - i am...

[rainbow]

NaS - i am...

1. Intro
2. N.Y. State Of Mind (Part II)
3. Hate Me Now - (featuring Puff Daddy)
4. Small World
5. Favor For A Favor - (featuring Scarface)
6. We Will Survive
7. Ghetto Prisoners
8. You Won't See Me Tonight - (featuring Aaliyah)
9. I Want To Talk To You
10. Dr. Knockboot
11. Life Is What You Make It - (featuring DMX)
12. Big Things
13. Nas Is Like
14. K-I-SS-I-N-G
15. Money Is My Bitch
16. Undying Love

[rainbow]

Im interesting to see what people opinions are on "i am...", for me it is slightly over looked by fans as a result of some of the weaker tracks included.

Still, in my opinion NaS has some great work on here, and lyrically some of the tracks are really good.

Production wise the album is lacking, as a number of track ruin the flow of the album. "You Won't See Me Tonight" showcases why timbaland isnt as good as everyone likes to think, "Hate My Now", "Ghetto Prisoners" and "I Want to Talk to You" all have weak beats.

however the album has some great production, thanks to premo, and these tracks outshine the majority of the rest of the album. "We Will Survive" is also a very well constructed tribute track.

Great Tracks:
New Yorl State Of Mind Pt. II
NaS is Like
We Will Survive
Undying Love

Decent Tracks
Small World
Life Money Is My Bitch
Is What You Make It


overall, in my opinion, this is a fairly good album, although nothing special. probably better then "God's Son" and definitely better then "NaStradamus".

Production: 6.5

Lyrics: 8

Overall: ~7.5

[CharlesJones]

Only songs i liked are NY State Of Mind 2, Nas Is Like, Pray(this song is on the tape and not the cd for some reason. Bravehearts rap on it and Nas doesn't.). I didn't like Iam album.

[UNCLE RUCKUS]

1. Intro cool

2. N.Y. State Of Mind (Part II) DOPE 10/10
3. Hate Me Now - (featuring Puff Daddy) good song 7/10
4. Small World Real Good 8/10
5. Favor For A Favor - (featuring Scarface) DOPE 10/10
6. We Will Survive Cool Concept and song 9/10
7. Ghetto Prisoners 8/10
8. You Won't See Me Tonight - (featuring Aaliyah) 6/10 (Dosent fit with the vibe of this)
9. I Want To Talk To You 7/10
10. Dr Knockboot 5/10 not great
11. Life Is What You Make It - (featuring DMX) 7/10
12. Big Things 4/10 pretty weak not feeling the beat at all
13. Nas Is Like DOPE AGAIN CLASSIC 10/10
14. K-I-SS-I-N-G 6/10 ok I like the track but not the lyrics
15. Money Is My Bitch 6/10 decent only
16. Undying Love 9/10 Dope

[cap]

yeah,decent album.
definitely not better than 'god son' though like somebody said.

i'd say 7.5/10

[Polocash7]

Slept on LP imo- 8.5/10. It's better GS,nastr..and SD imo

[bad boy T]

7/10 average

[SickT]

i have to say 7

Best Tracks:
Intro (This is One of the Best Intros ever... Jungle can't rap for shit, but it's funny as hell listening to him just talk shit)
Money Is My Bitch
Undying Love
Nas Is Like
Life Is what You make It
N.Y. State Of Mind pt.2
Favor For a Favor
We Will Survive

[DR. NICK RIVIERA]

fuck, that double album would've been dope as hell

[BRONZBODY]

8 not his best but damn sure not his worst

[claaa7]

It's a good album, i slept on it when it came out - people were talking alot of shit about it. I got it just a while ago and it's actually a damn decent release.. I guess people just were dissapointed that all of those classics from the album sampler that leaked wasn't on it.. a couple classics on it though; "Small World", "NY State Of Mind II", "Nas Is Like" and i actually liked both "Hate Me Now" and even "You Won't See Me Tonight".. it had weak points though.

[rainbow]

yeah,decent album.
definitely not better than 'god son' though like somebody said.

i'd say 7.5/10

i dunno, i just didnt really like Gods Son all that much,

I Am on the other hand has some real standout tracks that i thought were amazing.

[One and Only]

1. Intro - N/A
2. N.Y. State Of Mind (Part II) - 5/5
3. Hate Me Now - (featuring Puff Daddy) - 5/5
4. Small World - 5/5
5. Favor For A Favor - (featuring Scarface) - 5/5
6. We Will Survive - 5/5
7. Ghetto Prisoners - 5/5
8. You Won't See Me Tonight - (featuring Aaliyah) 4.5/5
9. I Want To Talk To You 4.5/5
10. Dr. Knockboot 4.5/5
11. Life Is What You Make It - (featuring DMX) 4.5/5
12. Big Things 4.5/5
13. Nas Is Like 5/5
14. K-I-SS-I-N-G 4.5/5
15. Money Is My Bitch 4.5/5
16. Undying Love 4.5/5

9.5/10 Real good album but behind Illmatic, Lost Tapes, Stillmatic, It Was Written, maybe Gods Son even. I guess Nas has a great discography.

[bad boy T]

1. Album intro 5/5
2. N.Y. state of mind pt 2 5/5
3. Hate me now feat Puff Daddy 5/5
4. Small world 5/5
5. Favor for a favor feat Scarface 4/5
6. We will survive 4/5
7. Ghetto Prisoners 2/5
8. You won't see me tonight 4/5
9. I want to talk to you 5/5
10. Dr Knockboot 4/5
11. Life is what you make it feat DMX 4/5
12. Big things 4/5
13. Nas is like 3/5
14. Money is my bitch 4/5
15. Undying love 4/5

Almost classic 9/10

[claaa7]

1. Album intro 5/5
2. N.Y. state of mind pt 2 5/5
3. Hate me now feat Puff Daddy 5/5
4. Small world 5/5
5. Favor for a favor feat Scarface 4/5
6. We will survive 4/5
7. Ghetto Prisoners 2/5
8. You won't see me tonight 4/5
9. I want to talk to you 5/5
10. Dr Knockboot 4/5
11. Life is what you make it feat DMX 4/5
12. Big things 4/5
13. Nas is like 3/5
14. Money is my bitch 4/5
15. Undying love 4/5

Almost classic 9/10

your choises are a bit.. strange?? like giving maybe the 2 best tracks on the album the lowest ratings?? The album is far away from a classic, the label fucked it up.. alot of dopeness was reduced from this album like "fetus", "hardest thing", "poppa was a playa", etc.. anyway;

1. intro
2. n.y. state of mind (5/5)
3. hate me now (3.5/5)
4. small world (5/5)
5. favor for a favor (3/5)
6. we will survive (3.5/5)
7. ghetto prisoners (3/5)
8. you won't see me tonight (3.5/5)
9. i want to talk to you (4/5)
10. dr. knockboot (4/5)
11. life is what you make it (4/5)
12. big things (3/5)
13. nas is like (5/5)
14. k-i-s-s-in-g (3/5)
15. money is my bitch (4/5)
16. undying love (4/5)

i'll give the album 3.5/5 (or 7/10 if you wish).. lyrically it's a 9.5 but production takes away alot from the album.