Time Is Illmatic

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Time Is Illmatic

2014

1h 13m

Documentary

Biography

History

Drama

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Rapper Nas recalls his youth in his city's housing projects, his parents' influence and the recording of his 1994 debut album, "Illmatic."

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Comprehensive yet brisk, Nas: Time Is Illmatic offers an absorbing look at a hip-hop classic and the life of the artist who made it.

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Charles Bramesco

Movie Mezzanine

Time Is Illmatic is well-informed but inessential, a making-of featurette barely expanded to feature length at a trim 74 minutes.

Rated: C+

Jul 15, 2020

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Just as "Illmatic" brought people from all across the globe a little closer to Queensbridge, Nas: Time is Illmatic draws audiences closer to hip-hop.

Rated: A-

Sep 1, 2017

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Alex King

Little White Lies

An essential celebration of the New York rapper's groundbreaking 1994 album.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2014

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Angus Batey

NME (New Musical Express)

Parker and One9 deserve huge credit for treating their subject with suitable, but unusual, respect and reverence.

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2021

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Toni Tileva

Brightest Young Things

Time Is Illmatic lovingly and honestly chronicles the making of an album that would influence many generations after its release.

Jul 15, 2020

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Tom Watson

CineVue

One9 opts for celebration over cultural discourse. It proves a minor shortcoming when you allow yourself to revel in the raw energy of Time Is Illmatic's predictably perfect soundtrack.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 3, 2019

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Audience Member

As an outsider it did nothing for me

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/21

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Audience Member

As a huge fan of Nas and his music, I thought the film was great. Nas had a unique upbringing, that helps mold his rapping style and sound. Through this film you get to see how he rose from a kid free-styling on the sidewalk, to the throne of rap.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Overrated like the moron who attempted to "rap" back in the nineties. Waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

I LOVE IT because ITS convenient

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

No lie, it may be the concentrate but I felt the chills go from my head to my toes. These songs took me back 26 years, solid documentary on the story behind the [V]AGIC and the 90's hip hop scene. The energy these guys brought during that era has never faded with ⏰!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Rapper Nas recalls his youth in his city's housing projects, his parents' influence and the recording of his 1994 debut album, "Illmatic."

Director: One9
Producer: Anthony Saleh, One9, Erik Parker
Screenwriter: Erik Parker
Production Co: Tribeca Film Center
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $109.3K
Runtime: 1h 13m

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