{"product_id":"nas-the-essential-nas-2-lp","title":"Nas - The Essential Nas (2 LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Essential Nas, released in August 2013, followed the rather flawed Greatest Hits (November 2007) and slightly less problematic Playlist: The Very Best of Nas (January 2013) as the third U.S. Nas anthology. A 30-track, two-disc set, The Essential Nas goes significantly deeper and lacks one major cut: It Was Written highlight \"If I Ruled the World.\" The other 13 songs included on Playlist are here, along with deeper cuts from all but one of Nas' albums. (2008's Nas is shut out.) 1994's Illmatic, represented with four selections, is essential for anyone with the slightest amount of interest, and this complements that classic rather well since there are no other five-star releases in Nas' catalog. Columbia\/Legacy would have been smart to include Main Source's \"Live at the Barbeque\" and MC Serch's \"Back to the Grill,\" '91\/'92 posse cuts on which a then-teenaged Nas is featured; perhaps licensing obstacles prevented their presence. Ego Trip's Gabe Alvarez contributes an excellent essay filled with knowledge, context, and insightful analysis about this brilliant and occasionally baffling MC. ~ Andy Kellman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Hip-Hop, Rap\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Halftime\u003cbr\u003eA2 The Message\u003cbr\u003eA3 Nas Is Like\u003cbr\u003eA4 Get Down\u003cbr\u003eA5 I Gave You Power\u003cbr\u003eB1 Bridging The Gap\u003cbr\u003eB2 Nastradamus\u003cbr\u003eB3 Street Dreams\u003cbr\u003eB4 One Love\u003cbr\u003eC1 Thief's Theme\u003cbr\u003eC2 Hate Me Now\u003cbr\u003eC3 Oochie Wally\u003cbr\u003eC4 Got Ur Self A...\u003cbr\u003eC5 No Idea's Original\u003cbr\u003eD1 The World Is Yours\u003cbr\u003eD2 You Owe Me\u003cbr\u003eD3 Just a Moment\u003cbr\u003eD4 Made You Look\u003cbr\u003eD5 It Ain't Hard To Tell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097640743171,"sku":"ZNVBCR-UM5A-00","price":28.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/nas-the-essential-nas-2-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}