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Nas's Illmatic

Paperback • 2009 • English

Nas's Illmatic

By Matthew Gasteier

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

This title explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided. Contradiction the simultaneous existence of two competing realities and larger than life persona are at the core of "Nas' Illmatic". Yet Nas' identity - as an inner-city youth, a child of hip hop and a Black American - predicts those philosophical quandaries as much as it does its brazen ambition. The artistic impact of Illmatic was massive. The record finds its place in the greatest t...Show more

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ISBN

9780826429070

Publisher

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Nas's Illmatic

Format

Paperback

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