Why Did Nas Not Rap Over The Genesis?

[Mr. Negative]

Wonder what made him do it for Stillmatic. That's a classic intro too

so he could tell Hov he was bout to drop a classic just cause he could do it at will

 

[FreedMind]

I never liked Genesis until you posted this prime example of why instrumentals by themselves are weak


Genesis was always the weak link for me in Illmatic I never understood the point of the track and never enjoyed the grating instrumental I actually enjoyed one time for your mind better I always skip Genesis but this thread has given me a slightly better understanding of its context.

I don't like this post


I don't like it at all.

 

[MJ Truth]

Being in the UK means nothing. I’m 38 and from Australia and have watches Wild Style dozens of times, had the video and DVD 20+ years ago etc. Most of the Hip Hop heads and artists in Oz my age and the generation or 2 before me cite Beat Street, Wild Style and Style Wars among other early Hip Hop movies as huge influences in their early days of Hip Hop in the early to mid 80s. Wild Style is not an obscure movie that you can’t find anywhere.

A lot of people never saw Wild Style though, particularly in the 40 and below age range.

 

[ISO]

A lot of people never saw Wild Style though, particularly in the 40 and below age range.

Most people never saw that in general.

I never liked Genesis until you posted this prime example of why instrumentals by themselves are weak


Genesis was always the weak link for me in Illmatic I never understood the point of the track and never enjoyed the grating instrumental I actually enjoyed one time for your mind better I always skip Genesis but this thread has given me a slightly better understanding of its context.

U buggin that shyt is dope…it’s not really a track but just an intro interlude

shyt really sets the tone

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Most people never saw that in general.

U buggin that shyt is dope…it’s not really a track but just an intro interlude

shyt really sets the tone

I understand the context now but I still don’t really enjoy it aside from the clip of his verse of Live at the Barbecue and the audio for it is really faint.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

there was an interview with Nas and Faith newman where she talked about how that came about; the interviews are now gone from youtube though

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

I don't like this post


I don't like it at all.

Well deal with it

I can’t like everything Nas makes samples even if it was on Illmatic
I have my own opinion away from the general consensus and group think.