ILLMATIC by NAS

SKU68868
ArtistNAS
TitleILLMATIC
LabelGET ON DOWN
Catalog #GET 51297LP
Tag
ReleaseW 23 - 2013
FormatVinyl - USLP
 € 38,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. The Genesis
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/1_the_genesis.mp3
  2. N.Y. State Of Mind
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/2_n.y._state_of_mind.mp3
  3. Life's A Bitch
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/3_lifes_a_bitch.mp3
  4. The World Is Yours
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/4_the_world_is_yours.mp3
  5. Halftime
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/5_halftime.mp3
  6. Memory Lane (Sittin In Da Park)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/6_memory_lane_sittin_in_da_park.mp3
  7. One Love
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/7_one_love.mp3
  8. One Time 4 Your Mind
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/8_one_time_4_your_mind.mp3
  9. Represent
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/9_represent.mp3
  10. It Ain't Hard To Tell
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/68868_illmatic/10_it_aint_hard_to_tell.mp3

Description

The hype behind young Queensbridge native Nasir “Nas” Jones had been in full swing months before his smash debut album Illmatic, thanks to Columbia Records’ promo machine. From his earliest appearance on Main Source’s “Live at the BBQ,” to his own accomplished debut “Half Time” (as Nasty Nas, on the Zebrahead soundtrack in late 1992), it was clear that this kid was something special.

In fact, the pressure on him must have been overwhelming at times. April 19, 1994 couldn’t have come soon enough. And as soon as the first lines of “N.Y. State of Mind” kick in, bolstered by perhaps DJ Premier’s darkest beat of all time, the entire East Coast breathed a collective sigh of relief. God’s Son had arrived. Backed by an absolute all-star cast of New York’s top-shelf producers – Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-Tip and a youngster named L.E.S. – the album never lets up.

Serious to a fault, and lyrically dense to an extent that has possibly never been matched, the 20-year old Nas stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and proudly proclaimed, “Don’t f*** with the East… we are BACK.” Illmatic was actually a slow-burn, which might surprise fans that have come to its genius more recently. Despite an unheard-of “5 Mics” in The Source – despite an unwritten rule of never awarding classic status to debuts – it didn’t go gold until early 1996, and didn’t hit platinum status until late 2001. But when you dive deeper that shouldn’t be a shock: like Black Moon and Wu-Tang’s debuts, it was a dark, hard record, made for heads in New York, not teeny-boppers in Des Moines. There were no dance beats, no crossover love songs. Just boom-bap and rhymes, skills and heart.

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