Nasir bin olu dara jones, known as nas, is an american rapper born in 1973. Its high place in the pantheon of popular music is wellestablished. Released on the 20th anniversary of illmatic, the film includes interviews with nas, his brother and father, and figures from the east coast hip. Sep 11, 2014 the story behind nas s groundbreaking debut album illmatic, and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time. The legacy time is illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of nas 1994 debut album, illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Witnessing peers succumb to drugs, prison and worse, nas was the urban poet who elegantly elucidated the transition from childhood to manhood in new yorks queensbridge projects. Featuring interviews with his illmatic producers large professor, pete rock, qtip, l. Featuring pharrell williams, alicia keys, qtip, and busta rhymes. Nas doc time is illmatic works best when telling the story of. Musically, i am is somewhat unimaginative by nas stratospheric.
Released on the 20th anniversary of illmatic, the film includes interviews with nas, his brother and father, and figures from the east coast hip hop scene. Nas, as hes known in the musical universe, is the son of olu dara, a blues musician from natchez, mississippi and ann jones, a postal worker from north carolina. Time is illmatic, an earthy, wellconsidered doc by exgraffiti artist one9just a straight, inspiring rise from nass early blockparty improvs and. Time is illmatic takes us into the heart of his creative process. Soon nas ignited enough hype and signed to columbia records, where he released his debut album illmatic in 1994.
While this is a part of time is illmatic, its the smallest part of a perfectly paced, sequenced, and length music doc. Stillmatic is the fifth studio album by american rapper nas, released on december 18, 2001 by ill will and columbia records. Illmatic is the debut studio album by american rapper nas, released on april 19, 1994, by columbia records. The question isnt whether the album is great, but whether its the single greatest hiphop album of all time. This piece was a time travel through an era of hip hop that nas definitively reigned and sets him apart as a legendary icon of the times. Nas from illmatic to stillmatic the remixes discogs. The son of jazz musician olu dara, nas dropped out of school during ninth grade and began his music career in 1991 with a guest performance on the song live at. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of new york hiphop in the post chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Twenty years after the release of nass groundbreaking debut album illmatic, nas. Nas time is illmatic where to stream and watch decider. While illmatic was nas at his rawest and it was written was nas attempt to reconcile his underground leanings with his newfound fame, acclaim, and wealth, the nas of i am. Time is illmatic is a thrilling account of nas s evolution from a young street poet to a visionary mc. Despite falling off a bit in consistency and quality in his prolific discography, nas is one of those rare.
Time is illmatic deftly weaves together live and interview footage to create a compelling film that will appeal to both hardcore and casual fans of the artist. Time is illmatic is a 2014 documentary film directed by one9 and produced by one9, erik parker and anthony saleh. Nas lyrics address topics such as ghetto life, american politics, and his feud with. Twenty years after its release, illmatic has become a hiphop benchmark that encapsulates the sociopolitical. The discography of nas, an american rapper, consists of twelve studio albums, five compilations, one extended play, and seventyeight singles including twelve collaboration singles and thirtythree as a featured artist. Nas 1994 debut illmatic is generally discussed with hushed reverence and endless superlatives. Nas doc time is illmatic works best when telling the story. The album features multisyllabic internal rhymes and innercity narratives based on nass experiences in queensbridge, new york. Time is illmatic, the directorial debut from multimedia artist one9, opened the tribeca film festival this year, a fitting distinction as this is a quintessentially new york storya story about one artist and one album, but also a story about the history of hiphop and the way borough rivalries bred innovation, about how crack. Nas, as hes known in the musical universe, is the son of olu dara, a blues musician from natchez, mississippi and ann jones, a. D recording, battery studios, and unique recording studios in new york. The story behind nass groundbreaking debut album illmatic, and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time.
Music icons chime in, as rapper nas recalls his early life in city housing projects, his parents, and the formation of his groundbreaking debut album. Classic album my favorite album of all time nas is the man my first. The official account for time is illmatic, a documentary film that explores nas 1994 debut album, illmatic. Illmatic had an allstar lineup of east coast producerslarge professor, dj premier, pete rock, qtip, and l.
Rapper nas recalls his youth in his citys housing projects, his parents influence and the recording of his 1994 debut album, illmatic. The film recounts the circumstances leading up to nas 1994 debut album illmatic. Time is illmatic is a thrilling account of nass evolution from a. This is a great documentary chronicling one of the best hip hop albums ever made, illmatic by one of the greatest emcees of alltime, nas. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
This vivid documentary portrait of rap visionary nas chronicles his childhood in the queensbridge housing projects, the rap battles and rivalries of the new york city hiphop scene, and the obstacles the trailblazing mc overcame to record his landmark 1994 album illmatic one of only a handful of records to receive a perfect five mics rating from the source. A subreddit dedicated to the queens born rapper nas. Time is illmatic tell story about time is illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of nas 1994 debut album, illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its. Sep 30, 2014 nas 1994 debut illmatic is generally discussed with hushed reverence and endless superlatives. Often cited as one of the best hiphop albums of the 90s, illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which nas reputation rests. Skematics music ascap represent produced for works of mart productions. The genesis begins nas hiphop bible known as illmatic. Qtip, pete rock, dj premier, and large professor, who underpin their intricate loops with appropriately tough beats. Where time is illmatic soars and surprises, is in its historical approach to this portrait, and in its portrayal of another side of the artist his brother, jungle. One time for your mind produced for paul sea productions, inc. Sargissons utopianism is a call to open up transgressive spaces of critique, and is given form by nas s instantiation of representation and critique of it the changing consensus on the album from representation as illmatic to time as illmatic. Rapper nas revisits his rise from the projects to the recording of his debut album, illmatic.
It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of new york hiphop in the postchronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Rather than taking the route of the classic albums documentary series, time is illmatic gets behind the events surrounding the creation of the album, rather than going too deep into the recording and writing process. Mc serch executive producer, faith newman executive producer, josephine didonato art direction, aimee macauley design, danny clinch photography. For the best experience please update your browser. There see interviews with the hit makers, his crew, his family, other artists and everyone involved in putting together the masterpiece known as illmatic.
Documentary, music time is illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of nas 1994 debut album, illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. It was released by columbia records on july 2, 2002. It includes six remixed versions of songs from the earlier nas lps illmatic, it was written, and stillmatic. Nas 1994 debut lp illmatic, still praised as one of the greatest hip hop releases of all time. In contrast to his previous works gangsta rap themes, the album contains socially conscious and philosophical themes similar to that of his 1994 debut illmatic. Time, in this second iteration, is transgressive, in sargissons sense of the term, in that. Time is illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of nas 1994 debut album, illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. The subject of time is illmatic is the 1994 album, illmatic, the debut work by the rapper whose government name is nasir jones. Time is illmatic, an earthy, wellconsidered doc by exgraffiti artist one9just a straight, inspiring rise. Along the way, time is illmatic shows how naswith the support of his queensbridge neighborhood crew, the loyalty of his younger brother jabari jungle jones, and sacrifices of his mother, ann jonesovercame insurmountable odds to create the greatest work of music from hiphops second golden era. Its been 20 years since his first album illmatic, wow.
Download with share download with ads nas the genesis. With an album as legendary and influential as illmatic, itd be easy to make a documentary full of notable musicians and celebrities giving it praise. I still bump joints off of it to remember my youth and the old hood. Time is illmatic is a thrilling account of nass evolution from a young street poet to a visionary mc. The track begins with vocals from his debut verse on main sources 1991 track live at the barbeque and dialogue from the 1983. Time is illmatic one9 erik parker anthony saleh 2014 rapper nas recalls his youth in his citys housing projects, his parents influence and the recording of his 1994 debut album, illmatic.
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