Nas - Nastradamus

Review by Russell Watson-Thomas

Nastradamus, the fourth studio album by Nas, released in 1999, was met with mixed reviews. The album, which was intended to be a follow-up to his critically acclaimed album, I Am..., failed to live up to expectations.

The album's title track, "Nastradamus," was a standout track with its ominous beat and Nas' trademark lyricism. However, other tracks on the album lacked the same level of depth and complexity that fans had come to expect from Nas.

The album also suffered from inconsistent production, with some tracks featuring lackluster beats and uninspired samples. Despite this, Nas' flow and lyricism remained top-notch throughout the album, showcasing his skills as one of the greatest rappers of all time.

Artist: Nas
Album: Nastradamus

2016

Rating: 4.67

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
You Owe Me
Nastradamus (Instrumental)
Some Of Us Have Angels	4:14
Nastradamus (Album)	4:15
Life We Chose	4:8
Project Windows
Shoot Em' Up (Album Version)	2:53
Hustlers And Killers	2:48
Shoot 'em Up (Album Version)
Hate Me Now (Album Version)
God Love Us	4:37
Amongst Kings
Some of Us Have Angels	04:14
Find Your Way
Nastradamus	4:11
Quiet Niggas
Last Words
Nastradamus (Album Version)	4:13
Stay Schemin, Stay Dreamin
Sometimes I Wonder
Big Girl	4:19
Hate Me Now (Clean Version)	4:44
Hate Me Now (A Cappella)
Hustlers And Killers (Instrumental)	2:45
Nastradamus (Clean)	4:15
Project Windows (feat. Ronald Isley)	4:55
Hate Me Now [Hidden Bonus Track]	4:45
Shoot Em Up
Last Words (feat. Nashawn & Millennium Thug)	5:31
The Prediction	1:19
New World	4:0
Shoot 'Em Up
Gotta Love It
Hate Me Now Remix
It Ain't Hard To Tell (Large Professor Remix)	2:50
Hate Me Now
Shoot Em' Up	2:53
Project Windows (feat. Ron Isley)	4:55
Shoot 'Em Up (Instrumental)	2:51
Shoot 'em Up	2:53
Family
The Afterlife
Nastradamus (A Cappella)	3:52
Hate Me Now (Instrumental)
Nastradamus (Clean Version)	4:13
Represent	4:13
Quiet Niggas (feat. Bravehearts)	4:57
Come Get Me	5:31
Family (feat. Mobb Deep)	5:16
Hustlers And Killers	2:44
Shoot 'Em Up (Album Version)	2:56
You Owe Me (feat. Ginuwine)	4:47
I'm A Villain
The Outcome	1:54
Some Of Us Save Angels	4:15
The Outcome	2:03
Shoot 'Em Up	02:53
Shoot 'em Up (Instrumental)
Come Get Up	5:32

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Nas - Come Get Me

Nas - Nastradamus (Instrumental)

Nas - You Owe Me ft. Ginuwine

Nas - Halftime (Official Video - Explicit)

Nas - Shoot 'Em Up (Instrumental)

Nas - Come Get Me (Lyrics Video)

Nas - One Love (Official Video)

Nas - Shoot 'Em Up

Nas - Nastradamus

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Catalog Numbers

495312 8
CK 62230
COL 495312 2, 4953122000
668557 6
COL 495312 1
COL 668483 2
C2 63930
19075844711
COL 495312 6
CT 63930
COL 495312 0
COL 495312 9
495312 4
CK 63930
495312 2
668374 6
COL 668374 1
CAS 48133, CAS 48134
CAS 46415
XPCD1229
MOVLP 1659, 8719262001138
MC0-6793-99
88697 11154 2
COL 496837 2
668483 6, COL 668483 6, 6684836003
6685572
CAS 48133
COL 495312 6, 495312 6, 4953126000, 4953122000
SRCS-2181
CK 63866
668557 2
COL 668374 2
668483 6
ILLMATIC 1192
44K 79299

Labels

Columbia
Columbia, Ill Will Records
Columbia, Sony Music
Music On Vinyl, Columbia
ONYX Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
SME Records
Not On Label (Nas)

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Companies

Role	Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Record Company	Ill Will Records
Copyright (c)	Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By	Columbia
Mastered At	Hit Factory Mastering
Distributed By	Sony Music
Mixed At	The Hit Factory
Recorded At	The Hit Factory
Pressed By	Sony Music
Produced For	Track Masters Entertainment Inc.
Published By	Beauty On The Duty Music
Duplicated By	Музыкальная Коллекция

Credits

Role	Credit
Executive-Producer	Nas
A&R	Rich Nice
Art Direction	Julian Alexander
Coordinator	Nikki Martin
Design	Eric Steinhilber, Julian Alexander
Mastered By	Chris Gehringer
Photography By	Kwaku Alston
Producer	Dame Grease (tracks: 4, 9 to 11), L.E.S. (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 12, 13)
Legal	Matt Greenberg
Executive Producer	Nas
Other	Rich Nice
Bass Guitar	Jerry Barnes (tracks: A1, A2)
Mixed By	Bonzai Caruso (tracks: A3, B3), Kevin Crouse (tracks: A1, A2), Rich Travali (tracks: B1, B2)
Keyboards	Havoc (tracks: A3, B3)
Drum Programming	Havoc (tracks: A3, B3)
Recorded By	Jason Goldstein (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
Liner Notes	萩谷雄一
Bass	Jerry Barnes (tracks: 1, 2, 3)
Guitar	Jerry Barnes (tracks: 1, 2, 3)

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© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distribution Sony Music
Made in Austria
Track 2 features samples from the Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker recording "Peace Fugue" (written by Fred Wesley Jr.)
Track 3 contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail" (Pts 1 & 2), performed by The JB Horns (written by James Brown).
Track 6 contains samples dialogue from the LP "If I Were President" performed by Timmy Rogers.
Track 8 contains samples of "Good Luck Charm", performed by The Ohio Players, written by Middlebrooks, Williams, Jones, Bonner, Satchell, Beck, Pierce.
Track 12 contains samples of "You're A Big Girl Now", performed by The Stylistics, written by Lamar Bryant and Robert Douglas.
Track 13 contains samples from "Africa", performed by Toto, written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro (incorrectly printed as Porcan).
Mastered at The Hit Factory Mastering, NYC.
Track 1, 15 recorded at Soundtrack Studios, NYC and Manhattan Center Studios, NYC. Additional recording at Chung King Studios, NYC. Mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC.
Track 2, 7 recorded at The Hit Factory and Right Track Studios, NYC. Mixed at The Hit Factory.
Track 3, 5, 9, 12 recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory.
Track 4, 10 recorded at Right Track Studios and Soundtrack Studios. Mixed at The Hit Factory.
Track 6 recorded at D&D Studios and Manhattan Center Studios.
Track 8 recorded at Manhattan Center Studios. Mixed at The Hit Factory
Track 11 recorded at Manhattan Center Studios and The Hit Factory. Mixed at The Hit Factory.
Track 13 recorded at Soundtrack Studios and The Hit Factory. Mixed at The Hit Factory.
Track 14 recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, The Hit Factory and South Beach, Miami. Mixed at Manhattan Center Studios.
Beware of the clever bootlegs.
Boots aren't razor sharp in pic/text.
Official press has "DAMONT" signature in both runout.
Pressed at Damont Audio Ltd
[Back cover]
℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records […]
[Vinyl labels]
© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.[…]
[Printed inner sleeves]
The Prediction
Beauty On The Duty Music (ASCAP)/Care Moore Communications, Inc. Pub. (BMI)
Produced […] for Track Masters Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded […] at Soundtrack Studios, NYC and Manhattan Center Studios, NYC
Additional Recording at Chung King Studios, NYC
Mixed […] at The Hit Factory, NYC
Life We Chose
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mawkeen's Music (ASCAP)/Rubber Band Music Inc./Universal Songs Of PolyGram (BMI)
Produced […] for Big Things Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded […] at The Hit Factory, NYC and Right Track Studios, NYC
Featuring samples from the Fred Wesley and The Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker recording "Peace Fugue" produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. By arrangement with Warner Special Products. Written by Fred Wesley Jr. and published by Rubber Band Music, Inc./Universal Songs Of PolyGram (BMI)
Nastradamus
Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mawkeen's Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Dynatone Publishing Company admin. by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Recorded […] at The Hit Factory, NYC
Mastered […] at The Hit Factory Mastering, NYC
Contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail" (Pts 1 & 2) written by James Brown and published by Dynatone Publishing Company admin. by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI). Used by permission. "Nastradamus" contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail" (Pts 1 & 2) performed by The JB Horns courtesy of Universal Music Group
Some Of Us Have Angels
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Damon Blackmon (ASCAP)
Produced […] for Vacant Lot Productions, Inc.
Recorded […] at Right Track Studios, NYC and Soundtrack Studios, NYC
Project Windows
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./NashMack Music (BMI) admin. by Warner Chappell/6 July Music (ASCAP)
Originally Produced by Nashiem Myrick for Top Of New York and Carlos Broady for 6 July Music
Re-Produced by Poke and Tone for Track Masters Entertainment, Inc. and Al West for Xtraordinaire Entertainment
Ron Isley appears courtesy Teaneck Records/The Island Def Jam Music Group
Come Get Me
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Gifted Pearl Music/EMI April Music (ASCAP)
Produced […] for Works of Mart, Inc.
Recorded at D&D Studios by Eddie Sancho and Jason Goldstein at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC
Contains samples of dialogue from the LP "lf I Were President" performed by Timmy Rogers used courtesy of Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.
Shoot 'Em Up
Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing admin. by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced […] for Mobb Deep Inc.
Last Words
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mawkeen's Music (ASCAP)/Ricks Music/Play One Music (BMI)
Recorded […] at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC
Contains samples of "Good Luck Charm" performed by The Ohio Players used courtesy of Universal Music Special Markets, Inc. Written by Middlebrooks, Williams, Jones, Bonner, Satchell, Beck, Pierce and published by Unichappell Music, Inc. o/b/o Ricks Music/Play One Music (BMI)
Family
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Juvenile Hell Music admin. by BMG Songs/P. Noid Publishing/Careers-BMG Publishing, Inc./Damon Blackmon (ASCAP)
Produced […] for Vacant Lot Productions
Mobb Deep appears courtesy of Loud Records
God Love Us
Quiet Niggas
Recorded by Jason Goldstein at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC and Kevin Crouse at The Hit Factory, NYC
Big Girl
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mawkeen's Music (ASCAP)/Leo Medea Popular Songs/Miss Vera Music Co./Ration Songs, Inc. c/o Music Sales Corp. (BMI)
Contains samples of "You're A Big Girl Now" performed by The Stylistics used courtesy of Universal Music Special Markets, Inc. and Amherst Records, Inc. Written by Lamar Bryant and Robert Douglas and published by Leo Medea Popular Songs, Miss Vera Music Co., Ration Songs Inc. (BMI)
New World
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mawkeen's Music/Hudmar Publishing/Rising Storm Music (ASCAP)
Recorded by Jason Goldstein at Soundtrack Studios, NYC and Rich Travali at The Hit Factory, NYC
Contains samples from "Africa" performed by Toto courtesy of Sony Music, written by David Paich and Jeff Porcan and published by Hudmar Publishing and Rising Storm Music (ASCAP)
You Owe Me
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Mass Confusion Music (ASCAP)
Produced […] for Timbaland Productions
Recorded by Jimmy Douglas at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC and Rich Nice at The Hit Factory, NYC and South Beach, Miami
Mixed […] at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC
Ginuwine appears courtesy of 550 Music/Epic Records
The Outcome
Legal Representation: […] for Grubman Indursky and Schindler, P.C.
incl. Hidden Track Nas feat. Afrob "Hate Me Now" (not listed on cover print)
On track 7 "Havoc" is credited as "K. Muchita p/k/a Havoc".
℗ & © 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
"Columbia" is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
All rights reserved.
Fabrication made in Austria.
Track no. 15b is a hidden bonus track.
It is embedded at the end of track no. 15a with approx. 7 seconds of silence between both titles.
Track 2 features samples from the Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker recording "Peace Fugue" (written by Fred Wesley Jr.)
Track 3 contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail" (Pts 1 & 2), performed by JB Horns (written by James Brown).
Track 8 contains samples of "Good Luck Charm", performed by Ohio Players, written by Middlebrooks, Williams, Jones, Bonner, Satchell, Beck, Pierce.
Logos disc : Nas · Columbia · Compact Disc Digital Audio · [Rights Societies]
Logos cover (front) : Nas · Parental Advisory Explicit Content
Logos cover (rear) : Ill Will Records · Columbia
Logos spine : Nas
The original tracklist shows no durations. All duration time is displayed by the software player.
Ron Isley appears courtesy of Teaneck Records / Island Def Jam Music Group.
Mobb Deep appears courtesy of Loud Records.
Ginuwine appears courtesy of 550 Music / Epic Records.
Made in Holland
Manufactured in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited.
Netherland pressing of the Nastradamus 12" single with Shoot 'Em Up & Hustlers and Killers on the b-side.
Taken from the album 'Nastradamus'
Issued in a Cardboard Sleeve
Demonstration Not For Sale.
Clear red promo in a red sleeve. Same as the black regular promo version in a red sleeve.
Track A1 is misspelled as "The Brediction"
Track A2 is misspelled as "Life Be Chose"
Track A4 is misspelled as "Some Of Us Have Ungels"
Track A5 is misspelled as "Project Windoms"
Track A6 is misspelled as "Com Get Me"
Track B10 is misspelled as "God Lone Us"
Special version for sales in Russia and CIS countries.
Packaged in a jewel case with 4-page booklet.
℗&© 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Made in Russia.
Track 15 "The Outcome" is 1m 50s long, there is then 13 seconds of silence before the Special Italian Version bonus track 'Hate Me Now' featuring Frankie Hi-NRG MC begins.
A1 and A2 produced for Big Things Entertainment, Inc., mixed and recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC.
B1 and B2 produced for Fox 5 Music and Track Masters Entertainment Inc., mixed and mastered at The Hit Factory, NYC.
A3 and B3 produced for Mobb Deep Inc., mixed and recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC, keys and drum programming for Mobb Deep Inc.
Picture sleeve, white round hype-sticker on front with cat. # 6684836003.
COL 668483 6 given on rear, 668483 6 given on spine and labels.
Track times are taken directly from the cd
Sony Music Entertainment
Track 15 "The Outcome" is 1m 50s long, there is then 13 seconds of silence before the Special NL Version bonus track 'Hate Me Now' featuring Uniq begins.
japan original
Nastradamus:
Contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail (Pts. 1 & 2)" written by James Brown and published by Dynatone Publishing Company admin. by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI). Used by permission. "Nastradamus" contains "(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monorail (Pts. 1 & 2)" performed by The JB Horns courtesy of Universal Music Group.
Taken from the forthcoming Columbia release Nastradamus
Ill Will Records
Rare promo in a red sleeve.

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About Nas

American rapper, songwriter and actor. Born September 14, 1973 in Queens, New York, via the notoriously harsh Queensbridge Projects. He is the son of retired jazz musician . Nas is also the founder of the short-lived rap group, , which consists of , his cousin and brother . He was married to singer in 2005 before they divorced in 2010.

Real Name

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones

Name Vars

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Nas
Nasty Nas
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N A S
N.S.
NAS
NAStradamous
Nas (Escobar)
Nas Esco
Nas Escobar
Nas\
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Aliases

Nas Escobar
Scarlett
Nasir Jones
Escobar
God's Son

Summary by Russell Watson-Thomas

Nastradamus may not have been Nas' strongest album, but it still had its moments of brilliance. Fans of the rapper will appreciate his lyrical prowess on tracks like "Project Windows" and "Come Get Me," but casual listeners may find the album to be lacking in comparison to his earlier work.

Comments

professorlopez65

At the suggestion of Columbia Records, the material removed from "I AM..." comes out a few months later as a follow-up to further monetize. However, Nas decides to record the new tracks to the last moment, poor choice.Now, recently a trend has emerged between reviewers and critics retrospectives, aimed at positively re-evaluating "NASTRADAMUS". It's time to stop it, it's NOT funny. This album is surely the weakest in Nas' discography.Nas become prophet in his last artistic evolution, splitting himself again between conscious and gangsta songs, not being able to separate too long from the hood - the cover, the only successfully thing on this CD, proves it: it's fourth and last time in which he appears with QB projects in the background - and sometimes tryina back to mafioso mood without Esco: ends up to be not cohesive, e.g. "New World", the only one that really deals with what should be the main topic, prophecy, ironically seems just a passable filler, helped by Toto's "Africa" sample. His rapping skills are wasted on a record undermined by shameful pieces: rare decent lyrics ("Some of Us Have Angels", "Project Windows") are annulled by haughty and improper productions and vice versa. The album has no highlights, there are a good verse in "Life We Chose", a sharp verse to Jay-Z in "Come Get Me" by Premier, and in "Last Words" Nas tries to replicate "I Gave You Power" personifying a prison cell. In the second part, "NASTRADAMUS" gets completely bogged down with some of the worst tracks in his discography, "Big Girl"