The Lost Tapes 2002 Album

Nas

One of the Best Collections of Unreleased Material Who would have thought that some of Nas' best songs were 'unreleased'? At least seven of these tracks could be mentioned in the aforementioned category and while a few don't work, it is the best collection of unreleased material I've heard, for which some of these would have made Nas' intended '99 double disc release, however, early mp3 bootlegging put that to an end. What doesn't quite work for me is 'Poppa Was a Playa' (apparently ghost produced by Kanye West) which I know a lot love, but the hook is weak. 'U Gotta Love It' also doesn't have great production, but that is all I can complain about. 'Purple' is the pick for me from the disc, and on what I opened with, I actually slipped 'Purple' into my top 10 Nas songs when I made a list back in the day. As you can already tell from the rating, you can do worse than check this out. Best Tracks: Doo Rags, Nothing Last Forever, No Idea's Original, Purple, Drunk by Myself, Black Zombie, Fetus