Illmatic - is it worth the hype?

Rjinn · 12-30-2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

You people consider yourself rap fans?
On Illmatic, Nas's mic skills conjure Rakim and Big Daddy Kane but made that straight-forward, flawlessly rhythmic, hard-hitting MC style a little more modern (for the early-90s). And, Goofle, you consider DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, and Q-tip to be only average producers? For shame.

Yes, Illmatic is worthy of its hype.

I don't see what this has to do with being a rap fan or not. He's not an artist that I find interesting much and his MC prowess on Illmatic isn't amazing. If so more plain than fans seem to make it out to be. Since we're strictly talking the album here I didn't say it sucked. But I wasn't moved by it and Nas' lyrical content I find typical.

Engine · 12-31-2012, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinn

I don't see what this has to do with being a rap fan or not. He's not an artist that I find interesting much and his MC prowess on Illmatic isn't amazing. If so more plain than fans seem to make it out to be. Since we're strictly talking the album here I didn't say it sucked. But I wasn't moved by it and Nas' lyrical content I find typical.

A knowledgeable rap fan would consider the album pretty great.
The lyrical content on Illmatic is about as real as he could have made it.

edit: I'm sorry to come off as rude, anybody can be a rap fan of course.
But if you don't see what's great about Illmatic than you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the genre. Probably you're just too inexperienced. Like any science, you may need to have historical knowledge of Rap Music to appreciate the album.