Songs like "The Don" almost make
Nas' random, brief hiatuses from music worth it. It's like he took all that time to just create something extremely dope. And "The Don" is exactly that. It's almost too dope for words. Everything about this song is point. You've got an insane beat courtesy of Salaam Remi, Da Internz, and the late, great Heavy D. And as if the production wasn't already amazing enough it switches up to an equally impressive but more laid-back, jazzy beat midway through the song.
I think it's near impossible for Nas to fall off lyrically and "The Don" is merely further proof of that. It's been nearly two decades since Nas' iconic debut album "Illmatic" was released and he's still got it.
P.S. Please be sure to listen to "The Don" at absurdly loud levels at least once. I promise you it's quite the experience.
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