Product Description

Sixth album from the man born Nasir Jones and the first to feature his real name on the cover. Moving away from the pophooks which filled his last few albums, Nas has gone back to a raw, minimal, old-school street sound and written lyricsof a more personal and introspective nature. Includes the singles 'Made You Look' and 'I Can'.

Track Listing

1. Get Down
2. The Cross
3. Made You Look
4. Last Real N**** Alive
5. Zone Out feat. Bravehearts
6. Hey Nas feat. Kelis and Claudette Ortiz
7. I Can
8. Book Of Rhymes
9. Thugz Mansion (N.Y) feat. 2pac
10. Mastermind
11. Warrior Song feat. Alicia Keys
12. Revolutionary Warfare feat. Lake
13. Dance
14. Heaven

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14258 in Music
• Released on: 2002-12-16
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Despite its grandiose title, God's Son features a semi-repentant Nas. After his stunning debut, many moons ago, it's been downhill ever since for the New York MC. Embroiled in petty spats, overblown productions, large paydays and a huge case of ego-itus, his original brilliance seemed lost forever.

However the two-disc God's Son is a return to form. The first single, "Made You Look" is a barnstorming collaboration with Fat Joe. "The Book of Rhymes" is Nas back to his lyrical best, once again showing himself as the real inheritor to Rakim's MC crown. Nas goes deep into the funk on "Get Down", which features a heavy chunk of James Brown, another echo of Rakim's work to which Nas has openly aspired to. There are unsavoury moments. Nas's referral to sleeping with hookers on "Pussy Killz" veers between a sexual-health warning and a tongue lashing of women in general. He also advocates the creationist theory on "Dance". Perhaps he's trying to get the Texas Christian vote? However, such lyrical theorising will probably pass most by--those who just want to hear the beats. On this, God's Son delivers particularly well, especially with the Alicia Keys-enhanced tribalist "Warrior's Song".

God's Son suffered heavy bootlegging prior to release and the track listing changed radically. Plenty of (good) material wasn't officially released--undoubtedly there's another Lost Tapes album on the way. Tupac's appearance on "Thugz Mansion" is proof positive that the Tupac impersonator out there is doing very good business. Why didn't they work the same trick with Elvis? --Jake Barnes

Customer Reviews

Hip-Hop - this is how it should be done
This album proved to me that Nas was, is, and always will be a cut above most other artists (in the entire music scene).

At the time in their careers where most rappers are either contemplating retirement to enjoy their lives with the proceeds of mediocre lyricism, or pushing half-hearted efforts out to bump up their bank balances and add another plaque to the wall, Nas gives us this classic. From the long list of quality albums he's made, this one stands up near the top, only being bettered by Illmatic. The lyricism is once again flawless, educational and not material-obsessed and misogynistic like other hip-hop artists. Heaven, Made You Look, Get Down: brilliant tracks, and the beats are fantastic as well, which is something Nas albums aren't usually known for.

For 2002, God's Son has, in my opinion, a slightly old-school sound to it that sets it apart from other works of the time. The album, like the artist, doesn't work to reap the commercial benefits. This is one of the few 2001-2002 albums that I won't be letting gather dust. If only I'd bought this when it first came out...

Classic
This album is so classic. Nas pulls off an album with just about every type of rap song there is and blends them all together so well that t works well as an album. Some of my altime favourite Nas songs are on this album; Dance, Mastermind, Warrior Song.

This is one of the most complex and wide-ranging rap albums I have ever heard. Ranging from the beautiful; 'Dance', inspirational; 'Warrior Song', inaccurate but nice idea; 'I Can', concept; 'Book of Ryhmes', Hype anthems; 'Get Down', 'Made You Look', chill out relflective; 'Hey Nas', 'Mastermind', 'Thugz Mansion'. The only track I don't like is Zone Out, horrible beat. Everything but that is some of Nas' best work ever IMO.

Seriously, £4? Get it now.

the saviour of hip-hop
Nas has had one of the most respected careers and has delivered on every album.He is the only rapper to have never sold out and has always remained true to his roots which more than can be said for Jay-z, Eminem, 50 Cent etc.This album is absolute top-drawer hip-hop.Nas cannot be beaten in lyrically by any rapper alive or dead.Unlike most "rappers" today, Nas has a high degree of intelligence which comes through in every song.He doesnt just rap about guns,girls and cars either which is always a bonus.The opening song "Get Down" is a highlight with Jazzy beat to it."Made You Look" is a hip-hop classic with a real raw street sound to it and excellent lyrics."The Cross" is incidentally produced my Eminem but it isnt the best track but Nas still excels over a pretty average beat.The highlight for me is "Book of Rhymes" because he basically just spits awesome verses and then discards them as trash when in fact they are technically better than any verse i have heard from anyone in the past 3 years.Another highlight is "Dance" which is sure to leave a lump in the throat of even the hardest "gangsta" out there in which he raps about his dead mother.However, every track is pure hip-hop its not any crunk bullshit like you hear today.This album shows Nas to be the best of the best and certainly the best rapper who ever lived.