Rapping about the life in Queensbridge and savoring the moment of his famous life. But Nas makes it more of a motivational type of song on here. True, like the title says, nothing last forever(And this blog won’t either ? *sniffle*), but let’s make the most of it right? And usually songs like “Ah shit boy let’s live crazy cuz nothing last 4ever nahmean?” would be on The Motto type shit.

If you wanna sit and lay back listening to the lyrics gazing at stars and shit, then this is the joint for you! But, other then that, it’s alright.ĭamn Nas, you trying to motivate me and shit. You can’t just be all hyped and think “Ah shit son put some U Gotta Love It on dawg, shits tight nahmean?” It doesn’t work like that. This is like one of those tracks you have to be in the mood for. Like the track Doo Rags, this track is calm and laid back. The chorus is also strangely powerful(Well, at least for me). And the second verse details the loss of his best friend very well. From his career to his rapping, it was done on his terms. And like the title says, Nas did everything his way. This track is the shit! At first I wasn’t a fan of the production, up until Nas actually started rapping. But here, his flow is SICK!It might be the calm beat that he rhymes over, either way, it’s great. And sure it’s alright, but it’s not like when I ask my friends “What do yo think of Nas” they tell me his flow is tight nahmean? It’s usually his storytelling(Which he’s top 5 easy) and lyricism that makes him standout. So we all know Nas isn’t known for his flow. I’m dragging this introduction on so let me get to the review. So what could go wrong? And little yet useless fact, this was the last album I’ve heard from Nas. Because this album doesn’t focus on anything commercial or mainstream, it’s straight rap, unused material. Some even compare to IIImatic(I rank It Was Written higher then lllmatic, but that’s a debate for another time). Even though this album wasn’t heavily promoted, it did do pretty good commercially and since has been held as one of Nas’ best albums. But that doesn’t matter now does it? So The Lost Tapes was a promotional campaign to promote God’s Son. Which surprises me since you know, I Am had some songs that were… meh. Alright so The Lost Tapes consist of songs that didn’t make previous Nas albums. And yes, I will review The Eminem Show in time, and I fear that I won’t be able to review Eminem’s discography before the MMLP2 releases since it might leak in a couple of days(But I will try!). Mystifying and sure to inspire many future acid trips among aficionados of the band and krautrock in general, make sure to find a way to listen to as much of this as you possibly Can.Alright, so this might seem like a random review(Which it is), but I just had to review this.

There’s not much that anyone can say about a 3 hour box set of legendary unreleased tracks other than that they are of the same top quality that one would expect from the pinnacle of Can’s career. Millionenspiel and Abra Cada Braxas are standout tracks. All the band members are at their peak performance, and I can’t reiterate enough that the decision to hold these tracks locked in a cellar was a poor one. These tracks are the perfect supplement to Can’s discography, especially to someone like me who has embraced Can to such an extent that the wish for more quality material was constant in every listen.

Speckled with the spectacular live jams that Can is known for, but mainly just potential album tracks left to rot in some German basement, for absolutely no good reason. Immediate entrancement is certain in Paki’s human drum-machine style, as well as the classic Can sound, and Damo Suzuki’s utterly unique vocal style.

Similar to Delay… 1968 (an album of tracks recorded before Monster Movie) in the ‘80s, The Lost Tapes is a box set of finished tracks that for some reason, never made it to any albums. The golden age of releases from the German krautrock band Can has long since passed.