IN HAND SEALED FREE SHIP. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nas’ debut “Illmatic” with this official limited 2000 run cassette from Columbia / Get On Down. Special edition with original 10-panel J-Card foldout insert. Spread across “40 Side North” and “41st Side South” these 9 tracks (plus intro) are Hip hop perfection on every level. Nas’ talent heard on features for Main Source and Serch quickly evolved to a caliber that merged the strengths of G Rap, Rakim, and Ice Cube. Razor sharp lyricism, fluid rhyme schemes, vivid storytelling, supreme confidence in delivery, in short pure poetry, “Illmatic” changed the game and the entire trajectory of what was expected from emcees. Plus “Illmatic”’is a production masterclass from a dream team of DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor and Q-Tip.