He may have recorded some game-changing albums early on, and his recent collaboration with Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, was vital as well, but this puff-chested bitch session is a completely different animal, coming off as Marvin Gaye's Here, My Dear, although this one prefers playing to radio over playing it as landmark disc, and prefers swaggering over staying on topic. Life Is Good is that kind of album, and for the moment, Nas is that kind of guy. That's Nas' ex-wife Kelis' wedding dress on the cover: she's a fellow recording artist, the two have a kid together, and she wasn't consulted about the album cover or the album itself.
Photographers: Matthew Salacuse Andrew Zaeh. Recording information: 4220 Studios, Hollywood, CA Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA East West Studios, Hollywood, CA Instrument Zoo Studios, Miami, FL Jungle City Studios, New York, NY Oven Studios, New York, NY Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA.