Illmatic

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Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Have others noticed that the album cover picture is based on two negatives overlayed with the face picture being the top with the street and houses as the bottom. The only light is the orange glow of a blunt, bodega liquor, and the adolescent rush of first creation. It's not difficult to see why "Illmatic" by Nas is often quoted as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, a pure testimony to the way It's not difficult to see why "Illmatic" by Nas is often quoted as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, a pure testimony to the way hip-hop can be curated and used as a tool of wordcraft, to send a message over beautiful sounds and sharp detailing in every crevasse. I question why Nas would choose this orchestra, who at times play like 5 year old kids bashing instruments.

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But overall it surprisingly does, proving the quality of the material in music and lyrical content, and on more than one occasion I've been blown away by the whole thing, having some water in my eyes. I do like the original vibe that each track has thanks to the live music, but I don't think it was pulled off by the right engineers. It has no "Regulate" that can inspire drunken Nate Dogg sing-a-longs, but it is widely regarded as the greatest East Coast rap album ever made. This historic performance was recorded live in March 2014 for One Mic Hip Hop Culture Worldwide Festival at the John F. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.

I replaced my terrible 2006 Resissue with this copy and while most comments under here seem positive, mine was actually a miss. The album's lone guest AZ, lays it down flat: he's destined to live the dream for all the peeps who never made it. You hear a cassette tape hissing the verse from teenaged Nasty Nas on Main Source's " Live at the BBQ," 1991: " When I was 12, I went to Hell for snuffing Jesus. There's some sibilance in the vocals (also present on the repress), but the digital version also has it to some extent, so I think he recorded the album with a hot mike and the vinyl just emphasises it a tad.