Over the years I’ve collected a whole bunch of singles, remixes, beats and acapellas by Nas. The short run time, however, always made me hungry for some more. And Illmatic, in my opinion, is absolutely flawless, thus earning the top spot amongst the trio.Įach track is densely filled with Nas’ clever poetry and wordplay, plus the production is handled by some of the greatest beatsmiths of our time.
That, to me, is the holy grail – the trinity if you will – of the golden era’s finest albums. Whenever someone asks me what the greatest rap record of all time is, I throw ‘em three titles: Paid in Full, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, and of course Illmatic. Also, be sure to check out our on Illmatic that went up today. Let us know your opinion in the comments.
Whose version of an Illmatic classic is the best? It's a dope and imaginative way to pay respect to the now-legendary album, and it makes us wish more classics would get similar tribute treatments. Apart from a Nas interlude and three remixes at the end of the tape, it follows the basic structure of Illmatic, with beats remaining intact while the MCs spit new verses over them. Muthafuckin Exquire, Bodega Bamz, Al-Doe, Doley Bernays, YC The Cynic and many more. The #Illmatic20 Tribute Mixtape features contributions from NYC rappers like, Mr. As you may have heard, ' Illmatic turned 20 today, and NahRight and UpNorthTrips have celebrated by releasing a tribute tape. Please don't close your browser window while uploading or it will cancel the upload.ģ) After a succesfull upload you'll receive a unique link to the download site, which you can place anywhere: on your homepage, blog, forum or send it via IM or e-mail to your friends.Ħ MAKE IT STOP A slew of NYC artists pay tribute to Nas' landmark debut on its 20th anniversary. You will see the progress of the file transfer. 2) Click the 'Start Upload' button to start uploading the file.
You can then select photos, audio, video, documents or anything else you want to send. If you can’t think of any others, hit me in the comments.ġ) Select a file to send by clicking the 'Browse' button. Funk is one of only three albums, that I can think of, that feature production from both Pete Rock and Premier (with Illmatic and Termanology’s Politics As Usual, being the other two). Heavy D & The Boyz – Blue Funk (January 12, 1993) Posted on by deedub77.
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