Nas Illmatic [Explicit Content] [Import] 2008-05-13 The recordings found their way

The recordings found their way to nascent electronic label Memphis Industries

and different methods of working through personal grief

feel-good SA boogie-funk classic

contains track after track of early hip-hop splendor

I Brought You My Bullets

Nas Illmatic [Explicit Content] [Import] 2008-05-13 The recordings found their wayImport Nas burst right out of the box with a classic: his 1994 Columbia debut, which teamed him with Q Tip, DJ Premier, Large Professor and Pete Rock. The absolutely killer beats they contributed back Nas's swaggering, street tough rhymes; this album was the epicenter of NYC rap in '94 and it sounds every bit as raw and powerful today: "N. Y. State of Mind," "Halftime," "It Ain't Hard to Tell," "Represent," "One Time 4 Your Mind," "One Love," "Life's