A year later on the equally well-received follow-up Eyes on This , she recruited a lineup of all-star producers. The legendary Large Professor, alongside Eric B. It set a new bar for hardcore East Coast Hip-Hop as a new decade dawned and was one of the more creatively successful examples of a multi-producer rap album that maintained a seamless feel and vibe throughout. It would prove to be influential throughout the s in sound, subject matter, and approach.
The first song released was "Halftime," which appeared on the soundtrack to the movie "Zebrahead. Another two years was spent in the studio with some of the biggest producers in hip-hop at the time— Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Large Professor and Q-Tip— looking to capture a sound that spoke to the sensibilities of the average New York kid, staring out his housing project window.
After a bootleg version made its way onto the street, Columbia rushed to package the album and put it out; That wound up being the project's saving grace. Capped at ten songs, each track is perfect in its own unique way, and no two sound alike. Without even knowing it, Nas made the greatest rap album of all time. Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. They are two of the most recognizable names in hip-hop history and they sound nothing alike.
Sick burn at the end, too. Nas is gonna be up late thinking about that one. Oh, and he falls victim to another hate pitfall, the hip-hop "stealing" accusation. Stealing, better known as sampling, is the coolest thing about hip-hop. The fact you can take a small part of a song and transform it into a completely different song blows my fucking mind; it most definitely isn't stealing. No way in hell is the CD the best ever made. I am so upset I finally bought this album and it disappointed me so bad.
I love premo but this whole cd sounds like it is biting off 36 chambers sound and they didn't even do that well.
Everyone was talking about the lyrics. They weren't that great. If you want a classic cd get GZA's liquid swords. I don't even want to mention my man Pharaohe Monch. Don't by the CD it is way to hyped up. Save your Money. This is perhaps the most baffling piece of classic hate I have come across. Normally, it's clear that people are idiots and know nothing about anything.
Well, this guy drops Pharoahe Monch's name and mentions Liquid Swords so he or she must have some idea what hip-hop is about. I'm pretty confused here. We are reaching uncharted waters in the sea of classic hate. You know what, though? This may make me hate him more. The other haters don't know any better, but clearly, this person does. I'm almost more disappointed in him than that guy who hates old "skool" hip-hop. First and foremost, that's not even a sentence.
Second, who cares if an album is only 10 songs; quality over quantity. The devil is in the details on this track and it brings the whole track to life. Nas holds nothing back. The track shows of his fast delivery and the clever punchlines which at this point we have come to get used to.
Nas skill is on full display and he drops some of his most fluid and clever flows on the track. This track was released first to promote the album and found itself as the Revelations , so to speak, of this hiphop bible despite not being a very conclusive rendition.
Nas leaves the door open in a way that signified his emergence onto the rap scene. Mellowviews is an online magazine exploring art and culture to interpret the world around and within us. We publish essays, opinion pieces, and reviews of artistic and cultural works. All rights reserved. Subscribe to our newsletter for our regular-ish updates — or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Review Sep 25, Illmatic, a hiphop classic by Bayingana. Put the grants over there in the safe fuck is that bullshit on the radio?
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