Nas' 3 White Label EPs 1999 ~ Throwbacks *jacked*

When Nas released his debut album, "Illmatic," it was an undeniable & instant classic. When Nas dropped, "It Was Written," I thought it was a banger, but his car got burnt up in Queensbridge, people started to throw salt & it quickly became clear that in the fans' eyes, Nas could never top "Illmatic." The Firm album more or less flopped off expectations, then Nas dropped "I Am." Some dope tracks, some crossover content, but THEN, tracks started leaking that were AMAZING. Nas was prepping his next release and I was personally amped off everything I had heard. I went over to Rock & Soul in the city & they had 3 White Label EPs of all exclusive content from Nas. I was shocked! A whole album worth of tracks was instantly made available. His album got pushed back, naturally, and then the first track off the album leaked. "Nastradamus" was the self-titled single & it was awful. How could that happen!? It happened because everything dope had already leaked lol. "Nastradamus" still came out and it's definitely the Nas album that I try to forget was ever released. The 1st White Label EP ( http://www.mediafire.com/?dmt2tmmo2m4 ) had "Put To Death (Blaze A 50), Dedication, Stay Schemin & Reap What You Sow on it.

It was released in 1999 & I call it white label, but they were actually aqua labels lol. The2nd White Label EP ( http://www.mediafire.com/?om2i5nhj5tl ) was the true winner to me! It had Sometimes I Wonder w/ Nature, Play Rough, Drunk 4 Self, and Stay Alive - all 4 were monster tracks! They weren't really labeled 1-2-3, so this was actually the first one I listened to, and I was blown away. Some of the tracks actually did show up on "Nastradamus," but for the most part, the majority of the White Label tracks ended up Nas' "The Lost Tapes," which was a bit too little, too late, but for anyone who didn't have the tracks, I am sure they were happy as hell.

The last EP, the 3rd White Label EP ( http://www.mediafire.com/?zzyvmdt0rjr ), had a more laid back feel to it. It had Project Window, a different version of Fetus (Belly Button Window), We Will Survice, and Poppa Was a Player. I'm pretty sure "Project Window" was a different version, as well. All in all, these are undoubtedly 12 of the Best tracks Nas released post-Illmatic. I know its an everyday occurrence now where albums leak, but man, between these, tracks that leaked with production by Dre for the Firm album and I'm sure plenty of others, he was one of the most bootlegged artists in hip-hop. I was happy when "The Lost Tapes" officially dropped in 2001, but I'd do anything to forget that fact that "Nastradamus" was ever made, for real. Enjoy these tracks and try to do what I do, forget forget forget & instead imagine what could have been and perhaps what will be ... Nas can always come back as strong and with as dope production as he had in his MC Serch years. I think...Peace.