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Old 12-31-2012, 12:49 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rjinn View Post
I don't see what this has to do with being a rap fan or not. He's not an artist that I find interesting much and his MC prowess on Illmatic isn't amazing. If so more plain than fans seem to make it out to be. Since we're strictly talking the album here I didn't say it sucked. But I wasn't moved by it and Nas' lyrical content I find typical.
A knowledgeable rap fan would consider the album pretty great.
The lyrical content on Illmatic is about as real as he could have made it.

edit: I'm sorry to come off as rude, anybody can be a rap fan of course.
But if you don't see what's great about Illmatic than you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the genre. Probably you're just too inexperienced. Like any science, you may need to have historical knowledge of Rap Music to appreciate the album.
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