Posts Tagged ‘Time Is Illmatic’
Pete Rock – “Time Is Illmatic” (Mixtape)
November 3, 2014
I was motivated to produce this mixtape because “Time Is Ilmatic” is a part of Hip-Hop history that everyone should know about; and have in both their music and now film collection.
– Pete Rock
Inspired by the acclaimed documentary by One9 & Erik Parker, this mixtape will give you some inspiration itself. Bet it. The “Time Is Ilmatic” mixtape is availale for your streaming above. Beautiful work. ‘Nuff respect due…
Behind The Scenes: Perspectives Of The Makers Of ‘Time Is Illmatic’ (Mini-Documentary)
October 14, 2014
Whoa! One9 did the ‘Rap City’ logo for BET back in the day? Helluva factoid. And that’s not even the main thing. The main theme: A story of two part-time-gone-full-time filmmakers. It took 10 years, two major meetings, and a bunch of moral victories and sacrifice… but these gentlemen made art they could be proud of… that Nas was proud of!
Hennessy presents an inside look with filmmakers One9 and Erik Parker on their 10-year-journey to make NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC.
Literally, a long story made short. Two guys take the art from their hearts all the way to the Tribeca Film Festival!
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Nas’ “Time Is Illmatic” Documentary Is Going Up On Big Screens Worldwide (Video)
August 30, 2014
Hip-Hop is worldwide. You know that The Nation is worldwide, right? So, why wouldn’t the documentary talking about 20 years of the G.O.D.M.C. Nas’ definitive work – “Time Is Illmatic” – be distributed to a worldwide/international audience. Well, it will be. Tribeca Film acquired the distribution rights to make it so. October 3, 2014. Get ready world.
You can watch the trailer we posted here earlier in April or click the pic above for the brand new Quicktime version.
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Nas Speaks On The Development And Timelessness Of The “Illmatic” LP And More On HuffPost Live (Video)
April 17, 2014
Ever wonder where the term “Illmatic” even came from? If, so you have at least one reason to watch Nas’ interview on HuffPost Live.
Celebrating the week of “Illmatic XX,” Nas stopped by Huffpost Live to look back at his debut opus approaching its Friday anniversary. The Legendary artist, opened up about his mindset heading into the project thinking it would be a big album for the year and 5 years down the line, but never pictured the project to stand the test of time 2 decades later now. While reflecting on his career and the current state of hip-hop, Sincere went on to touch on how his on-wax beef with JAY Z changed the landscape for hip-hop becoming all battle. Continue below to watch the rest of the interview and be sure to look for the premiere of his upcoming documentary “Time Is Illmatic†running at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival now until April 27th in NYC.
– Huffington Post
 MORE: NAS INTERVIEW WITH HUFFPOST LIVE
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Nas – “Time Is Illmatic” (Documentary) [Trailer]
April 12, 2014
It has been 20 years since the release of Nas’ “Illmatic.” Remember when we told you the “Illmatic XX” drops April 15, 2014? Well, a documentary on “Illmatic” and its impact – “Time Is Illmatic” – is debuting at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival’s opening night movie (April 16, 2014).
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM: NAS – THE ILLMATIC XX (LINK)
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