No disrespect to Eminem's Recovery or LL's Mama Said Knock You Out, but Nas' Stillmatic is the best comeback in the history of hip-hop. Not only was Nas struggling in his own career at the time, but Jay-Z was kicking him while he was down as well. Everyone, myself included, thought Nas was finished when "The Takeover" came out. But once "Ether" dropped, that was a game changer. Then, on top of that, the rest of the album was fire too. "2nd Childhood" is one of my favorite songs ever and "One Mic" still sends chills. In addition to being critically acclaimed, I'm glad Stillmatic sold well commercially because it gave Nas a second-wind in his career. And because of that, he has made even more great music to add to his already legendary catalogue.
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