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after the masterful debut, where does nas fit in 1996?
see, the hip hop space had changed by that time, with stirring beef between the east and west coast and an emphasis on a more mainstream oriented sound, the boom bap feel of illmatic had become outdated in the world of hip hop. and with his peers reaching more mainstream success, nas decided to jump the ship and release his mainstream breakthrough, it was written.
lyrically, nas dumbs it down slightly while putting more emphasis on themes ... read more
released in 1994, illmatic has often been viewed as the greatest rap album ever, for good reason.
this album specializes in the boom bap genre, which is grimey, jazzy, samples over hard hitting drums with lyrics displaying a lifestyle of crime and struggle. this is where illmatic thrives the most. from the pete rock produced classic "the world is yours" to the michael jackson sampled outro track "it ain't hard to tell", nas displays his wide vocabulary and fantastic ... read more
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