Nas does reference ILLmatic still, but on the album he stops trying to recreate it, he knows what it accomplished, but he still tells stories, and references it every now and then, but keeps it tolerable. Never backwards stupid here's another classic" They thought I'll make another "Illmatic" I crawled up out of that grave, wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt Well Nas let's us know right from the beginning on Stillmatic (The Intro) Nas says: Between all of my friends raving about the album and "The Source" giving it 5 Mics (back when the Source was credible) I decided to blow 12 bucks on the cd, what the hell, why not? I had to be talked into listening to this. Every album cover looked similar, he kept referencing the fame he had that was years old, It was like seeing a boxer past his prime. He was as obsessed with the album as most of his fans were. Nas had spent most of the last decade trying to recreate ILLmatic. The name alone made me want to disown it and give it a 0.5 out of ten. Nas was suddenly launched back into rap stardom and the pressure was on him to make another great record, and this is what he came up with. The ball was in Nas' court, and Nas had something incredible up his sleeve, many considered nas the winner of the beef (Though I do not agree with this). A blow which no rapper should ever come back from. Jay-Z seemed to have destroyed Nas in every aspect, even spilling the beans that he had relations with Nas' Baby's Mother. Who was all but exiled from rap after releasing "Oochie Wally"which seemed to be the low point of his career. Jay-Z released "Takeover" bombing on artists such as Prodigy from Mobb Deep, and Nas. Ironically, the thing that got Nas back on the "Best rappers alive" list was supposed to be the final nail in his coffin.Įnter 2001: Rap music was thriving, Jay-Z was on top of the world, and I was a little white kid who was engulfed in the rap world. And the ones that have are mainly considered the best. He became everything he was respected for being the opposite of: The champagne popping, party rapping, possession flossing, rapper that is the same as any other average rapper. Unfortunately, when one garners as much respect as Nas did, it's nearly inevitable to let the success go to your head. He was the Bob Dylan of Rap music, with Bob Dylan's accolades. Instead of bragging about possessions, or party rapping, Nas sat back and told stories. ILLmatic was the perfection of Rap music. When most people are asked what the best rap album ever is.
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