On this date in 2014, a One9, Erik Parker and Anthony Saleh-produced documentary premiered on the Tribeca Movie Pageant celebrating the illustrious profession of Queensbridge rap legend Nasir Jones titled Nas: Time Is Illmatic.
Dropping twenty years to the date of the discharge of Nas’ incomparable debut album Illmatic, the doc dives into Nas whole childhood earlier than the business, together with witnessing the dying of his finest pal and first DJ Willie “Sick Will” Graham, who Nas honored by naming his manufacturing firm Sick Will Productions. Time Is Illmatic additionally explicitly explains the influence of Nas in Hip Hop tradition coming from his friends similar to Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip(who produced “One Love”) and superproducer Pharrell Williams.
Time Is Illmatic was thought-about by Selection journal to be a possible contender to be nominated for the Academy Award for Greatest Documentary Function, however didn’t obtain a nomination. However, Time Is Illmatic is a really informative and insightful look into one of many biggest minds Hip Hop tradition has ever seen.
