CXËE.·Jan 22, 2025NAS ILLMATIC 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOURI attended on the 15th of November 2024, and it was amazing, to say the least. I was screaming my head off the minute I saw the legend. I…
Alvin Malpaya·Sep 25, 2024Nas’s First Classic? It Was Written, and the Perspective from the SuburbsMy first taste of exemplary hip-hop wordplay arrived in the form of AZ’s Doe or Die. The year was 1995, I was 15 years old, and hip-hop…
Shamarie Knight·Apr 19, 2024The Impact of Nas’ Debut Album ‘Illmatic’ on Hip-Hop Culture: A Genre-Defining ClassicThirty years ago today, on April 19, 1994, Nas, from Queensbridge, dropped his debut album Illmatic. It quickly became one of the most…A response icon1A response icon1
George Portelli·Feb 10, 2022REVIEW: Illmatic— NasIllmatic is a measurement, a benchmark for hip-hop albums. The lyricism, thematic precision, glorious beats and blockbuster storytelling…A response icon1A response icon1
InResistance PoetrybyRyan J. Petteway·Apr 19, 2020ANTIBODIES//Shots(Or, A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Infection Endemicity Using Purposive Sampling)
Derek Steffen·Apr 19, 2020Time is Illmatic: A Look Back at Rap’s Greatest AlbumIllmatic remains a watershed mark not only in the career of Nas or Hip-Hop music but also in terms of Hip-Hop criticism. The Source’s…
Rick Savage·Apr 22, 2019“THIS IS FUCKING HISTORIC.” NAS 7/31/2010 1:45AMI think it’s a surprise to zero people reading this that I’m a fan of rap music. And let’s face it, some live rap shows are terrible. This…
