Illmatic
Nas, released in 1994 (USA), hip hop.
- Artist: Nas
- Year: 1994
- Genre: Hip Hop
- Country: USA
Overview
Nine songs deep with production from Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip and L.E.S., the Queensbridge debut is the consensus pick for the greatest hip hop album for its density of craft. It wrote the blueprint for the New York lyricist and the short perfect album.
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