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Queensbridge's Finest: The Album
  

Queensbridge's Finest: The Album [Explicit Lyrics]

Nas | Format: Audio Cassette
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews) |

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  • Audio Cassette (December 19, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000051XYU
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,624 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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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

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Nearly flawless April 7, 2001
Format: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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format: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
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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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.

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Classic Queensbridge compilation put out by Nas
Nas putting this out with a lot of QB artists (some of whom he was feuding with at the time) took some ba!! Read more
Published on June 13, 2005 by G$
alright
i give it 3.5 stars, that makes it a good album, but not hot. The intro should hype you up, even though they missed out on a lot of 'hoods. Read more
Published on August 29, 2004 by S. Zhou
Outstanding Ovation for Nasir J.
This Album without a doubt is Classic. You can't expect an artist to top his first albumz, its simply a rarity. Read more
Published on February 21, 2004 by Ruber
c'mon
I would give this 3.5 but ....Im a qb fan but they could of done better for this cuz i spent 13.99 on this . Read more
Published on December 28, 2003 by praBZ
this album stinks
how can you get all the best rapers from QB and still have a 1 star album????BY re-making n.w.a's straight outta compton and chenging it to a qb anthom they r making qb a joke!
Published on August 19, 2003 by Big M
Da Bridge
This is good i like this Nas had mostly all of the guest apperances this great the part i didn't like about the album they didn't put a lot of songs this is great Q.B. is the best.
Published on June 19, 2003 by Rhybert
Please Don't Drive Drunk To This!
Oochie Wally was tight so I got it. It was one my favorite songs at that time. The album made me keep hitting the skip button. Read more
Published on June 9, 2003
Lacking something!
Since I am a huge fan of Nas I picked this CD up. To be honest it's a little "hard" for my personal taste, however I find a few classic tracks on it. Read more
Published on March 18, 2003 by P. Brown
The most underrated compilation of the year
Nas, Mobb Deep, Cormega, Nature, The Bravehearts,... they are all here. Some of the best East Coast rap can be found in this compilation. Read more
Published on January 8, 2003 by adil ali
qbs great
this is a great complication of some of the best rappers out there like nas, mobb deep, cormega, poet, and everyone on the album. Read more
Published on November 16, 2002 by jeda
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