21 Responses to “Video: Rare Nas Illmatic Promo”

1. babyGirlCA Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 12:25 pm

   damn hip hop has changed so much, nobody out today can touch the old stuff… even as late as 96/97 things have completely changed.

2. Underdog the DJ Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 12:37 pm

   This is the best thing yall ever posted. Credit where credit is do. “Props to the Kool Moe Dee, he elevated
   and changed the r-records like the new rap language
   Before the first four length LP’s
   There was abstract brothas like the one from LZ
   Run DMC broke crew in ’83
   Outta Queens, started rapping hard over drum machines
   808′s started shakin’ up floors ["The World is Yours" Sample]
   We takin’ rock’s complex metaphors ["T La Rock" Sample]
   A primary influence on L.L. Cool J
   T La Rock’s futurism must’ve been respectable
   ‘Cuz Tragedy from Queens was young but very technical
   Sham was eloquent, Chris was intelligent
   The ‘R’ was all of the above with added elements
   Slick Rick the Ruler was a street-made producer
   Ultramagnetic had the vision for the future
   Big Daddy Kane getting raw at The Appolo and
   Kool G Rap was probably the sickest of all of them
   Jaz from the BK, Mercy and Finesse from the BX
   Prince Paul and Pharoe came next
   Wu with the G-Z-A, G-F-K
   N-A-S one of the best out to date
   Any MC that’s added on to the list
   Pump your fist, but first give praise to the true scientists

3. JK Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 1:26 pm

   Damn–that was beautiful. I’v been just lurking but I had to post and say thanks for that.

4. NU Bhattacharjee Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 1:49 pm

   Crazy video footage. You know you nasty when legends on the board bless u with tracks, like here take this. This is why ain’t no blog touchin this here..Nah right

5. Demiks Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 8:20 pm

   This is weird, cause I just bought Illmatic (along with Big L’s “Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous”.) The CD case had a black inset (like old CD’s) and says made in ’94. I thought I had bought a re-issue. I had to pick it up, because it was the last on the rack.

6. Super Fan Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 8:50 pm

   Can this be downloaded or just viewed?

7. eskay Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 9:54 pm

   just viewed. sorry, i wish I had a copy myself

8. T Nelson Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 10:07 pm

   Classic

9. adam Says:
   January 10th, 2006 at 11:42 pm

   Edan, nice!

10. mr.kamoji Says:
    January 11th, 2006 at 11:55 am

    from the greatest album ever dropped.

11. le brit Says:
    January 12th, 2006 at 1:17 pm

    wow.

    this album was my entire world in 94. my yellow sony brick walkman & my headphones were ALWAYS glued to my side. this album changed my life. it inspired me to write, to express MYself. it has had such a profound affect on me that i even made it the subject of my Grad school admissions essay (and i got in & obtained my MFA). but wow…i LOVED this. my only question is…why hasn’t Nas worked with Pete Rock again? “The World Is Yours” is, IMO, his GREATEST track. it’s haunting piano, pete’s deep voice singing the chorus, and Nas’ lyrics…you couldn’t get no better.

    thank you for this….it made my day.

12. eskay Says:
    January 12th, 2006 at 1:48 pm

    >>why hasn’t Nas worked with Pete Rock again?

    probably because Pete smashed Nas’s baby moms

13. HollyHood (future g- unit artist) Says:
    January 12th, 2006 at 1:52 pm

    Nas sound like game who sounds like shyne who sounds like M A Dollar Sign E.

14. le brit Says:
    January 13th, 2006 at 1:33 pm

    >>why hasn’t Nas worked with Pete Rock again?

    “probably because Pete smashed Nas’s baby moms ”

    apparently that hasn’t stopped him from working w/ Jay. all girl drama aside…he needs to hook up w/ Pete again

15. eskay Says:
    January 13th, 2006 at 1:40 pm

    >>apparently that hasn’t stopped him from working w/ Jay

    true….

16. GGGGUNIT Says:
    January 14th, 2006 at 12:23 am

    Fuck nas. 50>>>> nas
    The Massacre >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Illmatic ne day

    50 betta lyricer in world

17. eskay Says:
    January 14th, 2006 at 11:28 am

    >>50 betta lyricer in world

    well, who can counter that argument

18. GGGGUNIT Says:
    January 15th, 2006 at 12:48 am

    hell yeah homie thx for supporting the me and the GUERILLA GANGSTA unit

    look at illmatic i bet it never go 5x platinum like 50 cent in less than a year. massacare also had shit loads of more songs on the radio, like candy shop, just a lil bit, piggy bank (LOL KILLED FAGGOT NAS), outta control, nd disco inferno. top of that he got a movie starring him, wut nas get NUTHIN CUZ HIS ALBUM IS A BITCH

    ggggunit for life

19. SCAN DOLLARZ Says:
    January 16th, 2006 at 6:43 am

    THIS GGG UNIT NIGGA IS OBVIOUSLY A KID….SO UR COMMENTS DONT COUNT….! FOR U TO EVEN COMPARE ANY OF 50′S WORK TO ILLMATIC IS CRAZY. 50 CENT HIMSELF WOULDNT….DOESN’T THINK ANY OF HIS WORK IS BETTER THAN THAT. IM SURE BEING FROM QUEENS OR FROM NY…OR FROM THAT ERA OF HIP HOP PERIOD ONE OF 50′S MAIN INFLUENCES IN GEETING IN RAP WAS ILLMATIC…AND NAS…LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER RAPPERS… AND I AINT EVEN A NAS FAN LIKE THAT…BUT PROPS WHERE PROPS AND TRUTH IS DO!

20. c'monn Says:
    January 18th, 2006 at 6:13 am

    fuck 50 fuck you fuck gunit fuck this shit you don’t know shit get the fuck outta here you stupid fucks you dont know whats dope eat shit and die if you cant realize that NAS is the man illmatic is the best if you dont agree well fuck yo stinky bitch ass.

21. RealHipHopSoul Says:
    November 25th, 2006 at 5:48 pm

    Yeah Ggggunit lol candy shop, and just a lil bit speaks for itself One of the worst lyrical songs ever made. An insult to the essence of hiphop and piggy bank ..the biggest mistake he ever did, Nas didn’t even bother to reply and jadakiss murdered him.

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