Here’s an interesting snapshot of how some rap fanatics reacted to the first Nas album (myself included) – it delivered nine amazing rap songs, featuring state-of-the-art rhymes over the some of the finest producers to ever do it. And yet…it just didn’t deliver the knock-out blow that Criminal Minded, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Critical Beatdown or Long Live The Kane had inflected onto my brain when I first heard them. Blame the strength of weed in ’94 I guess?
Jeff Mao had some funny opinions.
Complain about Illmatic + the 2nd albums by Pete & CL and Digable Planets. Rave about some utterly bogstandard boom-bap like Mister Voodoo and Crustified Dibbs.
@TM you should never trust the opinions of anyone who liked that Crustified Dibbs album outside of Cunt Renaissance & Every Record Label Sucks Dick that album was awful.
Mister Voodoo release an album???
Illmatic is one of a lot good albums in the 90’s..
Everything is everything isn’t that bad of an album and has its moments.
Over time illmatic has gained legendary status for sure and I know appreciate that album much more than when it came out even though it was dope then and you knew it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥