Illmatic
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 more
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good hip hop record from Nas. Not his very best stuff but still some real solid tracks.
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-16-2008
- Good customer service.
I ordered a CD, got the CD in the mail it had a skip. Contacted customer service asking for a replacement. Sent the CD I received back, got the replacement which had another skip. This time I asked for a refund and was given one right away.
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-26-2008
- From One Nas Fan to Another!
If your a Nas fan, you need to get the CD that started it all! Favorite tracks: life's a bitch and ain't hard to tell but then again, the whole cd is what it is and should be! A REALLY GOOD ALBUM!
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-13-2008
- The pinnacle of the hip hop genre. It doesn't get better than this.
New York MC Nas' debut album Illmatic is often hailed by critics as well as fans as one of the best hip hop albums of all time for a reason. In that way, it strikes a chord with the critics because little to nothing in mainstream rap at...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-20-2008
- 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...
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-16-2008
- Good customer service.
I ordered a CD, got the CD in the mail it had a skip. Contacted customer service asking for a replacement. Sent the CD I received back, got the replacement which had another skip. This time I asked for a refund and was given one right away.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-07-2008
- 3 1/2 The genesis of Nasir
I recently read a book called "It's No Secret" by Carmen Bryan, the mother of Nas's daughter named Destiny. In the book she said that Nas was uninspired at the time and didn't want to go to the studio. She said that she encouraged him...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-22-2007
- Im agreeing with the review below me...
The guys review below me is spot on. Illmatic is the most overrated album ever. I went out and got this because of everyone giving it 5 star reviews and saying how great it was and that its the greatest hip hop album of all time. But...
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