Describe the initial reaction to Illmatic

[QuavoFlow]

it was released 2 years before i was born

i was put on to Nas music at 12/13 years old and have listened to illmatic all the way through

at least 20+ times since then

it really is a flawless album

every listen i pick up more and get a better understanding of the legacy behind it

but i need more detailed info on the influence and how it changed rap

from the brehs who were alive when it dropped

what was it like and where were you when one of the GOATs dropped this

 

[Infamous45]

ill

 

[Infamous45]

honestly, its kind of weird hearing 'live at the barbecue' and his main source freestyle then hearing this. He completely changed his character, for the good though.

 

[SouthSac916]

3 or 4 when it came out. Was a 2pac Stan back. Blame it on the west coast. "From Oakland to SacTown the Bay Area and back down"

 

[Mr. Negative]

I was like and went back to listening to Dah Shinin'.

 

[QuavoFlow]

honestly, its kind of weird hearing 'live at the barbecue' and his main source freestyle then hearing this. He completely changed his character, for the good though.

that zone

 

[Jean Jacket]

Blackness.

 

[QuavoFlow]

I was like and went back to listening to Dah Shinin'.

how yu feel about it now

smif n wessun is dope tho

 

[Mr. Negative]

how yu feel about it now

smif n wessun is dope tho

I can see exactly why it was a gamechanger. Can't take anything away from it. It's a classic album. I actually listened to it til the tape popped in two places. I didn't really appreciate what he brought to the table lyrically until a few years later, though.

I'm just one of those few that has it behind It Was Written.

 

[VanVanCity]

"*rewind* what he say?"! x 50

 

[QuavoFlow]

"*rewind* what he say?"! x 50

 

[I love Latina women]

+ =

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

I had it on cassette and downloaded it again on napster. When I first heard it I was a kid and his lyric was so complex and his vocabulary was confusing to me so I had to rewind and repeat his words and look them up in the Dictionary to better understand the bars.

 

[Soundbwoy]

I listen to IWW first didnt get to illmatic until 2001 but when I heard it

 

[Juggalo Fred]

I listen to IWW first didnt get to illmatic until 2001 but when I heard it

How could Illmatic NOT be your or anyones first nas album?