Street's Disciple
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Street's Disciple is the seventh
Street's Disciple was well received by critics and debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 232,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was Nas's seventh consecutive platinum record in the United States, having shipped over 1 million copies in 2 weeks of release.
Production
Most of the album's production was handled between
Other notable producers from the album include
Music
Nas' father Olu Dara appears on the title track "Street's Disciple" and lead single "Bridging the Gap".[2] Aside from Ludacris ("Virgo") and Quan ("Just a Moment") no other MC's actually deliver a verse on Street's Disciple. Busta Rhymes plays hypeman to "Suicide Bounce" and Doug E. Fresh beatboxes on "Virgo". Kelis (Nas' ex-wife) helps sing the chorus along with the bridge on "American Way". The album has many guest singers, including: Amerie ("Rest of My Life"), Emily ("Reason"), Maxwell ("No One Else in the Room") and Keon Bryce ("War"). Nas also uses a voice synthesizer to make his voice high-pitched for his female alter-ego Scarlett, who appears on "Sekou Story" and "Live Now".
Street's Disciple features multiple socio-conscious and political songs, such as "A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People", "American Way" and "These Are Our Heroes". The latter (originally titled "Coon's Picnic") contained attacks directed toward multiple black celebrities including:
Release and reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Blender | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A–[1] |
The Guardian | [6] |
NME | 9/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Stylus Magazine | B[10] |
USA Today | [11] |
The Village Voice | A–[12] |
Street's Disciple was released by
In the first week of its release, the album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold 232,000 copies in the United States.[17] On November 18, 2005, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped one million copies.[18] It was Nas's seventh consecutive platinum record in the US.[19] "Bridging the Gap" was the album's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 94.[20]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[21]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:50 | ||
2. | "A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People" | 2:15 | ||
3. | "Nazareth Savage" |
| Salaam Remi | 2:40 |
4. | "American Way" (featuring Kelis) |
| Q-Tip | 4:09 |
5. | "These Are Our Heroes" |
| Buckwild | 4:22 |
6. | "Disciple" |
| L.E.S. | 3:00 |
7. | "Sekou Story" (featuring Scarlett) |
| Salaam Remi | 2:56 |
8. | "Live Now" (featuring Scarlett) |
|
| 4:30 |
9. | "Rest of My Life" |
|
| 3:50 |
10. | "Just a Moment" (featuring Quan) | L.E.S. | 4:23 | |
11. | "Reason" (featuring Emily) |
| Chucky Thompson, L.E.S. | 4:47 |
12. | "You Know My Style" | Salaam Remi | 2:52 | |
Total length: | 41:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suicide Bounce" (featuring Arthur Baker | Nas | 3:57 | |
2. | "Street's Disciple" (featuring Olu Dara) |
| Salaam Remi | 3:57 |
3. | "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)" | Jones | Nas | 3:38 |
4. | "Virgo" (featuring Doug E. Fresh and Ludacris) |
| Salaam Remi | 3:26 |
5. | "Remember the Times" (Intro) | 0:51 | ||
6. | "Remember the Times" |
| L.E.S. | 3:23 |
7. | "The Makings of a Perfect Bitch" |
|
| 3:15 |
8. | "Getting Married" |
| Chucky Thompson | 3:46 |
9. | "No One Else in the Room" (featuring Maxwell) |
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| 5:08 |
10. | "Bridging the Gap" (featuring Olu Dara) |
| Salaam Remi | 3:56 |
11. | "War" (featuring Keon Bryce) |
| Salaam Remi | 4:17 |
12. | "Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny)" |
|
| 3:26 |
13. | "Thief's Theme" |
| Salaam Remi | 2:59 |
Total length: | 45:59 |
Sample credits[21]
- "A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People" contains samples from "Good Ole Music", written by George Clinton, performed by Funkadelic.
- "Nazareth Savage" contains excerpts from "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", written by Barry White, performed by Jimmy Smith.
- "American Way" contains samples from "Atomic Dog", written by George Clinton, Garry Shider, and David Spradley, performed by George Clinton.
- "Sekou Story" contains excerpts from "Take Me Just As I Am", written by James Brown, performed by Lyn Collins. It also contains excerpts from "Sport", performed by Lightnin' Rod.
- "Live Now" contains interpolations of "Fantasy", written by Maurice White, Verdine White, and Eddie del Barrio.
- "Just a Moment" contains samples from "Will You Cry", written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, performed by Chic.
- "You Know My Style" contains samples from "Jam Master Jay", written by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Larry Smith, performed by Run-DMC.
- "Suicide Bounce" contains interpolations from "Battle Cry", written by Arthur Baker, Vincent Fuller, and Donald Hawkes.
- "Remember the Times" contains excerpts from "We Do It", written by Russell Stone, performed by Carol Douglas.
- "Getting Married" contains interpolations of "Ike's Mood 1", written by Isaac Hayes.
- "Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny)" contains interpolations from "If This World Were Mine", written by Marvin Gaye.
- "Thief's Theme" contains excerpts from "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", written by Doug Ingle, performed by Michael Viner and The Incredible Bongo Band.
Personnel
- Performance
- Nas - Rap Vocals (All Tracks), Scarlett's Vocals performed by (tracks 1-07, 1-08), Multiple Instruments (2-03)
- John F. Adams - Fender Rhodes Piano (track 2–11), Strings (2-11)
- Amerie - Background Vocals (track 1-09)
- Kathryn Bostic - Operatic Vocals (track 2-01)
- Olu Dara - Vocals (tracks 2-02, 2–10), Harmonica (2-10), Trumpet (2-10), Lead Guitar (2-10)
- David Downing - Cello (track 2-02)
- Doug E. Fresh - Human Beatbox (track 2-04)
- Jesse "DJ No Request" Gladstone - Additional Scratches (tracks 1-04,
1-07) - Vincent Henry - Clarinet (tracks 1-03, 2-09), Flute (1-03, 2-09),
Baritone Saxophone (2-10), Tenor Saxophone (1-03, 2-09, 2–11),
Alto Saxophone (1-03, 2-09, 2–11), Harmonica (2-10), Strings (2-10), Additional Guitar (2-10) - L.E.S. - Drums (tracks 1-02, 1-09), Drum Machine (1-09),
All Other Instruments (1-06, 1–10) - Herb Middleton - Keyboards (track 2–12), Bass played by (2-12)
- Nut - Keyboards (tracks 1-06, 1–10, 2-07)
- Bruce Purse - Trumpet & Flugelhorn (tracks 1-03, 2-09, 2–11)
- Quan - Outro Background Vocals (track 2-01)
- Salaam Remi - Organ played by (track 1-02), Guitar (1-02, 1-03),
Bass played by (1-02, 1-03, 2-02, 2-09, 2–10, 2–11), Fender Rhodes Piano (1-03, 2-09), Drums (1-03, 2-02, 2–10, 2–11), Piano (2-02), Strings (2-09), Synthesizer (2-09), Additional Guitar (2-10), Horns arranged by (2-09), Multiple Instruments (1-07, 1–12, 2-01, 2-06, 2–13) - Makeba Riddick - Background Vocals (track 2–12)
- Chucky Thompson - Piano (track 1-02), Guitar (1-02, 2-09),
Drums (1-02, 2-09), Bass played by (1-02, 1-09), Hi-Hat Cymbal (1-09), Percussion (2-09), Multiple Instruments (1-08, 2-08)
- Production & Technical
- Executive Producers: Nasir Jones, Salaam Remi, L.E.S.
- Recording Engineers: Kevin Crouse (tracks 1–01 to 1–12, 2–01 to 2–10,
2-12 to 2–13), Gary Noble (2-11), Carlton Lynn (Additional Music on 1-08) - Assistant Recording Engineers: Jesse "DJ No Request" Gladstone
(tracks 1-02, 1-04, 1-05, 1–08 to 1–11, 2-01, 2-03, 2-04, 2-06, 2-07),
Bevin Robinson (1-02, 1-04, 1-05, 1–08 to 1–11, 2-01, 2-03, 2-04, 2-06,
2-07), Colin Miller (1-03, 2-01), Rob Marks (1-03, 1-09, 1–12, 2-02, 2–10 to 2–13), Mark Rinaldi (1-06, 1-07, 2–12), Ryan Evans (1-06, 1-07, 1-09, 2-06, 2-09, 2–12), Mimi (2-01, 2-07), Ben Kane (2-03), Alex Ndionne (2-11) - Audio Mixing: Kevin Crouse (All Tracks)
- Assistant Audio Mixing: Mark Rinaldi (track 1–12)
- Mastering: Chris Gehringer
- A&R Direction: Mike Brinkley, Timothy "Gov" Ballard, Dino Delvaille
- Album Coordination for Sony Urban Music: Nikki Martin
- Marketing: David Belgrave
- Management: Sara Newkirk
- Legal Representation: Peter Paterno ESQ, Michelle Jubelirer
- Art Direction & Design: Chris Feldmann
- Photography: Danny Clinch
- Imaging: Justin Cohen
- Graphic Artist: Patrick Cahalan
- Prop Stylist: Debora Francis
- Stylist: Tiffany Hassbourne
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[34] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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