Sam Sneed - U Better Recognize ft. Dr. Dre Ω

@NahRight & @UpNorthTrips Present: The #Illmatic20 Tribute Mixtape

Twenty years ago today, a 20 year-old kid from the Queensbridge projects released what now stands as one of the most important albums in Hip-Hop history. An instant classic, Illmatic would be studied and celebrated over the next two decades, held aloft as the standard for everything Rap music was and had the potential to be. It's one of the most flawless bodies of work ever recorded, in any genre, and it is widely recognized as the defining work of an entire era of Rap. The impact of this 10 track masterpiece is almost immeasurable, yet you can still hear it bleeding through in the bars of artists the world over to this very day. 

And so we wanted to pay tribute to this remarkable record in a manner befitting a piece of art that has meant so much to all of us and to so many others for so long. We reached out to the new generation of New York MCs and asked them to join us in paying homage to Nas and his magnum opus over the same timeless tracks that underscored his historic bars back in 1994. Needless to say, if you were born or raised in the boroughs, Nas' music has touched you in one way or another, and an amazingly talented array of artists stepped up to honor Esco. 

Featuring contributions from Al-Doe, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire, Troy Ave, Bodega Bamz, YC The Cynic, Denzil Porter, Smoke DZA, Doley Bernays, Timeless Truth, Euro League, Pete from Bitches Is Crazy, The Incomparable Shakespeare and SHIRT, this project is as much a showcase of the homegrown talent that has been reinvigorating the NY Rap scene over the last couple of years as it is a thank you letter to Nasir Jones. And really, what higher praise is there than that which comes from a generation of artists that cite you as a direct influence? So settle in and join us as we salute Nas on 20 years in the game, here's to 20 more! 

Mixed by @UnitedCrates

06 - Doley Bernays - Memory Lane

04 - Shirt - The World Is Yours

Legends NEVER Fade AWAY

Wu-Tang's Shaolin

Mixing in the Stu alone working on my craft 
No Purple Heart from service, I still got one on my sache 
We gon get it rocking like a white water raft 
If you get complacent you gon fuck around and crash 

My bullets hit ya ass, giving you a diaper rash
Me and my brothers dancing on ya body, Monster Mash 
My gas is getting low but I still push it to the max 
That’s a fact 
So keep on dickriding, you a fag 

Inebriated caffeinated, never mind that 
Don’t need stimuli, a motherfucker tryna scrap 
I’m back 
Know it’s me, J 3s and the tats 
Don’t forget the Mac, in the back of the Cadillac 

Sleeping on me you must got cataracts 
Wake up tied to New Jersey transit train tracks 
Motherfuckers got an issue, bet, say that
We riding through your city just to let some brains splat 

And I remember way way back 
Didnt know what surprises daybreak had 
I’d grab the 4 fifth and my slate grey hat 
Bust a cap where you shop, that’s my Safeway gat 

Real rap 

So tell me who could say they bad
It’s Peezy in this bitch, know I stay way mad
With a bad bitch named KK, dag 
That’s my gameday bitch, she stay trad 

That’s traditional
This pack I’m smoking on is that California medicinal 
I’m applying pressure I cannot give you no wiggle room 
Listen to this shit, you wonder why nobody feeling you?

Please
I been gone a minute, I still got it up my sleeve
Bless me when I sneeze, you better say it on your knees 
Worry bout a threat you must not know about the Peez
Drop the tinted windows on your street to feel the breeze 

I handle you myself, no need for the police 
Stomp you with a yutta leave ya body full of trees 
A R 15, F R T squeeze 
Anyone coming for my son or my niece 

I said fuck a hook or a chorus 
My balls hanging off me take a look, they’re enormous 
Walking horizontal cause they wider than the door is 
Dinosaurus is my synonym in a thesaurus 

Give me a couple 40s leave ya family looking porous 
I’m going hunting in all black, not in orange 
Take your wallet but I ain’t bothered what the score is 
Just need your name so I know what to tell the florist

Pressure

Like The Days Of Noah by FlyingMarlin

Treat Accordingly

SNAP NECKS

7FT POPPER ft RO.CBFW **[HOSTED BY DJ TADOE MONTANA]**

11 Creep N Crawl

D.I.T.C.

Da Enemy (feat. Big L. & Fat Joe)

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Wu-Tang's Shaolin

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