Illmatic Exclusive LP (Split) fg_Catalog Number_RISELP100NC Blowing the dust off the

Blowing the dust off the antiquarian myth of Ovid’s “Narcissus”

McKagan channeled a collective hurt into songs of monolithic power

but held together by my voice and the songwriting

but also create my own reality

Illmatic Exclusive LP (Split) fg_Catalog Number_RISELP100NC Blowing the dust off theA Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Illmatic is the crown jewel of the mid '90s classics that still define the genre. Unlike Biggie's Ready to Die or Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt, which were released in its wake, Illmatic was the game changer that forever transformed the landscape of East Coast hip hop. Not only did it establish Nas as the Best Rapper Alive for 1994 it raised the stakes for hip hop production, lyrical technique, content, and