Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 'Stillmatic'

[En Sabah Nur]

December 18, 2001 is when it dropped in stores (dog barking free)

I had my first whip and went to Circuit City to get their exclusive version with Every Ghetto, No Ideas Original, & Everybody's Crazy. Wu-tang Iron Flag came out same day too, so I literally just drove around all night playing both. But Stillmatic wound up getting 100x more burn.
iamnas.com changed to stillmatic.com, and the Nas BBS was hype during this time

Wayback Machine
STILL THE POET...STILL TH

 

[Take It In Blood]

I guess we're AARP status now

 

[Slim Charles]

The album that made me a ‘hip hop head’. I was 13. Listened to all the mainstream stuff the years before as a kid and had the odd album here and there. Mostly west coast stuff like 2001.

I remember being in a store and seeing this and Luda’s new album. I knew Nas from the odd single and Escobar 97 from the B side of Men In Black and played that shyt loads as a kid but other that didn’t really know Nas. For some reason despite knowing Luda more decided to buy Stillmatic.

and rest is history. Never heard an album like it before. My mind was blown from the intro onwards. From there I started going online finding out other albums from Nas and similar artists and for the next few years just immersed myself in all the 90s classics.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

You a O.G. If you had them barking dog tracks

 

[JustCKing]

You a O.G. If you had them barking dog tracks

Audiogalaxy and Winmx days.

 

[mson]

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

Ether
You're Da man
2nd Childhood
The Flyest

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[Dolo]

The intro, 2nd Childhood, and You're da Man stay in rotation

 

[MJ Truth]

Greatest intro of all time.

“Rewind”
“One Mic”
“2nd Childhood”
“Ether”
“Braveheart Party”

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Greatest intro of all time.

no lies told

“Braveheart Party”

Funny thing is...i liked that track more than the one with AZ ddnt understand the hate n never tried to

 

[Artfull Dodger]

he love Ether ...The chuckles when he addresses JayZ

 

[Surreal]

Knew Jig was in trouble when Blackness dropped in Oct and his verse on Res Ice King. Like oh shyt dude focused

 

[DeuceZ]

Classic album that has stood the test of time. Rule and Braveheart Party were not needed but the highs are really high.

Every Ghetto so fire

 

[JustCKing]

"What Goes Around" is possibly my favorite Nas song. All four verses are crazy, it's hard picking the best one.

 

[IWasntMadeToPlayTheSon]

2nd childhood is the smartest song ever...