The Lost Tapes

by Nas

Overview

Leading up to the release of God's Son, the second new Nas album in less than a year, Ill Will dropped a collection of "lost recordings" -- basically, tracks recorded for I Am and Stillmatic that just didn't make it. Though the liners are stretching it in parts ("these songs are famous for never having been officially released"), they definitely got it right when they said, "No cameos. No hype. No bullsh*t." From a few listens, it's clear most of these weren't bumped because they were low-quality; "Doo Rags," "No Idea's Original," and "Black Zombie" stand up to anything Nas has recorded since the original Illmatic. In fact, they have more in common with his early recordings; there's more of a back-in-the-day, wasn't-it-all-so-simple-then sound to "Doo Rags" and "Poppa Was a Playa," two tracks that definitely wouldn't have fit on the raging Stillmatic. That's certainly no reason not to pick up this one, not just for Nas fans but for hip-hop fans who want to hear some great rhyming with no added features. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2023
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0196587569419
Rank:	26766

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nas   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals
Foxy Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
AZ   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Steve Porcaro   Composer
Kevin Crouse   Mixing,Engineer
Ken "Duro" Ifill   Engineer
L.E.S.   Composer,Producer
Large Professor   Producer,Remixing
James Mtume   Composer
Barry White   Composer
Tyrone Fyffe   Composer,Remixing
Rockwilder   Producer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie   Composer,Producer
Samuel Barnes   Composer
Poke & Tone   Producer
Kanye West   Producer
Nas   Composer,Performer,Executive Producer
R. Wilson   Composer
Pablo Arraya   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Michelle Bell   Composer
Al West   Producer
Cam Wilson   Composer
Jake Ninan   Assistant Engineer
Dana Stinson   Composer
William Paul Mitchell   Composer
Paul Gregory   Assistant Engineer
L. David Lewis   Composer
John Bettis   Composer
Jean-Claude Olivier   Composer
S. Barnes   Composer
Richard Travali   Mixing
The Alchemist   Producer
Jonathan Merritt   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ricardo Wilson   Composer
Trackmasters   Producer,Remixing
Duro   Engineer
Alvin West   Composer
Bryan Golder   Engineer
Dave Atkinson   Composer,Producer
Precision   Producer
Wassim Zreik   Engineer
M. Bell   Composer
B. White   Composer
J. Olivier   Composer
Inga Marchand   Composer
LeShan Lewis   Composer
Nikki Martin   Coordination
A. West   Composer
Grayson Sumby   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Lenny "Linen" Nicholson   A&R
Cory McKay   Composer
Anthony Cruz   Composer
Carlos Wilson   Composer
John Shrive   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Nasir Jones   Composer
Ty Fyffe   Producer
Allan Wayne Felder   Composer
Norman Ray Harris   Composer
Larry Gates   Composer
Hill, Inc.   Producer
Tommie Spearman   Composer
Alan Maman   Composer
Louis Wilson   Composer