Illmatic
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good review, big up
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I remember when Illmatic came out. I used to listen to that and Midnight Marauders in my walkman all the time. As far as Ready to Die goes, it had hot singles (Juicy, The What, Big Poppa, Unbelievable, etc.) but Illmatic had more up to date beats with jazz samples (One Love, The World is Yours) and some of Biggie's beats on the RTD album sounded dated, even at the time. All in all I'd probably say that Ready to Die had better singles but Illmatic was the better album.
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Classic
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You know a hip hop album is a masterpiece when it gets high recognition and respect 23 years after it was recorded lol.
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You know a hip hop album is a masterpiece when it gets high recognition and respect 23 years after it was recorded lol.
to me, that's all that matters.........longevity. Even if the record sales weren't as expected, if you have a mass/legion of fans who still talk about your material DECADES later, then you achieved what you set out to do as an artist. The money and accolades should be secondary, but anyone would take it along the way.
i just stepped off the short bus not too long ago and just discovered these Nas gems from his "demo tape". Even though I had these, plus others on a bootleg I made back in 00 anticipating the Death of Escobar, I didn't know these were pre-Illmatic. I thought these were new Nas material for an upcoming album "Stillmatic/DOE", and he regained his hunger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6B9gWD59Cw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qYox-Gb70
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illmatic was overrated
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illmatic is unmatched. It was written was commerically better... But raw hiphop with beats...Illmatic ( shout out to Nas is Like tho! Good record)..
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jimprophet wrote: »illmatic was overrated
Explain y u feel its overrated? -
I truly feel that Illmatic is this genre's Magnum Opus, sorta like how Thriller is to its genre. It's hip hops perfect album
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Tsotsi Cape Town wrote: »I truly feel that Illmatic is this genre's Magnum Opus, sorta like how Thriller is to its genre. It's hip hops perfect album
I think you could definitely make a good case for that -
@HipHopScribe you used to post here back in the day?
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@HipHopScribe you used to post here back in the day?
Yep, waaay back in the day -
HipHopScribe wrote: »@HipHopScribe you used to post here back in the day?
Yep, waaay back in the day
Haha I remember, then you went to My Block. I was HLF back then. Theres still a few of us still here. -
HipHopScribe wrote: »@HipHopScribe you used to post here back in the day?
Yep, waaay back in the day
Haha I remember, then you went to My Block. I was HLF back then. Theres still a few of us still here.
I think I remember you, it's been a while. Glad to know there are still a few people around from back then