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Illmatic is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nas. It was released on April 19, 1994, by Columbia Records. After signing with the label with the help of MC Serch, Nas recorded the album in 1992 and 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City.
Sep 30, 2014 · Widely hyped for its complex internal rhyme schemes, jazz samples, and gritty tales of urban decay, Illmatic is one of the most influential albums of all time—at least according to Kendrick...
- Allie Conti
Apr 19, 1994 · From poetic, pulled-from-life lyrics to its all-star cast of producers, 'Illmatic' reignited New York’s rap supremacy in the mid-1990s. Three decades after Nas released his debut album 'Illmatic,' the LP has maintained its distinction as the holy grail of East Coast rap.
Illmatic is the debut album of Nas, a rapper from Queensbridge, NY, who reflects on his life, violence, and ambition in the streets of New York. The album is considered a hiphop masterpiece and a defining moment of the genre, with Nas's complex and poetic lyrics and the production of DJ Premier.
- Mark Kimber
Apr 18, 2024 · The Illmatic track One Love (1994) introduced the “epistolary narrative”, or written letter technique, to the rap genre. This literary device had been previously employed by African American...
Apr 19, 2013 · Nas's debut album Illmatic is the crown jewel of the mid-'90s classics that still define the genre. Unlike Biggie's Ready to Die or Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, which were released in its wake,...
Apr 14, 2014 · Back Down Memory Lane: Illmatic By Nas Revisited. Read later. Illmatic is one of the greatest albums recorded, in any genre. Angus Batey examines where it came from, what influence it wielded and what effect it had on Nas' career. Angus Batey Published 7:07am 14 April 2014.
