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Happy 30th birthday to the Thriller of Hip Hop, Illmatic, aka the GOAT

Best Song off Illmatic?

  • NY State of Mind

    Votes: 5 13.5%

  • Life's a Bitch

    Votes: 7 18.9%

  • The World is Yours

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • Halftime

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Memory Lane

    Votes: 8 21.6%

  • One Love

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • One Time 4 your Mind

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • Represent

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • It ain't hard to tell

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • Total voters
    37
LexDiamond1995

LexDiamond1995

#illmatc30
April 19, 1994

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At that time west coast hip hop was dominating the scene, then fall of 93 Wu Tang dropped, then it was Nas turn a few months later

Album had a lot of hype, pressure and lived up to it!

Helped by the immaculate and vivid bars from Nasty Nas, the sole legendary guest feature by AZ and them

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The dream team of producers, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, LES and Q Tip

This album has stood the test of time. High historical importance. The Thriller of rap albums. By the way, It ain't Hard to Tell sample is Human Nature from which album?? Oh that's right, Thriller

Oh and....

the 2nd verse on Memory Lane>>>>>>>>>
 
For me it's literally Queensbridge on audio format. Whether he did it, heard it, lived it, or witnessed it from his folks pad, retold the in and outs of his hood better than anyone I ever heard. It's helps that I was young, impressionable, and obsessed with NY rap that the time. The lyrics are A1 on every track. The production is A1 for every bar.

He is of the greatest orators of all time. I'm glad to have witnessed it and for him to be apart of my generation.

We made to 30th anniversary, see yall at the 35th one
 
My favorite hip hop album. So many songs to choose from. But Memory Lane 1a especially the second verse 🔥🔥🔥. New York State of Mind 1b .
 
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LYRICAL

I sip the Dom P, watching Gandhi 'til I'm charged
Then writing in my book of rhymes, all the words past the margin
To hold the mic I'm throbbin', mechanical movement
Understandable smooth shit that murderers move with
The thief's theme, play me at night, they won't act right
The fiend of hip-hop has got me stuck like a crack pipe
The mind activation, react like I'm facin' time like
Pappy Mason, with pens I'm embracin'
Wipe the sweat off my dome, spit the phlegm on the streets
Suede Timb's on my feets makes my cipher complete
Whether crusing in a Sikh's cab, or Montero Jeep
I can't call it, the beats make me fallin' asleep
I keep falling, but never falling six feet deep
I'm out for presidents to represent me (say what?)
I'm out for presidents to represent me (say what?)
I'm out for dead presidents to represent me

 
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