![]() ![]() Nas also mapped out the laid-back lyrical style that would usher in the modern era of hip hop. Along with the Wu Tang Clan's debut from the previous year, Illmatic put New York back on the map after a long period of West coast, G-funk dominance. The record finds its place in the greatest transition in hip hop up to that point. The artistic impact of Illmatic was massive. Yet Nas' identity - as an inner-city youth, a child of hip hop and a Black American - predicts those philosophical quandaries as much as it does its brazen ambition. Contradiction the simultaneous existence of two competing realities and larger than life persona are at the core of 'Nas' Illmatic'. Description or summary of the book: This title explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided.
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