Nas "Illmatic" [IMPORT / GERMANY] Vinyl Styl "The Ends" veers between a

"The Ends" veers between a haunting hum and a verse-for-verse tandem of our protagonist and Andre 3000 of OutKast

at their most ferocious

Like a fine wine

originally produced and more recently mixed and finished by Blanck Mass

Nas "Illmatic" [IMPORT / GERMANY] Vinyl Styl "The Ends" veers between aBacked by an absolute all star cast of new york's top shelf producers premier, pete rock, large professor, q tip and a youngster named l. e. s. the album never lets up. serious to a fault, and lyrically dense to an extent that has possibly never been matched, the 20 year old nas stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and proudly proclaimed, 'don't fuck with the east' we are back'. 'illmatic' was actually a slow burn, which might surprise fans that