“Nas' Illmatic blew my mind when I first heard it. The poetry was done on such a high level that in a way, it validated our existence, our culture. He used the language of the street at the time and made it art. Art tends to be validating.” WayMindFirstsArtMadeDoneUsedCultureLanguageLevelsExistenceHeardStreetsMade ItHigh LevelIllmatic Author:Erik Parker
“The things Nas' Illmatic was saying were sometimes hard realities but it was done on such a high level, I felt I could point to him as a representative. Someone who put my struggle and my worldview into poetry.” SometimesHardDoneRealityFeltLevelsStruggleRepresentativesWorldviewHigh LevelMy StruggleIllmatic Author:Erik Parker