The album sold 60,000 in the first week and debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart. On January 17, 1996, the album was certified gold by the RIAA. In 2001 it earned a platinum ...
But where Nas' Harvard visit in Time Is Illmatic reveals a man aware of his debut album's sweeping resonance, the documentary also renders a portrait of the younger Nas: a floundering, frustrated ...
In April, the rapper Nas' debut album "Illmatic" will turn 30. But those of us who participated in the 1990s DJ-mixtape economy knew what was about to drop months before the official drop date.