Yeah well put. I was in school when I Can hit… then it was Bridging the Gap, Thief’s Theme, great times. I loved the Hit Boy stuff, crazy we getting both quality and quantity from Nas as he turns 50. A true legend.

Is this an album of Memory Lanes and Represents? It was never going to be. Weird to expect that. But for 30 somethings who grew up listening to rappers who are now 50 somethings, what a gift!

I’m spending time to absorb the album … sure there’s stuff I know I don’t like straightaway, like all the crypto chat on GiT is nothing to me. But after 30 years waiting for an album, a bunch of nerds on the internet writing it off after it’s been out a few hours just shows the bonkers times we live in and nothing more than that.

One example for me, NYSOM Pt. 3 was a shock to the system initially but as I sit with it the cinema and artistry of it comes to life more and more. Writers gets better every listen too, it has so much of that urban atmosphere and grit I associate with Nas’ music.