http://twitchfilm.com/2014/04/tribeca-2014-review-time-is-illmatic-an-illuminating-look-back-at-the-creation-of-a-hip-hop-classic.html#ixzz301ZK548s
Embedded in Nas' dark street tales are notes of optimism and hope, with the ultimate message to his listeners being, "I made it out of this alive, and so can you." A late scene that shows the announcement of a fellowship at Harvard named in his honor promoting hip-hop scholarship emphasizes this. Unlike most of the neighborhood folks whose photos were used for Illmatic's album cover art, Nas was able to escape the fates of death or prison, and Time Is Illmatic ultimately becomes a moving testimonial to how music literally saved Nas' life.
― j., Monday, 28 April 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
for me now, production is stone cold classic, but i never did really connect with the lyrics.
no contrarianism i do like some of the more animated delivery of other rappers way over nas' style here. did we ever discuss elzhi and elmatic? i'm not gonna say its better than illmatic, but i def enjoy listening to it more, maybe just because it feels fresher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHBdH8aj5Co
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Monday, 28 April 2014 22:36 (ten years ago) link
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― rap steve gadd (D-40), Monday, 28 April 2014 23:05 (ten years ago) link
jfc
― dollar rave club (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 28 April 2014 23:07 (ten years ago) link
ez rock just died i'm gonna put up with this shit
lol the streets
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 28 April 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link