He wrote that " Nasir is among the weakest Nas albums, but there’s nothing spectacular about its failure", describing it as "unfocused and unclear", however noted that "there are interesting flashes elsewhere on the album", praising "Everything" and "Adam and Eve", as well as describing "Cops Shot the Kid" as "cogent". In a review for Rolling Stone, Paul Thompson described the album as "a frustrating listen, with glimpses of greatness". Īlexis Petridis of The Guardian praised West's production and Nas' tackling of social justice issues but also criticised Nas for not addressing domestic violence allegations, as well as for the "mercurial" nature of his lyrics stating " rhymes shifting from acute, powerful indictments of racism to stuff that makes no sense, or seems to be there purely for the purposes of provocation" and describing some of the themes as " conspiracy theories". She also believed the rapper's male gaze of women conflicted with the album's underlying theme of equality, while failing to address allegations of abuse by Nas' ex-wife Kelis: "It's a deeply troubling conflict on an album that manages to be so successfully woke on one level and yet so blatantly archaic on another".
Elizabeth Aubrey of NME wrote: "Whilst stylistically Nasir may well have plenty of strong moments, its contradictions make it a difficult, problematic listen: it’s the silences on here which so often deafen." She praised West's production and the album's brevity, as well as Nas' lyrical maturity and social awareness, however noted that the political beliefs shared sometimes "ring hollow", being at odds with views shared by West. Club, Colin McGowan praised Kanye West's "lavishly triumphant production" on songs such as "White Label" and Nas' political awareness on "Cops Shot the Kid" but observed filler in the "empty empowerment" of "Everything" and the "late-90s jiggy rap" of "Bonjour" he concluded that Nasir was a less-than-definitive experiment for the rapper. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 58, based on 16 reviews. Nasir was met with generally mixed reviews from critics.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Ī listening party for the album took place on Jin Queensbridge, New York City and was streamed via Mass Appeal's YouTube channel.
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On June 12, West revealed a full tentative tracklist for the album, while the album title and cover art was revealed on June 14, a day before release. West later released an incomplete track listing of the five albums he was working on, revealing the Nas track "Everything". In April 2018, Kanye West announced that he was producing Nas' new album with a release date of June 15, 2018. In May 2017, Nas' brother, Jungle, made a post on Instagram in a recording studio with the hashtag #NasAlbumAlmostDone. The same year, Kanye West expressed his wish to produce an album by Nas, seemingly promising Barack Obama that he would achieve this. Īmerican musician DJ Khaled's 2016 album Major Key featured a track titled "Nas Album Done" with Nas which announced the completion of his album. It follows the release of Pusha T's Daytona, West's Ye, and West's collaboration with Kid Cudi entitled Kids See Ghosts, and precedes the release of Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E. The album is executive produced by West, and is the fourth of five seven-track albums West produced in what has become known as the " Wyoming Sessions", with each album being released weekly.
The album features an appearance from Kanye West, whom also produced the entirety of the album, as well as guest appearances from Puff Daddy, 070 Shake, Tony Williams, and The-Dream. It succeeds Nas album Life Is Good, released six years prior in 2012. It was released on Jthrough Mass Appeal Records and Def Jam Recordings. Nasir (stylized in all caps) is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Nas.
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