List Inconsequential: Bad Songs From Good Albums Nas – “Nas Is Coming” from It Was Written Most listeners with even a passing interest in hip-hop are aware that rapper Nas has an absolutely flawless album in his 1994 debut Illmatic. What significantly fewer listeners know is that Nas has an almost flawless follow-up album in 1996’s It Was Written. While it was initially pigeonholed as “the sophomore … Read More
List Inconsequential: If There is a Hell, This is the Soundtrack “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio (1995) When I learned of this week’s list topic, my mind immediately went to three songs off of soundtracks: “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston and “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio. All are from movies I hate that were released during my formative years. Part of the … Read More
