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At the time of its release in March 1990 -- just a mere two years after It Takes a Nation of Millions -- nearly all of the attention spent on Public Enemy's third album, Fear of a Black Planet, was concentrated on the controversy over Professor Griff.
Double LP reissue. Mighty 17-track anthology from Notorious B.I.G. in 2007, includes team-ups with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, R Kelly, Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others.
Illmatic is the crown jewel of the mid-90s classics that still define the genre. Unlike Biggies Ready to Die or Jay-Zs Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic was the game-changer that forever transformed the landscape of East Coast hip-hop.
Pitchfork said Smino "has a melodic vocal style...stretching and warping his vocals to form a new vocabulary." He lawlessly implements hip-hop, funk and soul influences on his refreshing debut album Blkswn.