Illmatic XX Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/illmatic-xx/ The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logologo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Illmatic XX Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/illmatic-xx/ 32 32 56491895 Video: Trailer for “Time Is Illmatic” https://respect-mag.com/2014/04/video-trailer-for-time-is-illmatic/ https://respect-mag.com/2014/04/video-trailer-for-time-is-illmatic/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:45:19 +0000 http://respect-mag.com/?p=74408 With an HBO bio series in the works, Illmatic XX coming tomorrow, and Time Is Illmatic set to premier in two days, you could say Nas is aging well. In this striking snippet, we hear a gang of rave reviews […]

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With an HBO bio series in the works, Illmatic XX coming tomorrow, and Time Is Illmatic set to premier in two days, you could say Nas is aging well. In this striking snippet, we hear a gang of rave reviews and quotes about the legendary album, but nothing is as riveting as the stretch of Nas’ monologue in the trailer’s closing. We hear Nas, with his voice raspier and more strained than we’ve ever heard it, recounting how, when he was crafting Illmatic , he really was trying to make the perfect album, that he really was trying to change music. It’s almost difficult to believe, but it’s much more fascinating to believe in.

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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2014/04/video-trailer-for-time-is-illmatic/feed/ 0 74408 New Music: Nas – “It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Illmatic XX Remix)” https://respect-mag.com/2014/03/new-music-nas-it-aint-hard-to-tell-illmatic-xx-remix/ https://respect-mag.com/2014/03/new-music-nas-it-aint-hard-to-tell-illmatic-xx-remix/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:30:37 +0000 http://respect-mag.com/?p=73309 In case you didn’t know, April marks the 20-year-anniversary of Nas‘ classic album Illmatic. To celebrate the milestone, there will be a re-release of the album on April 15th, titled Illmatic XX. It will be a double-disc, and feature special […]

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]]> nas-illmatic-xxIn case you didn’t know, April marks the 20-year-anniversary of Nas‘ classic album Illmatic. To celebrate the milestone, there will be a re-release of the album on April 15th, titled Illmatic XX. It will be a double-disc, and feature special remixes and unreleased music. Off of Illmatic XX we have “It Ain’t Hard To Tell,” a remix with a lot of added funk and a more laid back groove. It’s far left from the original, but it still goes. Get into it below.

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