Nas and Illmatic

[JAY?]

Regardless if u think it's classic or boring and over rated
I think it's amazing that he started working on it at 17/18 years old
He was still a little kid from the projects
With pretty much no formal education
I don't even think he went to high school

 

[mr.africa]

agree

 

[JAY?]

Word

 

[StretfordRed]

Greatest example of a hip-hop album for me, to the point, beats tight, lyrics dense and complex

 

[DoomzdayzV]

Im more amazed that Rockness Monstah was only 18 on Nocturnal.

 

[The Dust King]

I don't even think he went to high school

did you ever listen to the album???

and you from Queens?

"the school dropout, never liked the shyt from day one.."

"this for the high school dropouts.."

"i dropped out of coolie high.."

i mean cmon

 

[Doin2Much Williams]

He owes his jeanius to his father...


Playing soul, jazz and classical music in the household boosted his intelligence quota by 400 percentiles.



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[BigIke]

Im more amazed that Rockness Monstah was only 18 on Nocturnal.

Who? Exactly! Now KIM...TO OP, it's called a "gift". God loves us all but some people he gives a lil extra. . See Michael Jackson, stevie wonder, LeBron, Randy Moss etc..

 

[JAY?]

did you ever listen to the album???

and you from Queens?

"the school dropout, never liked the shyt from day one.."

"this for the high school dropouts.."

"i dropped out of coolie high.."

i mean cmon

I dont get why ur questioning if I've listened to the album
All indications show that he never went to high school but I don't know him personally and don't recall him talkin about it
A lot of people don't like school, doesn't mean they drop out in middle school
He was referring to coolie high the movie based on the high school in Chicago

 

[Shadow King]

I think he did his freshman year and stopped going.

 

[JAY?]

I think he did his freshman year and stopped going.

Maybe. I think his wiki says he dropped out of 8th grade but they'ren't the most accurate.

 

[H.I.M.]

According to wikipedia he was born in '73. Are you suggesting he recorded Illmatic in 90-91?

Greatest example of a hip-hop album for me, to the point, beats tight, lyrics dense and complex

 

[JAY?]

According to wikipedia he was born in '73. Are you suggesting he recorded Illmatic in 90-91?

He was born towards the end of 73
He recorded live at the BBQ in 90
He then started recording for his album
He released his demo in 91 which has some tracks on Illmatic
He released halftime in 92

It got me thinking
Some of the lyrics might've been written at 15/16 if the demo came out when he was 17

 

[ISO]

According to wikipedia he was born in '73. Are you suggesting he recorded Illmatic in 90-91?

Yes dumb nikka this is a great example of a hip hop album, yes dumb nikka Nas was working on his debut album in that time period

 

[H.I.M.]

It took Nas 4 years to record a 9 track EP full of borderline Dr. Suess level nursery rhymes?

Then took him almost 3 years to go GOLD off of 4 years of work?