Nas "Illmatic" [IMPORT / GERMANY] 2026-06-26 and the follow up to

and the follow up to 2020’s album

The new album features several songs that the band played live during their 2-week-long sold-out runs in LA and NY

From their fledgling Punk days to their Rock heyday

Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy produced

Nas "Illmatic" [IMPORT / GERMANY] 2026-06-26 and the follow up toBacked by an absolute all star cast of new york's top shelf producers premier, pete rock, large professor, q tip and a youngster named l. e. s. the album never lets up. serious to a fault, and lyrically dense to an extent that has possibly never been matched, the 20 year old nas stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and proudly proclaimed, 'don't fuck with the east' we are back'. 'illmatic' was actually a slow burn, which might surprise fans that