Queensbridge's Finest: The Album [Explicit Lyrics, Extra tracks]

Nas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 19, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Extra tracks
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000051XYT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,550 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro/Bridge 2001

2. We Live This

3. Real Ni**as

4. Find Ya Wealth

5. Straight Outta Q.B.

6. Oochie Wally

7. Our Way

8. Fire

9. Power Rap

10. Street Glory

11. We Break Bread

12. Money

13. Self Conscience

14. Die 4

15. Kids in da PJ's

16. Teenage Thug

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly flawless, April 7, 2001

By 

Tom Robinson (Havana, Fla.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queensbridge's Finest: The Album (Audio CD)

I think I would give this 4.5 out of 5, but anyway this is a nearly flawless album. For anyone that likes QB groups like Mobb Deep, CNN, Nas, and the countless others this is as good as it gets. Nearly every song on the album is good. I thought the best tracks were Da Bridge 2001, We Live This, Find Ya Wealth, Straight Outta QB, Oochie Wally, Our Way, Fire, Power Rap, Money, Self Conscience, and Die 4. The only song I didn't like was Street Glory. What makes this album great are all the differing MCs and the excellent production. The MCs include "classic" QB artists like MC Shan, Shante, and Marley Marl. The group, of course, includes top QB artists of today like Nas, CNN, Mobb Deep, Nature, Cormega, and Big Noyd. It also serves as an introduction to some MCs that many people have not heard like Tragedy aka Tragedy/Khadafi (who appeared a lot of CNN's classic War Report), Millenium Thug, The Bravehearts, Ruc, Jungle, Poet of Screwball, Iman Thug, Pop, Lord Black, Littles, Craig G, Chaos, Mr Challish, and Infamous Mobb. This makes the album great as does the excellent production. Most of the production is done by LES (Da Bridge 2001, Real Ni**as, Find Ya Wealth, Straight Outta QB, Fire, Street Glory, We Break Bread), but he gets help from Havoc (We Live This, Power Rap), EZ Elpee (Oochie Wally), Scott Storch (Our Way), Alchemist (Money), Mike D & Jugrnaut (Self Conscience), Plain Truth (Die 4), and Al West (Teenage Thug). Overall, this is a terrific album which features top MCs and production. This album may not be for everyone, but anyone who likes NYC hardcore will like this album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Rap Dynasty Will Never End! NEVER!, February 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Queensbridge's Finest: The Album (Audio CD)

QB was right on the money recording this album. Every song is like a hood drama. From "Money"by Mr. Challish, to "Self Conscience" by Nas & Prodigy. "Da Bridge 2001" is the perfect QB jumpoff, packed with tons of stars over a tight old school beat. Nature holds it down on his cut,"Fire". "Straight Outta QB" by Cormega/Jungle/Poet,"Oochie Wally" by the Bravehearts,"We Live This" by Havoc/Shante, and "Kids In Da PJs" by Nas/Millenium Thug/Bravehearts are considered the best QB joints I've ever heard. CNN & Infamous Mobb hold it down as well. If you don't buy this album, this is truly your loss, and that's for sure. QB 4 life

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tight flow, but lyrics and beats were paltry, June 16, 2001

By 

Anthony Serrano (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queensbridge's Finest: The Album (Audio CD)

Everyone on this CD can flow. Nas, Cormega, Nature, Mobb Deep, Bravehearts, and the rest are on point with their flow. The lyrics, however, get mindnumbingly repetitive. How many times do they have to repeat "Queens" or "bridge" or "Queensbridge?" I know that they're all from Queensboro, but damn, do they have to pound that into our heads? Also, the lyrics aren't witty enough. They aren't very confusing either. They rap about the same stuff that countless other rappers have rapped about--guns, having sex with women, how great their hometown is, how great it is to be out of the ghetto and look back, and drugs. I might have missed something, but that's basically it. The beats are terribly sleepy. "Oochie Wally" was the only upbeat song on the entire album (and it's the first major single off the album too, coincidence?). I can't stand albums with sleepy, laid-back beats. A few such beats are ok, but the whole album?!

If you like lyricists with tight flows, get this album. If you can stay awake during the beats and don't mind people with the same-sounding voice talking about the same tired material, then get this album. Otherwise, get a regular Nas album, because he's better off by himself than when he has to carry everyone else too.

P.S. I bought this album and the terrible Afu-Ra album after reading Amazon.com reviews. I will never read a review on Amazon.com again, but I will keep writing them because I don't just talk about the good in an album.