I heard Illmatic 9 years after release.
Seems I was being generous with the 7 year thing, you heard Illmatic NINE years after release, damn. That's 2003. You are a huge hypocrite and are shameless enough to call other Nas fans late when you heard his most acclaimed album 9 years after it was released, at around 22 or some shyt. Many of us were listening to Illmatic between 8-12, including myself even though I am MUCH younger than you. This just shows what a vulture you are, because you try to act superior about something you're not part of, you're a late comer not just to Nas but Hip Hop in general. You try to act like an authority about music and a culture you were extremely late on and really don't know much about. Yet you tried to do what you thought you were supposed to do to try gain acceptance with no real knowledge or expertise. Crazy thing is just the tip of the iceberg with you, complete fraud and clown.