Nas - Illmatic [LP] (import)

Illmatic is the debut studio album by American rapper Nas, released on April 19, 1994. Its production was handled by Nas, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S. and DJ Premier. Styled as a hard-core hip hop album, Illmatic features multi-syllabic internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas's experiences in Queensbridge, New York. Illmatic contains discerning treatment of its subject matter: gang rivalries, desolation, and the ravages of urban poverty. Nas, who was twenty years old when the album was released, focuses on depicting his own experiences, creating highly detailed first-person narratives that deconstruct the troubled life of an inner city teenager.