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Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s, Illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Yet even if Illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from Native Tongues-inspired alternative rap, it's strongly rooted in that sensibility. For one, Nas employs some of the most sophisticated jazz-rap producers around: Q-Tip, Pete Rock, DJ...

This title explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided. Contradiction the simultaneous existence of two competing realities and larger than life persona are at the core of "Nas' Illmatic". Yet Nas' identity - as an inner-city youth, a child of hip hop and a Black American - predicts those philosophical quandaries as much as it does its brazen ambition. The artistic impact of Illmatic was massive. The record finds its place in the greatest transition...

Nas's Illmatic finds its place in the greatest transition in hip hop up to that point, the spot where the streets and the charts collided.

The original samples and breaks used on the original "Illmatic" LP! Classic soul, funk, rare groove and jazz from the 70s and 80s including The Gap Band, Donald Byrd (used on 'NY State Of Mind'), Ahmad Jamal ('The World Is Yours'), Joe Chambers (another 'NY State Of Mind' sample), Reuben Wilson ('Memory Lane (Sitting In Da Park)'), Gary Burton ('One Time 4 Your Mind'), Lee Erwin ('Represent'), Michael Jackson ('It Ain't Hard To Tell') and more! 12 tracks in picture sleeve.

Personnel includes: Nas, AZ (vocals); Olu Dara (trumpet).Producers: DJ Premier, L.E.S., Pete Rock, Q-Tip, The Large Professor.Engineers include: Eddie Sancho, Jason Vogel, Jamey Staub.Recorded at Chung King Studios, D & D Recording and Battery Studios, New York, New York.Out of a seemingly endless array of hip hop albums, every now and again something fresh and powerful rises to the top of the pile. Hailing from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Long Island City (home to Marle

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