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Tarfumes.com - Illmatic
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074645768427
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 1994-04-19
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Summary: classic. it ain't hard to tell
Comment: 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.
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Summary: A Perfect Moment in Time
Comment: 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 buzz on the streets for his classic verse on Main Source's "Live at the BBQ" as well as his single "Halftime" which had been released in 1992.
Remember that this was in the early 1990's..pre internet so it wasn't as easy as it is now to hear up and coming artists. There were only a few mix tapes going around back then..Ron G's were the best...but for the most part all we had heard of Nas were his verse on "BBQ" and "Halftime"
The expectations for his solo joint were sky high and the amazing thing was that he blew then out of the water. This was one of those albums that I loved the first time I played it and I haven't stopped playing it since.
Me and my friends would spend many hours back in college in 1994 puffing and listening to this record. I had never heard a lyricists who was so smooth yet so complex. A lyricist who had narrative skills to the point where he could describe every little detail of his environment while in the midst of telling a story.
My favorite tracks at first were "NY State of Mind" , "Life's a Bitch" and "one Love"
Now my favorite tracks are "The World is Yours", "represent" and "It Ain't Hard to Tell"
Out of 10 tracks, 9 are stone cold hip hop classics.
No filler, no skits...just straight up beats and rhymes. Classic Hip Hop
Oh yeah, and my favorite verse in hip hop
"It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shinin', sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a uzi on the island in my army jacket linin
Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazin
Cause in my physical, I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drank Moet with Medusa, give her shotguns in hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale, it ain't hard to tell"
And Wayne calls himself the "greatest rapper alive"
Customer Rating:
Summary: Iconic Movement in Hip-Hop... 10 stars
Comment: 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
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Summary: Thers Good, Then Classics, and THEN ILLMATIC!!!!
Comment: it aint hard to tell!!... i love this cd...
-kidd
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Summary: Illmatic...Still Ill
Comment: 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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