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Recent Illmatic NewsNas Opens-Up for 'Illmatic' Anniversary Media Blitz - Wed, 16 Apr 2014
Nas' seminal debut "Illmatic"? is 20 years old this week. And to celebrate the deluxe reissue "Illmatic XX,"? the Queens rapper took to the Web for a...
How Filmmaker Erik Parker Is Reigniting Nas's Illmatic On Its 20th Anniversary - Wed, 16 Apr 2014
A music journalist-turned-filmmaker on his 10-year quest to create Time is Illmatic , the cinematic story of one of hip-hop's greatest albums. Typically, the first time someone hears an album that they know is about to become a favorite, they say it is like being taken somewhere they have never gone before, both sonically and emotionally. Erik Parker could not have had a more opposite reaction ...
Rappers' Delight: Under The Influence Of 'Illmatic' - Thu, 17 Apr 2014
Vic Mensa, El-P and more on Nas' classic debut"? Hip-hop's own Holy Grail, Nas ' classic debut album 'Illmatic' celebrates its 20th birthday in April 2014. Clash recently talked to the Queens, NYC rapper about the impact that the record continues to have on the genre "? read that interview here . As well as getting its maker's own take on the way that 'Illmatic' continues to inspire, we also ...
Spotify releases The Real Story of Nas' Illmatic - Tue, 15 Apr 2014
Nas' legendary album Illmatic is the next instalment of Spotify's Landmark series ahead of the album's re-release.
From The Archives: Nas' First-Ever VIBE Interview From 1994 - Wed, 16 Apr 2014
It feels like yesterday when Illmatic was the buzzing album circulating the bootleg market everywhere from Corona to Compton... Ah, who am I kidding? I was just a wide-eyed kid from Queens-the same nine years of age as Nas on the LP's iconic cover-who was forever moved after seeing "It Ain't Hard To Tell" on Yo! MTV Raps . And while it's been a double decade since those Nasty Nas days, it's ...