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Also, perhaps the biggest influence on Kanye (who is the biggest influence on hip-hop)? Illmatic. Nas might be a caricature of his formerly self, but he helped lay the groundwork for the kind of transcendent rap albums that have elevated the genre from "rap" to "music," period. Without qualification.
I'd even go so far as saying that without Illmatic there would be no MBDTF, and no good kid, mAAd city.
You can talk all you want about how this dumb sit rapper doesn't fuck with Nas or care about Illmatic, but all that proves is what we already know: that they're dumb shits who have no appreciation for their own history. They all owe their careers to Illmatic, and if they can't realize that, they're vacant little pussies who -- like all American young adult males -- think life started with them.
They'll learn.
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