If they stop putting [out] records, and they don’t put nothing on the radio and they say, ‘f*ck rap,’ and drop me… I’ll still be rhyming.” – Nas, quoted in Columbia’s Illmatic press release (1994) From the label just named one of the “10 Best Record Labels of 2012” by FACT Magazine and the crew [cont.]

DJ Vlad asks Preem to weigh in on Illmatic and It Was Written.

As we reported earlier this month, Fashawn is serious about remaking Illmatic. So serious in fact, that he serves up his take on “Life’s A Bitch”, featuring Talib Kweli. Fashawn + Talib Kweli – “Life’s A Bitch” (MP3)