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Nas nurtures his Illmatic past

With hip-hop so dominant on the music scene, it’s hard to imagine a time when rap didn’t get much attention. Credit Queensbridge native Nas for pushing the genre into the limelight with his influential 1994 disc Illmatic. When NOW talked to him for our December 9, 2004, cover story, he was monosyllabic on the subject – he wanted to talk more about then-new disc Street’s Disciple. But these days he’s celebrating Illmatic big time, with a full-on tour marking the release’s 20th anniversary that hits town Wednesday (October 8) for two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Building (see Concerts). And his life story unfolds in a new documentary, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox Thursday (October 2, see Indie & Rep Film).

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