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

[Don Dada]

Represent my fav

 

[LexDiamond1995]

For yearrrrrrssssss The World is Yours was my favorite

But memory lane....

Also about 10 years ago Nas performed Memory Lane with a full orchestra.... #Glorious



I bought that whole live concert video on Amazon like 8 years ago. Gonna rewatch it later

 

[Freshb651]

The World is Yours is probably my favorite,but ALL the songs are great. In my opinion this and/or The Chronic is the best hip-hop album of all time. I'm not exaggerating when I say this album saved my life.

 

[SheerExcellence]

 

[SheerExcellence]

damn this the cover ghost shoulda been referencing, lol

 

[Mr.LV]

Easily 1 of the greatest debut albums of all time in music .

 

[LexDiamond1995]

Album version is much better.

Fun fact:
There's a video from Primo about the making of memory lane where he said Nas gave him the beat! I need to find that shit but that story he told checks out because I never heard this OG version.

plus the memory lane beat is not an original primo record

This was 2 years earlier



Nevermind I'm misremembering

 

[5th Letter]

 

[5th Letter]

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

30years and it still feels fresh today...

One of those albums where its impossible to choose a favourite track...

 

[Goldie]

 

[Chicity]

Pete Rock apologize yet or he still on his bullshit

 

[gnk]

ye

 

[5th Letter]

 

[Lion_Heart]

I listen to this album once a week.

 

[Maywood]

 

[Mister B.]

GOAT Hip-Hop album.

Nationay preserved for a reason.

 

[unspoken_respect]

That piano in NY State of Mind

 

[LexDiamond1995]

That piano in NY State of Mind

 

[unspoken_respect]