About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Nas albums, Nas songs, Illmatic, Thank God I Found You, It Was Written, The Lost Tapes, God's Son, Hip Hop Is Dead, One Mic, I Am..., Street's Disciple, Stillmatic, Jay-Z vs. Nas feud, The Album, Nastradamus, One Love, I'm Gonna Be Alright, It Ain't Hard to Tell, In Public, Ether, Hate Me Now, Nas Is Like, Blindfold Me, Olu Dara, The World Is Yours, Hot Boyz, Nas and Ill Will Records Present QB's Finest, N.Y. State of Mind, Halftime, Made You Look, Thugz Mansion, Thief's Theme, Can't Forget About You, God's Stepson, If I Ruled the World, From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes, Classic, Bravehearts, Street Dreams, Just a Moment, Road to Zion, It's Mine, Bridging the Gap, You Owe Me, I Can, Get Down, Got Ur Self a Gun, Escobar '97. Excerpt: Illmatic is the debut album of American rapper Nas, released April 19, 1994, on Columbia Records. Following his signing to Columbia with the help of MC Serch, recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City. Its production was handled by Nas, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and DJ Premier. Stylistically a hardcore hip hop album, Illmatic features Nas's multi-syllabic internal rhyme patterns expressing inner city lyrical themes and narratives based on his native Queensbridge, New York. Upon its release, the album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. However, its initial sales fell below expectations and its five singles failed to achieve significant chart success. While it experienced initial low sales, Illmatic received positive reviews from most music critics upon its release and earned praise for its lyrical content, production, and Nas's lyricism. On January 17, 1996, the album was certified go...
