it's definitely a reasonable choice. absolute classic.

I've never visited New York but everytime I play Illmatic I'm teleported in Queens and I hear autobiographical tales of criminality, gangsters, ghettos, d****, prisons. Nas was a scarred young man too when he developed the third eye, most of the album was written during his adolescence.

great choice tbh, for me it's up there with liquid swords

yeah this is true

i think the cultural influence is also a big aspect of it though as well

inspectah deck never got the shine he should have, its a shame his debut got lost in the flood. He was never able to get the solo attention but I'm a big fan of his stuff this past decade with 7L and Esoteric as CZARFACE

masta killa always had some great verses as well

Yes

I’m not denying the greatness they have become, and their influence is huge, just think people don’t take into consideration that their greatest work is just a fraction of the whole groups body of work

This. Its the best album between the two in my opinion. Ghost even has his own song on the album. Like wtf.

bunch of ppl choosing The Red Album I guess

Yeah definitely. Just listen to the tracks. It's in the same league

Push hypes up this album as his fav album

I gotta listen to it eventually

I forgot about DMXs debut. S*** goes hard and puts you in that dark atmosphere that mobb deep puts you in

God bless.