Depending on the day you ask me I might tell you this is my favourite album of all time because wow....I mean the music alone is incredible and is the peak of all artists that make appearances here (Especially Megalon R.I.P) but once you include the story behind both grimm and this album how could you not consider it a masterpiece. This album also holds a special place in my heart because it is the first to make me cry genuine tears while listening to it as cringe as that may sound or not. If ... read more
reviewing this one in particular to hopefully get the rating higher as this is NOT a 48. As a matter of fact this might be my favourite of the hidden herbs albums. There's an incredible selection of instrumentals from the kmd days to a lot of more slept on stuff such as the downfall of Ibliys, nehruvian doom and even some John Robinson. And how can you not love that cover. Great listen and respect to everyone involved in the creation of these albums :)
One of if not the most underrated rap group out there. The czars should've always been in the same amount of spotlight a group like wu tang had and this album just proves this further. What stands out most for me on this album is DOOM and X-rays incredible production throughout. X-ray truly never got the flowers he deserved and this is seen even better by the fact almost none of his stuff is on this site. If you are a fan of this album, please listen to the ear hustler and if you ... read more
This album is what got me into music let alone hip hop the moment I heard the world is yours as a mere 8 year old boy I knew my fate was sealed with this album. Simply put it's incredible, a cornerstone for the genre and what I would consider the first perfect hip hop album. It is doubted as a hip hop bible of sorts which I totally agree on. I mean what hasn't been said about this album it's Illmatic this review isn't nearly doing it enough justice so if you haven't ... read more