Happy Birthday…


Illmatic, April 19th, 1994

Seventeen years ago, Nas’ debut album Illmatic was released. While trying to find a proper video for my favorite song on that album, “Represent,” I instead stumbled across the EPK for the classic album. The volume is rather low, and it looks like it was ripped straight from the VCR, but I figured this is worth the watch.

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~ by Meka on April 19, 2011.

Hip Hop, Video

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22 Responses to “Happy Birthday…”

  1. Damn, his album graduates from high school this June!

    jiz said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:18 pm

  2. @jiz yeah, kinda crazy. but still, only few albums can be actually compared to illmatic.

    definition of a rap classic

    D said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:29 pm

  3. Memories……Video Music Box, Uncle Ralph narrating. I was 16 when ‘Matic dropped. Whylin’ in the street, my walkman stayed killin batteries. That was a hot summer in NY too, Lotta bloodshed, lotta gang wars, lotta sex, money & drugs!!

    Bruto Lee Onis said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:34 pm

  4. large professor is one goofy lookin dude

    Regy said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:40 pm

  5. anything illmatic related is crack

    DRUM-FU said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:41 pm

  6. Top 5 album, All – Time. To me anyway.

    Rock said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:58 pm

  7. hell ya Happy Birthday to me as well. Hard to think I was turning 9 when this shit dropped.

    tav662 said this on April 19th, 2011 at 5:59 pm

  8. Legendary/Colossal fuckin Album… Nasir Jones > Everyone.

    T_VIZZY said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

  9. too many great tracks to say wats my favorite song on it,
    but i think i listen to memory lane the most.

    dope classic.

    BillyClint said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

  10. best album ever. there is no piece of music better than this. only 36 chambers comes close

    jurrien said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

  11. Still a top 5 favorite of my..

    SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:25 pm

  12. I remember stealing my cousins tape of Illmatic when I visited my family in NC. He never got that joint back. Definitely one of my favorite albums ever.

    SmokinAces said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:29 pm

  13. ^^so it was u!!!

    Cousin said this on April 19th, 2011 at 6:32 pm

  14. Lol ^^^

    GMan said this on April 19th, 2011 at 7:07 pm

  15. premo, pete rock, largo pro, tip. why hasnt he made another album with the same lineup? fuck chris webber on production, get some premo or something. COME ON NASS!

    dunny said this on April 19th, 2011 at 7:15 pm

  16. LMAO @ Cousin. Damn, this album still gets spins, & I think It’ll grow into something like all those albums from the 70s in that It’ll stay on rotation.

    Maga D said this on April 19th, 2011 at 7:57 pm

  17. whoever voted thumbs down to this should never be on a hip-hop website again. just keep bumpin your unintelligent imitations!! RIP GURU

    Kido said this on April 19th, 2011 at 8:05 pm

  18. Greatest Hip-Hop album ever by the Greatest Rapper Ever!!!!!!!!

    Mr.Reese said this on April 20th, 2011 at 12:08 am

  19. n-a-s (((NAS)))

    N0T0RI0USRAMB0 said this on April 20th, 2011 at 2:33 am

  20. “not available in my country”… fuck!

    D from Germany said this on April 20th, 2011 at 12:17 pm

  21. 2 dislikes? Slap yourselves over and over and over again.

    Element said this on April 20th, 2011 at 1:27 pm

  22. Tha Carter IV leaked on Mediafire! http://www.mediafire.com/?7o7i65d19b5024u

    Georgene Art said this on April 26th, 2011 at 7:03 am

 

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