Nas Illmatic Vinyl Review

The new york rapper s fifth album attempts to return to the sound of his similar titled 1994 hit debut illmatic here dj premier large professor and swizz.

Nas illmatic vinyl review.

Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about nas illmatic at discogs. Illmatic is a true classic and a must have for any hip hop fan. Vinyl lp album reissue remastered country. Hip hop style.

The album illmatic is arguably the greatest hop hop album of all time. Nas black pride and righteous anger which animate much of king s disease resonate the most when he draws a line between his present and pre fame past. In honor of its 25th anniversary we ve digitized and republished our original review which ran in the august 1994 issue of spin. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.

I personally like longer albums better just so long as they don t have any filler tracks. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2014 vinyl release of illmatic xx on discogs. 4 5 out of 5 stars. Nas s illmatic was released on april 19 1994.

Returned and the company quickly sent a replacement but the replacement vinyl had the same exact defects as the original. On the world. The 1994 hip hop landmark is reissued in a box set with vinyl a gold cd an ersatz cherry wood case and a 48 page book. It s on the short side only about 40 minutes total.

Nas vinyl customer reviews. Almost 20 years later it remains a sterling example of how great rap can be. Columbia 88843046901 legacy 88843046901 format. Purchased this initially and found the intro track as well as memory lane on side 2 to be flawed skip.

Even if you don t like nas you should have this album. There are only a few shortcomings on the lp. And the result is an album that lacks that lyrical musical cohesion that really cemented the legacy of illmatic and later nas albums. By touching on the infamous 1994 crime.

5 star 72. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your nas collection.