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.
I Am... is the third album and fourth stage in the evolution of Queensbridge's living legend Nasir Jones, from Nasty Nas to Nas to Nas Escobar to Nastradamus, the soothsaying mega-thug poet. This third installment is an introspective work from one of hip-
Harlem's V Don executes his musical vision on The Opiate (2016). Includes collabs with Dave East, A$SAP ANT, A$AP Nast, Trae The Truth, Smoke DZA, Westside Gunn, and Conway. Numbered edition of 500.