If Illmatic has a cousin, it’s definitely Word…Life
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Awesome Wells
The Bobby Womack of Crack
Word...Life is one of my favorite albums of all-time.
It's right up there with Illmatic for me, just didn't have the push that it deserved, back in the day. But it's one of those classics that I never stopped playing since it dropped. Front to back, it's really a flawless project.
It's right up there with Illmatic for me, just didn't have the push that it deserved, back in the day. But it's one of those classics that I never stopped playing since it dropped. Front to back, it's really a flawless project.
((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
Hussle & Motivate
Personally I would say Resurrection. Both have that jazzy lo-fi vibe and peak level lyricism. Two of the greatest lyrical albums of all time. Also two of the greatest produced albums of all time. Word life is a great album but never really placed it on that all time level.
I love Latina women
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Word...Life is one of my favorite albums of all-time.
It's right up there with Illmatic for me, just didn't have the push that it deserved, back in the day. But it's one of those classics that I never stopped playing since it dropped. Front to back, it's really a flawless project.
Same here, bruh
Facts
I listen to it daily and just zone out
I do think the record execs were trying to capture Illmatic vibes with the marketing of Word Life (also Big L's first lp to some extent, and obviously Big's album)
But if we're talking about the essence of Illmatic..
I'd go with Soul on Ice...but the stuff that didn't make the official Priority Records release, the stuff that was on Patchwerk.
But if we're talking about the essence of Illmatic..
I'd go with Soul on Ice...but the stuff that didn't make the official Priority Records release, the stuff that was on Patchwerk.
- Very lyrical
- Very visual
- Very personal and vulnerable
ShaDynasty
Chaos - The Album
I would say Reasonable Doubt. I think Jay was directly influenced.
Word Life definitely has a similar aesthetic and vibe too.
Word Life definitely has a similar aesthetic and vibe too.
JuvenileHell
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The Infamous fits that description I think. It's the badass cousin that was outside doin shyt
Word life is the cousin, The Infamous felt like a continuation of illmatic from the real "street" dudes POV
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Mic Geronimo probably had the most blatant Nas-style push
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Someone on Twitter put it perfectly - Illmatic is Queensbridge from the project window, The Infamous is Queensbridge from the ones doing the dirt down below
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Amo Husserl
Superstar
Word... Life would have been a smash if it dropped before Illmatic. I think OC would have had a lot of mileage if he dropped in '92 after the Fudge Pudge verse. I listen to Word... Life and Illmatic for different reasons. Word... Life had a more soulful approach, not as lyrical as Illmatic but a lowkey complement to Illmatic's vibe. Word... Life is definitely a cousin, I think Illmatic, Word... Life, and The Sun Rises in the East were three of a kind in '94. Nas's lyricism was too polished, that spark of genius was a once-in-a-generation talent. Word... Life feel like an older cousin.