By “important” I mean that it didn’t just become hugely popular, but it also changed a music genre or launched an entirely new one, or otherwise made a huge impact on music in general.
By “important” I mean that it didn’t just become hugely popular, but it also changed a music genre or launched an entirely new one, or otherwise made a huge impact on music in general.
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My guess was that it started the east coast rap scene with the kind of sound I later would recognized from some other artists.
I’ve never been huge on hip hop, but Illmatic was one of the ones that slipped through my metal net. Wonderful record.