Nas ILLMATIC: 30th ANNIVERSARY 7 INCH BOX SET Records & LPs New

Description: Nas ILLMATIC: 30th ANNIVERSARY 7 INCH BOX SET Records & LPs New Item Description Includes The Entire Illmatic Album Plus Two Remixes Presented Across Six Big Hole 45s The 7-inches are housed in a custom hardbound casebook that includesa 64-page book of extended liner notes by Sacha Jenkins with full lyrics, photos, and 12-inch singles discography. The casebook is housed in a premium outerslipcase, featuring the iconic album art printed in gold. Thirty years ago Nasir "Nas" Jones dropped Illmatic which is regarded by many as the greatest hip-hop album of all time. Before 1994, Nas (under the name "Nasty Nas") was rapping and making demo tapes with Large Professor, and in 1991 performed an unforgettable verse on Main Sources "Live at the Barbeque." The next year Nas released "Halftime" for the Zebrahead soundtrack, another Large Pro cut, and signed a deal to record an album for Columbia Records. Nas was being compared to one of the lyrical greats, Rakim, and the pressure was on to drop a debut album to top all rappers. A dream team of hip-hop producers including DJ Premier, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and L.E.S. was assembled to work on what would become the 5 Mic classic Illmatic. Not only did it establish Nas as the Best Rapper Alive in 1994, but it also raised the stakes for hip-hop production, lyrical technique, content, and overall artistic ambition. Illmatic is the crown jewel of the mid-90s classics that still define the genre. No filler, one intro, and 9 tracks of hip-hop perfection. Every song on this album matters. From Premiers masterful "N.Y State Of Mind" to the AZ assisted "Lifes A Bitch" and Pete Rocks piano-laced "The World Is Yours" Illmatic starts with a powerful trio of songs that easily could solidify this album as classic if it stopped right there. Other tracks such as "Memory Lane" and "One Love" show Nas focusing on his neighborhood and local legends that molded him into the person he was which made them all just as important to us. Large Professor delivers the albums first single "It Aint Hard To Tell" while Premier delivers the albums certified street anthem "Represent". Serious to a fault, and lyrically dense to an extent that has possibly never been matched, the 20-year-old Nas stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and made them proud with this one. Thirty years later the album stands the test of time, where time is truly illmatic. The Genesis/N.Y. State of Mind Life’s a Bitch (feat. AZ)/The World is Yours Halftime/Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park) One Love (feat. Q-Tip)/One Time For Your Mind Represent/It Ain’t Hard to Tell Life’s A Bitch (Arsenal Mix)/It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Large Professor Remix) Released: 08/09/2024 UPC: 196588219573 Format: Vinyl Label: Get on Down Box Set: Boxset Genre: Hip Hop

Price: 118.34 USD

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

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