Street's Disciple
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| Studio album by Nas | ||||
| Released | November 30, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 87:33 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Nas, Chucky Thompson, Salaam Remi, L.E.S., Buckwild, Bernardo "Nardo" Williams, Nut, T. Black, Q-Tip, Herb Middleton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus Magazine | B |
| USA Today | |
| The Village Voice | A– |
Street's Disciple is the seventh studio album by American rapper Nas, released on November 30, 2004, by Columbia Records. It was a double album titled after one of his lyrics from "Live at the Barbeque" (1991) by Main Source, which was the song marking his musical debut. The album's cover art was digitally created using photos of Nas to create an adaptation of The Last Supper.
Street's Disciple was well received by most critics and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 232,000 copies in its first week. It was Nas's seventh consecutive platinum record in the U.S., having shipped one million copies.
The lion's share of the album's production was handled between Salaam Remi, L.E.S. and Chucky Thompson of Sean Combs' production team The Hitmen. Remi contributed production on eleven tracks, L.E.S. produced on eight and Chucky Thompson helped on six. Salaam Remi (who collaborated with Nas on his previous LPs Stillmatic and God's Son) led all with nine solo productions. L.E.S. only produced three solo outings, but one included the single "Just a Moment". Thompson, on the other hand, had one solo production credit ("Getting Married").
Other notable producers from the album include A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip (who had last worked with Nas on Illmatic's "One Love") and D.I.T.C. producer Buckwild ("These Are Our Heroes"). Nas himself produced "Suicide Bounce" and "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)", both from the second disc. L.E.S. also brought on baggage for his productions. T. Black and Nut assisted the legendary producer on "The Makings of a Perfect Bitch" and Herb Middleton helped with the beat on "Me &You (Dedicated to Destiny)". Chucky Thompson, too, brought in extra help for "Live Now" (Barnardo "Nardo" Williams). Rapper Ill Bill made a song similar to "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim)" titled "U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography Of Slayer)" on his album The Hour of Reprisal (2008).
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