The journey. The music. The legacy.
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
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Character
Nostalgic, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Nas: Time Is Illmatic too earnest?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- NasSelf
- Alicia KeysSelf
- Busta RhymesSelf
- Q-TipSelf
- Pete RockSelf
- Fab 5 FreddySelf
- MC SerchSelf
- Marley MarlSelf
- Pharrell WilliamsSelf
- Cornel WestSelf
Crew
- One9Director
- Erik ParkerWriter
- Frank LarsonDirector of Photography
- Brian SatzOriginal Music Composer
- One9Editor
- David ZieffEditor
- Tuma BasaProducer
- Ann BennettProducer
- Martha DiazProducer
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