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Illmatic: Parental Advisory | 
| Artist: Nas
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 8100
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099747595929
ASIN: B000024VT8
Release Date: February 10, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Genesis | | • | NY State Of Mind | | • | Life's A Bitch | | • | World Is Yours | | • | Halftime | | • | Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) | | • | One Love (KER69JCS) | | • | One Time 4 Your Mind | | • | Represent | | • | It Ain't Hard To Tell |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Nasir Jones made this debut album at the age of 20, already armed with the calm perceptiveness and been-there-done-that attitude of a much older ghetto vet, though sometimes his inner callow youth shows itself. Illmatic is a look back at a life spent in the culture of the projects, acknowledging joy as much as pain and taking note of violence as a fact of his environment rather than a focus of his life. It's enlivened by Nas's kicky, deep-threaded multiple rhymes--you can tell he grew up listening to Mr. Magic's rap show and internalising the secrets of everybody's flow--and by tracks from a bunch of all-stars, including the Large Professor, DJ Premier, and, most memorably, Q-Tip ("One Love"). --Douglas Wolk
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
Five mics August 4, 2008
Greatest hip-hop album of all time, and possibly the greatest poetic work of the 20th century
QUEENS BRIDGE June 15, 2008
Im keeping this short cause any real hip hop fan knows that this is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time,the whole album is dope and lyricly its maybe the best,just one word needed to sum it up CLASSIC
Greatest Rap Album Ever Recorded June 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There, i've started off my review with that statement. So why do I think Illmatic is worth that accolade. Well, I'd say it's the greatest for a number of reasons, one of them being the impact this album had on the rap world. Nas practically invented a new style of delivery, which influeneced every rapper going, and most rappers still use this style to this day.
My other reason is the lyrics. Nas is a true poet, and possibly the best lyricist in the game ever, maybe not in terms of wordplay like Rakim, but just the ability to tell a story in an articulate way is just astounding. Tracks like N.Y. State Of Mind and The World Is Yours depict what life is like growing up in New York as a working class individual, and considering Nas was only 20 at the time, it's like Bob Dylan writing Blowin' In The Wind, for the 90's.
The album is short for a rap album, containing only nine tracks and one skit. The phrase quality over quantity springs to mind immediately, because for me, seven of the tracks I'd rate as 5-star classics. Rap just doesn't get any better than this. Show any hater who thinks they know about rap, and slags it off, this masterpiece, and they'll be converted.
For me, this is the greatest rap album ever made, and is in my all time top 10 of all genres. This is as essential as Sgt. Pepper's, London Calling, or The Queen Is Dead.
Best Hip Hop Album All Time April 17, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I Dont say this often but if i was on a desert island thingy then this would be the album i would take with me, my favourite hip hop album of all time and possible the worlds greatest hip hop album of all time. Every track brilliant til they stretch the 5 star limit. It also contains what i think is the greatest hip hop track of all time "It aint hard to tell" i think this song and this album is a simple must to have for any hip hop fan
Nas & Illmatic G.O.A.T! December 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It has to be said this album is the most influential and most powerful hip-hop albums to date. Despite being released over 12 years this album is considered to be the greatest hip-hop album ever by both listeners and fellow rappers. There is not a single song on this album that I can pick on, every beat, every bar, is out of this world. Another great thing about this album is the little guest appearance in the tracks, the rapper AZ is the only other voice in there apart from Nas. Although every track is insane, there are a few stand out tracks among the great. "N.Y. State of Mind", "The World Is Yours", "Halftime", "Memory Lane", "One Love" & "It Ain't Hard To Tell". These are among my personal favorites along with a few other Nas songs from various other albums. Also I strongly recommend you purchase this Nas album and the rest in the outstanding collection. After dropping this album many believed that Nas was one of the most talented lyricists in the game, and that he would soon take the radio stations by storm and turn hip-hop around for the good...
This is a definite MUST buy! Whether you like hip-hop or not, this album should be listened to and must be respected. Nas is not the King of New York... He is the King of Hip-Hop.
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