61: “The Greatest Comeback Album" - Stillmatic 20 Year Anniversary Album Review (ft. Manny SOG)

In light of its upcoming 20 year anniversary, we're joined by Manny to look back at Nas' fifth studio album "Stillmatic", a classic which makes up one half of the legendary beef between New York rappers himself and Jay-Z. We talk about the necessity of this album in terms of his career trajectory, the various themes explored and how his current form compares. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #61: Femdot (06:25) Noname potentially quitting music (10:28) New releases: JUICE WRLD (14:56) A Boogie With Da Hoodie EP; Alicia Keys (19:26) Billboard’s Top 50 (23:41) Jesy Nelson.. Again… (26:27) Manny Intro (31:06) First introduction to Stillmatic (38:33) Nas’ career trajectory at the time, Jay-Z beef (50:55) One Mic (56:16) 2nd Childhood (01:01:14) Rewind (01:07:12) You’re The Man (01:17:12) Smokin’ (01:22:04) What Goes Around (01:23:54) Stillmatic vs. Blueprint (01:31:37) Ranking in discography (01:33:50) Will Nas return to form? (01:39:12) Closing, Now and Then playlist