Review of Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) by Jon C — 11 Jan 2015

Average doc about an extraordinary subject.

This review of Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) was written by Jon C on 11 Jan 2015.

Nas: Time Is Illmatic has generally received positive reviews.

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By Derek W (506) on 27 Oct 2014

Delving deep into the struggles of growing up in the projects and the impact of the landmark album today, Time is Illmatic is an expertly crafted…

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for The New York Times (9,847) on 29 Sep 2014

Despite some conventional moves here and there and a weakness for the cult of genius, the documentary sustains that uneasy mood cast by Nas’s…

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Great emotional and historical context to a monumental album. Hip hop lovers will enjoy…

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As both an origin story about a great artist and a distillation of '80s urban blight, it's as breathless and real as any street-corner rhyme…

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