a listing of ungraded "duds" in the column. Retrospective appraisals have been relatively positive. In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Chris Ryan wrote that Stillmatic "finds Nas sticking with what works, creative storyraps and trenchant social commentary. He still errs when he makes attempts at club tracks, but the album is largely a success." Writing in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin commended Nas for "rebuilding his creative and commercial standing" in the early 2000s with Stillmatic. In 2005, Chris Rock compiled a list of his Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums of all time, to which he ranked Stillmatic at number 20, commenting "It's like Mama Said Knock You Out eleven years earlier, where a guy just reclaimed his spot with some great records". Track listing Notes "Got Ur Self a Gun" was later retitled "Got Ur Self A..." on the clean version of the album. The track "Braveheart Party", written by Nasir Jones and Jean-Claude Olivier and produced by Swizz Beatz, was removed from later pressings of Stillmatic at Mary J. Blige's request. The Japanese release of Stillmatic features three additional tracks: "No Idea's Original," "Everybody's Crazy" and "Black Zombies." Each can also be found on The Lost Tapes, a compilation album that was released in 2002. A limited edition version of Stillmatic contains a bonus disc with snippets from five songs on The Lost Tapes. Samples "Stillmatic (The Intro)" contains a sample from "Let Me Be Your Angel" by Stacy Lattisaw. "Ether" contains dialogue from "Fuck Friendz" by 2Pac, and gunshot samples from "Knuckleheadz" by Raekwon and "Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B.I.G. "Got Ur Self A..." contains a sample from "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3. "You're Da Man" contains a sample from "Sugar Man" by Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (sometimes misattributed to DJ David Holmes), "Am Fenster" by the German band City, and "Theme from Exodus" by Pat Boone & Ernest Gold. "Rewind" contains a sample from "It's Yours" by T La Rock, "Monkey Island" by The J. Geils Band, and "I'm Not Rough" by The J. Geils Band. "One Mic" contains a sample from "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, and "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White. "2nd Childhood" contains a sample from "Born to Love" by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack, "Da Bridge 2001" by Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest, and