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Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (1993).Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (2004) ☠.Remains a perennial favorite among serious hip-hop fans. Reveals a great lyricist in top form meeting great production, and it Hip-hop fans accustomed to 73-minute opuses sometimes complain about Illmatic's brevity, but even if it leaves you wanting more, it's also one of the few '90s rap albums with absolutely no wasted space. "Life's a Bitch" and "One Love," the latter a detailed report to a closeįriend in prison about how allegiances within their group have shifted. "out for dead presidents to represent me" on "The World Is Yours."Įlsewhere, he flexes his storytelling muscles on the classic cuts That "I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death," and that he's He's thoughtful but ambitious, announcing on "N.Y. What he sees in the world around him, and trying to live it up while heĬan. Get too caught up in the darker side of life - he's simply describing More precious when any day could be your last. Without losing hope or forgetting the good times, which become all the He's able to evoke the bleak reality of ghetto life Takes his place as one of hip-hop's greatest street poets - his rhymesĪre highly literate, his raps superbly fluid regardless of the size of For one, Nas employs some of the most sophisticated jazz-rap producers around: Q-Tip, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Large Professor, who underpin their intricate loops with appropriately tough beats. Yet even if Illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from Native Tongues-inspired alternative rap, it's strongly rooted in that sensibility. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post- Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s, Illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. © 1994-2004 Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records