Talk:Nastradamus

Rolling Stone Review

The Rolling Stone review that this page links seems to gives the album a NO STAR rating. Is this deceptive?. That's why I have twice changed the stars graphic-thing next to the link. Thesean43 20:24, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

The stars graphic shown next to Rolling Stone reviews were wrong for both this album and It Was Written. Whoever had written/edited this had obviouisly looked at the "average user rating" rather than the actual RS score. Thesean43 09:31, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

It appears that "no stars" actually means that the album was not rated. I'm looking through reviews of other albums rated by Rolling Stone and i see "no stars" often. I don't think it's a coincidence...i doubt that Nastradamus was actually given 0/5 stars rating, because it doesn't say that. It only says "no stars" which more than likely means that it wasn't rated. I will remove the Rolling Stone rating unless another editor can prove me wrong. Blackjays1 04:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. Alhough I wouldn't be surprised if it did get no stars. Thesean43 14:09, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Shoot Em Up

I know Shoot Em Up is a christmas paradoy, but I can't remember which Christmas tune it samples... does anyone else know?

--Memphis10 21:32, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah.. it's 'Choir Of Bells'. I love shoot em up.. one of my favorite songs of all time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.128.239 (talk) 19:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

any one know which final Fantasy 8 song is quiet nigga

Chicago Tribune review

Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. Chicago Tribune (Baker, Soren. 14. November 28, 1999) review of Nastradamus (1999):

Nastradamus (Columbia). Easily one of hip-hop's better lyricists, this Queens, NY, artist has created some of the genre's best commercially viable hardcore music. With his fourth album, Nas keeps his rough lyrical sensibility intact as the music slips into slickness. Even the radio- friendly tracks on his two most popular albums, "It Was Written" and "I Am . . .," contained edge. Most of the soundscapes here, however, sound too polished and clean for the harsh stories Nas delivers. Similarly, you'd expect his tales of betrayal, struggle and the streets to elicit some sort of excitement from the normally stoic performer. But rather than rapping with vigor, Nas seems somewhat numbed by his own words, making for a ho-hum effort from one of rap's better artists.

— Soren Baker

Dan56 (talk) 02:00, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

USA Today review

Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. USA Today (Jones, Steve. 08.D. November 23, 1999) review of Nastradamus (1999):

RAP: Nas, Nastradamus ( * * * 1/2) Nas' second album in eight months finds him looking ahead instead of inward. That's in keeping with the continually evolving persona that has taken him from street reporter to crime boss to ghetto prophet. With raps that resemble soliloquies more than mere rhymes, Nas expounds on such weighty topics as the fragility of trust, the consequences of life's decisions and his vision of the future. The producers -- who include LES, Dame Grease, Timbaland and DJ Premier -- give him a steady stream of evocative beats for his picturesque musings while keeping the sampling to a minimum. Those that are used are disparate (The JB's, The Stylistics, Toto, Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns) and wisely chosen. Best of all, guest star Ron Isley adds grit and soul to the stirring Project Windows.

— Steve Jones

Dan56 (talk) 01:52, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Hate Me Now

As it says on the article, most of the originals for NaS's albums turned out to be released on I Am... On my version of Nastradamus, at the end of The Outcome, Hate Me Now is included and the album ends like that...now, I believe that this might have been intentional for later releases of the album since I downloaded this about last month from a friend. However, I haven't found any evidence or sources that it was supposed to be there. I was thinking that the person I got this from accidentally edited in there, but I highly doubt he edited it at all since it is a iTunes Store Rip. I wanted to add to the article that some versions might include the song, but I'm not exactly sure if anybody else even does...The Outcome Is supposed to be 1:54, and mines is 6:58. Should I just ignore this or include that on the page (I'm sure a citation would be needed anyway)? What more can I say? (talk) 01:48, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Let it be known

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa...where is the endless criticism this album recieved. Let it be known that this album was notoriously percieved to be terrible. No nas fan bias. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.15.109.78 (talk) 13:41, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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