Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014 • 75 minutes
4.6
32 reviews
98%
Tomatometer
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About this movie

Twenty years after its release, Illmatic has become a hip-hop benchmark that encapsulates the socio-political outlook, enduring spirit, and collective angst of a generation of young black men searching for their voice in America. Time is Illmatic tracks the musical legacy of the Jones family, handed down to Nas from his jazz musician father, Olu Dara. It also examines the social conditions and environmental influences that contributed to Nas' worldview. Along the way, Time Is Illmatic shows how Nas—with the support of his Queensbridge neighborhood crew, the loyalty of his younger brother Jabari "Jungle" Jones, and sacrifices of his mother, Ann Jones - overcame insurmountable odds to create the greatest work of music from hip-hop's second golden era. 2014 Illa Films, Dogwoof.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
32 reviews
Scott
May 18, 2021
One love Nas my best rapper
Simon Williams
December 19, 2016
Good film by a great artist
Thea Graham
April 29, 2017
Fascinating and inspiring