false 3976464 1 This title explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided. Contradiction the simultaneous existence of two competing realities and larger than life persona are at the core of "Nas' Illmatic". Yet Nas' identity - as an inner-city youth, a child of hip hop and a Black American - predicts those philosophical quandaries as much as it does its brazen ambition. The artistic impact of Illmatic was massive. The record finds its place in the greatest transition in hip hop up to that point. Along with the Wu Tang Clan's debut from the previous year, Illmatic put New York back on the map after a long period of West coast, G-funk dominance. Nas also mapped out the laid-back lyrical style that would usher in the modern era of hip hop. "33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike. 4022240 book 13 4 2009 Nas' Illmatic (33 1/3 series) total:12|5:0|4:4|3:6|2:2|1:0| 12 38 21 4 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 22:41:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 22:50:28 -0700 2009 Illmatic has been my favorite hip hop album, so I picked up Matthew Gasteier's 33 1/3 book on it with great interest. Gasteier clearly loves the album but doesn't romanticize the impact its had on his life. Instead, he tells the story of how the album came to be, getting first-hand ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:51:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 18:32:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 22:13:15 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 15:32:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:52:28 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:46:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 03:19:26 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 03:19:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 23 16:57:53 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:17:05 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 23:10:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 23:40:44 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 23:41:07 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:32:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 05:59:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 10:43:34 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:28:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 17:07:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:34:12 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 20 17:07:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:09:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:09:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 07:51:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 07:51:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 20:50:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:50:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 16:37:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:37:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 09:38:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:38:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 04:51:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 04:51:26 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jun 27 15:55:13 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 15:55:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 23:21:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 13:59:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 20:40:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 20:40:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 30 19:02:03 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 19:02:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3976464