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rap talk: I like It Was Written more than Illmatic

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Nah, the beats & rhymes just aren't nearly as good on It Was Written. Nas's flow isn't as superhumanly smooth either.
 
Tell me it wasn't such a damned tease the way If I Ruled the World's video began. First time I saw it, I thought it'd be The Message. Ah, anyway. Most of his videos rock damned hard, too. One Mic, Phone Tap, and my current favorite showcasing everyone's true side, Thief's Theme. The dude just quoted himself illmatic and came full circle using himself as a chorus yet again.
 
I have both albums on a pedestal as far as quality but as far as lyrics go Nas is untouchable throughout Illmatic.

Sadly we only get glimpses of such lyricism from him these days.
 
I like IWW, but there's no way that it's better than Illmatic in any aspect.

Fantastic songs on IWW though: The Message, I Gave You Power, and Shootouts in particular.
 
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