Hooooly shit. It's not Illmatic, but damn, it's good. Sly Fox is rediculous. This record is SO much better than Hip Hop is Dead (which was disappointing, with just a couple of good songs).

Any one else check this out?

Or: Talk about Nas in general.

Honestly I haven't been following anything in hip hop but I knew this one was coming out. I'll actually download this sometime soon. Sorry, I just refuse to by most new music, at least without a listen.

I'm listening right now...will post thoughts later.

Nas is pretty much the only ARTIST left in hip-hop.

Honestly, I don't even know if I can say that's the truth anymore.