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Illmatic
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074645768427
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 57684
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: April 19, 1994
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Review:
Nasir Jones made this debut album at the age of 20, already armed with the calm perceptiveness and been-there-done-that attitude of a much older ghetto vet, though sometimes his inner callow youth shows itself. Illmatic is a look back at a life spent in the culture of the projects, acknowledging joy as much as pain and taking note of violence as a fact of his environment rather than a focus of his life. It's enlivened by Nas's kicky, deep-threaded multiple rhymes--you can tell he grew up listening to Mr. Magic's rap show and internalizing the secrets of everybody's flow--and by tracks from a bunch of all-stars, including the Large Professor, DJ Premier, and, most memorably, Q-Tip ("One Love"). --Douglas Wolk
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - classic. it ain't hard to tell
illmatic is easily one of the best hip-hop albums ever recorded, all ten songs are classic. if you don't have it, get it - you'll be glad you did.
Rating: - A Perfect Moment in Time
Nas' Illmatic belongs on any short list of the best albums in hip hop history. I own alot of old school jazz albums as well and I would put Illmatic along with the works of guys like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Those guys created magic with their horns..Nas did it with his lyrics.
I remember when this ablum came out in Spring of 1994. I was a 20 year old sophomore at UCLA and everybody had been anticipating this album for a long long time. Nas had already built up a considerable ... Read More
Rating: - Iconic Movement in Hip-Hop... 10 stars
This CD is classic in hip-hop music; a must own for any person who thinks they know what true hip-hop is.
Nas sets up a rise from rags to riches trying to take his community with him. The lyrical complexity of this album is unheard of, incredible clarity and speed over simple 1-2 beats. Nas' manifesto... Anything below 10 stars just shows how many people don't understand this album. One love
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jason
Rating: - Thers Good, Then Classics, and THEN ILLMATIC!!!!
it aint hard to tell!!... i love this cd...
-kidd
Rating: - Illmatic...Still Ill
This is possibly the greatest cd of all time. And to all those that say it is the greatest, you are correct. The delivery and beats from some top named producer really ends a massive hadn to NaS' story telling and extremely tight flow. Definitely a must have for all Hip Hop fans.
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