How did NAS get such dope Production with Illmatic?

[Advocate]

For a debut album? There are some seriously classic yet simple beats on the album. I dont know what DJ Premier was working for back in the day, i'm just wondering. Did nas have some money before he dropped illmatic?

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[one mc on dj]

Pete rock was on it too..

 

[SeOuLjAh]

so was Large Professor...

 

[fiftycent2002]

well he was on main sources song "live at the barbque" .. so large professor from that .. and large professor knows alot of people .. so word prolly spread that yo this kid got skills comin from queensbridge so they prolly showed love... hip hop was less politics back then

 

[Frank Grimes]

yea pete rock and premier on your debut aint bad to say the least

 

[SeOuLjAh]

yea and q-tip did a excellent job on the One Love production...

 

[HitEmUp21]

Jay-Z's production wasn't too bad for a debut either...but Illmatic was an allstar lineup, something that I doubt could happen these days.

 

[*suspect#1*]

well he was on main sources song "live at the barbque" .. so large professor from that .. and large professor knows alot of people .. so word prolly spread that yo this kid got skills comin from queensbridge so they prolly showed love... hip hop was less politics back then

thats a good answer

 

[blakhart]

yeah i remember reading this interview that he got hooked up big. all star cast.

 

[7 Syns]

Jay-Z's production wasn't too bad for a debut either...but Illmatic was an allstar lineup, something that I doubt could happen these days.

That can be argued, look at who got on The Game's debut? Fair enough Just Blaze isn't Large Professor and Kanye West is no Pete Rock but The Documentry was beautifully laced production wise. Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Cool & Dre, Timbaland, Hi-Tek and ofcourse Buckwild.

On Illmatic though, yeah that record is just nice when beats are concerned. That's the only reason this record is above Soul On Ice by Ras Kass, the production is just too hot. I always try to imagine what Soul On Ice wouldve been like had Ras gotten Large Pro, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Dj Premo and possibly a Quik or Dre (being they are from the west) on it.

peace.

 

[kdogg]

http://2pacboard.com/forum/thread136618.html

 

[Final Call]

Production Is Preety Good But It Is The Best Hip-Hop Album Ever

 

[jflballer]

the production on Illmatic is unbelievably overrated. It's not even music, it's just beats. There's a difference.

 

[thugsoldier33]

Production Is Preety Good But It Is The Best Hip-Hop Album Ever

i think its a classic but not the best hiphop album ever

 

[Final Call]

i think its a classic but not the best hiphop album ever

I Respect Your Opinon If You Dont Think It Is The Best Album Ever But The Lyrical Word-Play On Illmatic Shits On Any Album

 

[SeOuLjAh]

That can be argued, look at who got on The Game's debut? Fair enough Just Blaze isn't Large Professor and Kanye West is no Pete Rock but The Documentry was beautifully laced production wise. Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Cool & Dre, Timbaland, Hi-Tek and ofcourse Buckwild.

On Illmatic though, yeah that record is just nice when beats are concerned. That's the only reason this record is above Soul On Ice by Ras Kass, the production is just too hot. I always try to imagine what Soul On Ice wouldve been like had Ras gotten Large Pro, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Dj Premo and possibly a Quik or Dre (being they are from the west) on it.

peace.

that's a good point there... o man... how nice would it be to see Soul On Ice reissued with all new beats by those 4 producers...

 

[Frank Grimes]

the production on Illmatic is unbelievably overrated. It's not even music, it's just beats. There's a difference.

please stop posting

 

[Leech316]

sorry to say this but i didnt really feel the productions on the album
just my opinion though they arent bad at all but i just dont feel em

 

[Advocate]

their simple, but their classic shit, NY State of Mind, Represent

 

[Mystic]

ny state of mind is one of the greatest beats ever.