{"id":38291,"date":"2011-08-18T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T22:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=38291"},"modified":"2011-08-18T00:00:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T22:00:29","slug":"nas-reflects-on-illmatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/nas-reflects-on-illmatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Nas Reflects On Illmatic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nas, one of hip-hop’s most respected emcees, is set to hit Rock The Bells stages across the country, performing his classic debut album, Illmatic, in full.<\/p>\n

In this exclusive interview Nas breaks down the making of his debut, from Q-Tip’s original idea behind “One Love,” to DJ Premier’s integral part in crafting the album’s often-imitated sound.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via RR<\/a>\/Fuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nas, one of hip-hop’s most respected emcees, is set to hit Rock The Bells stages…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t