RETRO REVIEW: Nas | Illmatic

Hip Hop turns 50 this year so Album Mode has decided to look at an album per decade to see how the genre has evolved since that primordial party in New York that started it all. This week Démar and Adriel discuss one of the god MC’s, Nas’ and his debut classic ‘Illmatic’, it’s iconic lines and one liners. The duo also discuss the legendary production list and how 'Illmatic' traps the listener in New York with Nas.Démar’s rating: 10Adriel’s rating: 10The Love List: NY State of mind, The World is Yours, Life’s a Bitch, Represent, It Ain’t Hard to Tell* NO SKIPS *Time Codes:0:00 - Intro5:00 - it’s like a new console5:45 - the phrase ill & slang9:50 - NY in the 90’s Mecca of Hip-Hip13:00 - Production20:08 - record scratch…. doesn’t sound dated26:00 - AZ lyrics30:00 - the person that said it is no longer important37:00 - using different languages in 4 bars39:45 - Mount Rushmore of backpack rap40:45 - his music aged better then he didFollow us:TikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcomDémar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrantNas – Illmatic / 1994 / rap, hip hop