Author: Nas

Format: Explicit Lyrics

Release Date: 26-04-1994

Details: Amazon.ca 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 callous 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 Product Description Nas

UPC: 074645768427

EAN: 0074645768427

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood