If Illmatic has a cousin, it’s definitely Word…Life

[FreshAIG]

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.

To me Illmatic, Resurrection and Soul On Ice are all the same concept of album but from different regions.

 

[WIA20XX]

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[I love Latina women]

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[Westbama Heartthrob]

To me Illmatic, Resurrection and Soul On Ice are all the same concept of album but from different regions.

Add the diary too

 

[Awesome Wells]

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.

The "Fudge Pudge" verse was what made me a fan, back then.

Problem was, he was on Wild Pitch. So no matter how dope the album was gonna be, he wasn't gonna be pushed properly. Lord Finesse and mad other MC's went through the same thing with them. They just didn't know what to do with Hip Hop albums.

 

[Art Barr]

The "Fudge Pudge" verse was what made me a fan, back then.

Problem was, he was on Wild Pitch. So no matter how dope the album was gonna be, he wasn't gonna be pushed properly. Lord Finesse and mad other MC's went through the same thing with them. They just didn't know what to do with Hip Hop albums.

O type starr.
Also was caught up in this.


Anyway.

If krs would do his job.
Krs asked for.

I would go to bat for the real precursor to illmatic.
Yet since krs souled out all of hiphop. At the basic core mores and norms.

fukk it.


Art Barr

 

[The Dust King]

other family members;

doe or die

dah shinin

 

[mson]

 

[Mystic]

but if sleep is the cousin of death shouldnt the album be called Word... Death ?!

#distantrelatives

joking, good juxtaposition, def belong on the same shelf

Kanye would have blown sleep as a kid

 

[L $ C]

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.

posts like this is why i fell in love with these message boards and sohh

damn hearing word...life makes me almost sad

 

[L $ C]

really good thread too


I know people want to compare ressurection by common to illmatic- ressurection to me is a total 5 mic classic but sonicly its so diff from illmatic

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

I feel this way about The Infamous...if Illmatic is the good kid from the projects, The Infamous is the wild cousin from up the block

 

[L $ C]

hip hop is so beautiful, its what brought us all here

 

[L $ C]

OC had a tiny desk wtf?

 

[Sound (∀√a) Maths]

To me Illmatic, Resurrection and Soul On Ice are all the same concept of album but from different regions.

Interesting perspective