NY Oil Speaks On Nas' Untitled

Nas' most recent album Untitled received mixed reviews, was listened to briefly by most, and then disappeared from public dialogue.

Why? Because the album achieved what it set out to: create a buzz based on a controversial word, sell to the masses (particularly young urban youth), and make Nas a ton of money. This would be fine had he not chosen a word like Nigger to be his controversial keyword, then subsequently not addressed a single real issue pertaining to the title on the album. What exactly young black men walked away with from this album is unclear, though probably a new-found ability to metaphorically compare a woman to fried chicken is at the top of the list.

I knew he had no cannon fodder for this album before it even dropped. It was clear at the Grammy's he didn't know what he stood for.

NYOil has been the only real MC willing to stand up to Nas on this. This cat is our generation's KRS-One...

Queensbridge Has a Leak

Out of the blue Nas' Untitled has sprung some major leakage. About 7 tracks piled up in my inbox at once.

Here are a few to wet your appetite until you and Google make friends ... my favorite jawns of course. One produced by Jay Electronica which is as unusual as it is beautiful. I kind of wish Jayo produced the whole damn thing and Nas ripped it Act I style, since Queens Get The Money is one of the best tracks of the year. Can you imagine if Jay hopped on a verse of this too?

Nas straight steps out of the box on this one:

NAS - QUEENS GET THE MONEY

NAS - TESTIFY