Illmatic is overrated compared to other hip-hop albums

[intilectual recipricol]

Word to this great thread...

basically naS was Duckworth... all fake hype. Gabage lyrics...

 

[Prae]

there is a thread strictly about Illmatic being overrated everyday.

an album that sold 59,000 in its first week gets new threads on the daily almost 20 years after it released...


.... and the why the O.P. praising NWA's basic ass rhymes all over straight outta Compton but look at NY State of Mind like "meh... nothing special"

Lol

Maybe this means Illmatic is actually underrated

Straight Outta Compton is in no way sonically better than Illmatic, how is production rough all the beats on there still sound crisp today which can't be said about many albums from the early 90s. NY State of Mind is just an epic beat, One Love is one of the most beautiful beats ever that xylophone is hypnotic, peep the scratching by Premo and the jazz in beats such as The World is Yours and Life's a bytch.

Even if you ignore all the multis and what not, Illmatic is still one of the best sounding albums. Anyone who disagrees needs to get their ears checked. I can kind of understand people saying that lyrically it's not necessarily as impressive as it seems, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a great album. I can even understand if people think it's overrated and not a top album, but it's still a great album none the less. Plus if lyrics were all that mattered, more people would care about Canibus (who frankly doesn't make good sounding music despite his lyrical talent).

It has solid lyrics that show his skills off, even if they're not perfect. Beats still sound good to this day as you mentioned. Solid street rap content. Nas flow is damn near flawless. Album is 95% nas with the exception of AZ on Life's a bytch, which is a perfect feature (I hate albums that have wack features on 50% of the album). The album definitely has a great 90's feel to it. And the album is one of the most solid albums from front to back, there is not a single track that is skippable. The whole thing flows together really well, none of the tracks sound out of place. The album also has nearly infinite replay value imo.

 

[mr.africa]

Illmatic is overrated as hell. Production is good and sounds ruff in some areas. Most of the songs sound the same, and his lyricism is all over the place (and not in a good way)

this isn’t a topic saying it’s shyt, because I don’t feel that way about the album at all.

But for me personally it’s not even top10. That honour goes to It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, or Straight Outta Compton. Everything about those two albums just stunned me, and made me think “wow!” when I first listened to them, from the lyrics, to the attitude, to the hard hitting beats. I love the jazzy sound on Illmatic and the way Nas tells stories about growing up in New York, but the stuff Public Enemy and N.W.A. did on those records was almost lifechanging for me and no other Hip-Hop albums have had the same impact on me personally.

I like nas as a rapper but illmatic is mad overated son....not a lot of standout tracks tbh

THAT IS WHY WHEN A NEW ALBUM COMES OUT ALL CRITICS CHECK IF IT'S THE NEW REASONABLE DOUBT, OH SORRY, I MEANT ILLMATIC.........ILLMATIC WAS LIFE CHANGING TO ME SO,....

 

[infamousred]

if there's one thing i can't take away from nas, it's illmatic. everything else he's ever released, besides lost tapes, could go straight into the dumpster, but that masterpiece, is something that i'm sure still haunts him til this day. it's impossible to release another album like that...it will never be topped. i mean, i've seen people call it a demo tape, just to try and take it out of the greatest albums list. nasty nas

 

[sporticus]

Illmatic is the rallying cry that all "real heads" use to proclaim their love of "real hip-hop". It has little to do with the actual album anymore and more to do with saying how great Illmatic is. It's taken on a life of it's own. Like saying Big & Pac were the greatest rappers when their deaths contribute more to that than their actual music.

 

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[Tuling]

You still on the same account dog don't laugh at yourself.. i know shyt can get confusing

 

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Man you're fukking op how can you live with yourself

Wtf are you talking about clown, don't quote me anymore

these camel stans

 

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[Illeye buckmatic]

Another illmatic hate thread by a camel stan Let this shyt flop

 

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rd and illmatic are both overrated.

 

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illmatic is easily one of the most influential albums of all time

 

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Another illmatic hate thread by a camel stan Let this shyt flop