I just got back from the Donny Hathaway show, and it was one of the most incredible musical experience of my life.
Nas, I am speechless. His writing and song concepts are evergreen. Preemo could have stepped up quite a bit, but he gave a rudimentary, old school charm to the record, so it's not too bad. They should have saved the idea for NY State of Mind Pt. 3 for later or just give it another name; cause this ain't it.
It's a decent start to the series. The marriage between the raps and beats weren't perfected yet. And the trendy features are hit or miss.