illmatic
Pete Rock is preparing to file a lawsuit against Nas over unpaid royalties related to his production work on Illmatic. Page Six reports the legendary producer claims he hasn’t been for his work on the Queens rapper’s 1994 debut album. Along with producing one of the LP’s most iconic cuts, “The World Is Yours,” Pete Rock also has a writing credit on […]
Lupe Fiasco said earlier this week that he planned to test his rapping chops and record an entire album in 24-hours. The rapper might have stayed true to his word because today Fiasco took to social media to call this project his Illmatic and dropped some hints as to what some of the tracks on it might […]
In his recent appearance on Drink Champs, hip-hop vet MC Serch explained how Nas got his hands on a bit of Jay-Z‘s publishing via his “Dead Presidents” sample. The lengthy interview took a turn to Hov when host N.O.R.E. mentioned how Jay called out Serch on his “Takeover” diss. Jay rapped on his 2001 Blueprint track, “And you ain’t get […]
Illmatic is viewed as one of the most important albums in music history. Since it’s his debut, Nas has been tasked with living up to it for the better part of his career. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Nas’ debut album. In an interview with Haute Living, the rapper says it’s “corny” to keep praising something that […]
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