Illmatic and the Concept of Legacy
Celebrating the anniversary of an iconic album in the disposable culture
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3 min readApr 19, 2014
It is the 20th anniversary of Illmatic and there are celebrations and think pieces dedicated to it everywhere, from NahRight to The Wall Street Journal.
This is fascinating because an LP from 1994 that was largely overlooked in 1994 is being celebrated in…
