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- Illmatic, the 1994 debut album by Nas, made a significant impact on the hip hop genre. The album has been credited as one of the pivotal works that returned East Coast hip hop, particularly Queensbridge 's hip hop scene, to prominence in a time when public attention was focused on West Coast releases.
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Apr 19, 2013 · Unlike Biggie's Ready to Die or Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, which were released in its wake, Illmatic was the game-changer that forever transformed the landscape of East Coast hip-hop. Not only...
Apr 18, 2024 · Illmatic at 30: how Nas invented epistolary rap – and changed the hyper-masculine world of hip hop forever. Published: April 18, 2024 12:28pm EDT. The Photo Access/Alamy Stock Photo. In 1999,...
Despite its divergences from the prevailing styles of West Coast hip hop, Illmatic has still been identified as influential on some West Coast artists such as Tupac Shakur. Upon its release, Illmatic brought a renewed focus on lyricism to hip hop.
Despite its initial low sales, the album had a profound impact on the hip hop underground circuit, and marked a major stylistic change in hip hop music by introducing a new standard of lyricism. Before the album's release, hip-hop lyricism was mostly defined by two popular forms.
Nov 30, 2015 · While Paid In Full, In Full Gear, and Run-DMC’s Rasing Hell birthed me, Illmatic made me become one with Hip Hop. Although there was still special places in my heart for the prior genres, especially R&B, it was Hip Hop that became my being, and that’s what Ilmatic did for me.
Apr 19, 2019 · But it is impossible to understate the indelible mark Illmatic left on hip hop both then and in 2019, where Nas continues to influence new generations of rappers.
Apr 19, 1994 · Few hip-hop albums have been as widely heralded for as long as Illmatic. The landmark project chronicled Nas’ life growing up in the Queensbridge housing projects while helping restore the influence of East Coast rap on a now bicoastal scene.
