Been listening this a lot recently. At first I was not too impressed as I had gone off Nas and was weighed down with prejudice. I find him smug and his rhymes don’t blow my mind like the did on Illmatic. Everything else has been an anti-climax. Hip Hop Is Dead has made me eat my words. Very good album with only a few false moves. I like the Chinese styled I already Know and Ain’t Going Back which is ill. Love the Kanye West Dreaming duet and Where Are They Now cataloging hip hop acts missing in action (I wonder how many of those listening to this know a)who Nas is talking about and b) own their records) Each track has something and it’s a grower make no mistaking pa. 8/10.