I don't think you can discount how ground breaking and outstanding Nas's debut was.
It's a major album in the genre, and to me still signifies Nas's best work.
Not to say that his other albums aren't good, they just don't match the quality of his first.
My favourite Nas releases are as follows;
Illmatic
Distant Relatives (With Damian Marley)
I Am...The Autobiography
It Was Written
Stillmatic
Hip Hop Is Dead
Untitled Album
Nastradamus
Not actually heard the other two, so can't comment.
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