Nas is getting tired of celebrating Illmatic
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right...he's probably pissed at people bringing up his FIRST work. It Was Written is my favorite Nas album. I always thought Illmatic, while VERY DOPE, was just too damn short. I remember fitting all of Illmatic on one side of a blank tape...Yup, Im old..LOL
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I feel him. It was written is my favorite,dropped when I was 19 and hated it. Took me years to appreciate it as I gotten older. Nas is Coming is still a wack track though..still dislike that collaboration
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Says who?
Serchlight Publishing maybe
Lol that’s one hot album every 25 year average
My favorite albums
Illmatic Live from the Kennedy Center.
Illmatic
It was written
Stillmatic
God's son
Distant relatives
Life is good
Very rarely listen to
Nas(Untitled or *igger)Album
Street disciple
Nasir
I Am
Hip-hop is Dead
Hated
Hip-hop is dead
Doesn't exist ( to me anyway)
Nastradamus
Illmatic Live from the Kennedy Center.
Illmatic
It was written
Stillmatic
God's son
Distant relatives
Life is good
Very rarely listen to
Nas(Untitled or *igger)Album
Street disciple
Nasir
I Am
Hip-hop is Dead
Hated
Hip-hop is dead
Doesn't exist ( to me anyway)
Nastradamus
MC Serch Says Jay Z's "Takeover" Claim About Nas' Publishing Was Misguided
January 20, 2014 | 12:05 PM
https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27136/...over-claim-about-nas-publishing-was-misguided
Prior to the release of “Takeover,” Serch helped Jay Z clear a sample from Nas’ “The World Is Yours” for use on his Reasonable Doubt record, “Dead Presidents.” Serch later clarified that Serchlite did not own Nas’ publishing and only became a publishing company just last year.
“The reason that Jay thought I owned Nas’ publishing was I was working at Def Jam at the time and he was about to put out ‘Dead Presidents’ and he needed the sample cleared,” MC Serch said. “So, I said ‘I’ll hook you up. I’ll give you a fair deal. I’m not gonna jerk you’…So, I cleared the sample for like $2,000…He paid Zomba, but he thought I was involved. So, he thought my company was called Serchlite Publishing, which it wasn’t. It only became Serchlite Publishing last year…You know how much love I get from that line though?”
Prior to speaking on Nas’ publishing and Jay Z’s “Takeover” mention, MC Serch recalled meeting Nas in the studio and assisting the rapper with securing a fair label deal as his manager. Serch ended one potential deal for the rapper, a deal he says was “bullshit,” before approaching Russell Simmons and later Columbia Records.
“So, Nas comes back the next day and he tells me ‘Yo, I need your help. I got this deal. I don’t feel good about it,’” Serch said. “He just wanted my help…He wasn’t signed to anybody. Stretch and Reef had made him an offer. The offer was $150,000 and 50 percent of his publishing. No advance on the publishing. Nas felt some type of way about it. And he asked me to help and I said ‘I can’t help you unless you’re signed to Serchlite. I’m not gonna go negotiate with friends.’ He’s like ‘Alright, I’ll sign.’
“So, Nas signed with Serchlite and I gave him a very fair deal,” he added. “My whole thing was I didn’t want to be the Jew who jerked black men. Like I wasn’t gonna be that guy. So, I go to Stretch and Reef and I said ‘Listen, I can’t let him sign this deal. You know this deal is bullshit. He’s like ‘Listen, this is what [Commons] is offering. Come on Serch, don’t get in the way.’ I’m like—I said ‘I can’t. That’s like—it’s a shady deal. It’s like a 1988 deal. Nas is gonna be the greatest emcee of our generation.’ Helen Keller could see he was gonna be the genius that he was.”
Nas Celebrates 30 Years of 'Illmatic' With New Capsule Collection
Featuring new hoodies, T-shirts and more.
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Nas is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his revolutionary debut album, Illmatic, with an all-new merchandise collection, with the capsule not only paying homage to the critically acclaimed music, but also to his Queensbridge roots that are so poetically illustrated within it.
The collection includes a slew of relaxed designs, with long-sleeved T-shirts coming alongside a melange of hoodies and jersey wear hit with a slew of intricately designed artwork. Each artwork featured in the collection has been individually painted and hand drawn by artists Andrew Agutos, Esteban Whiteside, Rushad Kolah, and Samborghini, while the creative direction has been led by Kiran Goraya Ili and art direction taken on by Carlos Valdez via Bravado UMG.
Meanwhile, the varied collection features a line of accessories, with a line of new air fresheners and badges further encapsulating the raw essence of Nas’ music and the vibrancy associated with the city of New York.
Commenting on the anniversary of Illmatic, the New York Senate stated: “Nas’ debut album Illmatic is the crown jewel of the mid-90s classics that still define the genre; unlike other albums released in its wake, Illmatic was the game-changer that forever transformed the landscape of East Coast hip-hop.”
You can take a closer look at the new Nas merchandise collection above and it’s available to shop via Nas’ official website now.
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Nas Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary Of “Illmatic” With Homage To His Collaborators
By: London JennnCategory: NewsApril 17, 2024
Nas is reflecting on his masterpiece debut album ahead of the 30-year anniversary of Illmatic on March 30.
Nas is reflecting on his classic debut album ahead of the 30-year anniversary of Illmatic. On Tuesday (April 16), Nas took to Instagram with a pair of grainy throwback photos while recalling what it took to make the project come together.
In 2020, Illmatic was labeled an “audio treasure” worthy of preservation by the United States Library of Congress. Nas’ 1994 magnum opus was among 25 recordings inducted that year.
Illmatic was only the eighth rap album in history preserved within the National Recording Registry based on its cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in American history.
Nas announces 'Illmatic' 30th anniversary tour
The rapper will perform his iconic debut album live across the UK and Europe later this year
Nas is set to mark the 30th anniversary of his classic debut album 'Illmatic' with a tour later this year.
Taking him across the UK and Europe through October and November, the tour will see him play the album live in full, with 15 dates scheduled across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, France and the UK.
Kicking off at Helsinki's House of Culture on 22nd October, the tour will round off with four dates in the UK, taking Nas to Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse (10th November), Usher Hall in Edinburgh (11th November), Wolverhampton's Civic Hall (14th November) and the Royal Albert Hall in London (15th November).
The pre-sale for tickets will take place at 10am on Tuesday, 23rd April here, with a general sale set to follow two days later.
To celebrate the announcement, Nas and DJ Premier, who produced three key tracks from 'Illmatic', have linked up on a new single called 'Define My Name'. You can watch the video for that below.