The major theme to this album is growing up in a poor urban environment and although Nas paints a grim image of early 90's Queens, New York, there still is an overriding feeling of optimism flowing throughout and this is a testament to Nas's storytelling prowess.
I guess when you've got DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Large Professor handling production duties and you're as gifted a lyricist as Nas is, this album was always going to be a classic. The only thing negative that I can say about this album is that I know that Nas is never going to make another album as good a this. Granted, 'Stillmatic' and 'Untitled' were stellar albums but ultimately prior to listening to them I know that they're not going to be as good as 'Illmatic', it's impossible.
Until tomorrow.....
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