So Illmatic Got Bootlegged And Nas Had to Re-do the Album, Wheres the Bootleg Version at?

[malbaker86]

He lost his rhyme book on the train to the studio or leaving the studio.....so he had to re-do them, which probably turned out for the better because them shyts on Illmatic are damn near flawless, b



The original Illmatic got leaked on the streets early, that's 1 of the reasons sales didn't meet expectations

This. I read he had to do a lot of Illmatic from memory or rewrite it. Something to that affect

 

[Sinister]

I thought the myth was the album was bootlegged prior to release meaning the actual album was bootlegged “found 40k copies in a garage in wueens” or some shyt.

Which is the excuse why it didnt sell. Nas stan reason anyway.

This

They were planning to add more tracks but the bootleging made them stop after the first 9 tracks leaked

 

[L. Deezy]

We had a copy on freaknik 94 and it was the only tape we played all weekend in a rental

I remember this real well during that Freaknik year.. I wasn't up on him all like that then. everybody was pumping it.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

its a fukkin crime that this beat didnt find its way onto illmatic

That song just wound up turning into It Ain't Hard To Tell

 

[u mad son?]

its a fukkin crime that this beat didnt find its way onto illmatic

Damn this version in CDQ would have pissed over the one that came out though

 

[the cac mamba]

That song just wound up turning into It Ain't Hard To Tell

yeah, i mean the beat though. it woulda fit perfectly towards the end

i just throw that song and Deja Vu in the mix when im playing illmatic anyway

 

[u mad son?]

I think you're confusing that with IAM.

I heard about this as well but im sure the same thing happened with illmatic

 

[skokiaan]

Even today if u put all nas youtube views from the 100s youtube channels into one

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

You mean the version with the original Machine Gun Funk by Premo?

Sadat X is on a track too i forget which

Is this it?



I think the Sadat X track was the One Love Remix

 

[old boy]

You mean the version with the original Machine Gun Funk by Premo?

Sadat X is on a track too i forget which

oh sadat and biggie was c'mon mothafukkas c'mon

big kicked that same verse he dropped on stage with pac, kane, shyheim and them

 

[bigmanharris]

One of the most overrated albums ever. It's good, but there are plenty better

 

[L&HH]

One of the most overrated albums ever. It's good, but there are plenty better

Name 10 that are better?

 

[FreshAIG]

Understanding should’ve been on Illmatic

 

[ronnie46]

One of the most overrated albums ever. It's good, but there are plenty better

it's good but to me it ain't that good i don't even think it's the best nas album let alone rap album to me

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

it's good but to me it ain't that good i don't even think it's the best nas album let alone rap album to me

Who has ever cared about anything you thought, Dorito stains?