It has been certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America. It debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200 and sold over 342,600 in its first week of sales, eventually going on to sell over 2,026,000 copies in the United States. Stillmatic was a commercial and critical success and helped re-establish Nas' career, following a period of critical disappointment with his previous album Nastradamus (released in 1999).

Nas' lyrics address topics such as ghetto life, American politics, and his feud with rapper Jay-Z. In contrast to his previous work's gangsta rap themes, the album contains socially conscious and philosophical themes similar to that of his 1994 debut Illmatic. Nas was praised by critics from Rolling Stone, AllMusic and The Source, who gave this album the coveted 5 Mics.Stillmatic is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on December 18, 2001, by Ill Will and Columbia Records.

By July 2008, the album had sold 2,026,000 copies. This “comeback” album received majority positive reviews from critics. Within a month, the album claimed the #5 spot and was certified platinum on January 16, 2002. Released on Columbia Records, the album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 342,600 albums in its first week. Nas is a righteous individual so there will always be undertones of positivity in his work, but on this album, the focus was on the cold and darker side to Hip Hop and New York City in general. This album is also a lot less openly righteous than his previous work. With every bar, you can feel Nas attacking the game and making sure his place is felt by everyone listening. Throughout the album Nas continues to showcase his no-holds-barred style of lyricism, dropping names of those he feels have disrespected him left and right and setting records straight about his spot in Hip Hop. The disrespect that was put on on this record makes the Drake/Meek Mill conflict look like a childhood dispute. This new side to Nas’ sound is most prominent on the track Ether that is one of the most straightforward diss tracks in rap. With this being the theme of the time, the lyrics of this album carried a malicious flavor. Nas and Jay-Z were in the midst of one of the biggest feuds in rap.

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