How to pronounce “illmatic” in English

It's almost like this "Illmatic" is a brand new record in 2014.

I wanted to sort of ask about-- "Illmatic," I feel like there's a lot of jazz influence.

So a lot of people like "Illmatic," and a lot of younger people might want to know what's the big deal about "Illmatic"?

So a classic "Illmatic" line is "The rap game reminds me of the crack game."

To me, "Illmatic" is one of my top three rap albums of all time, so thank you for making something that's so important.

At some point, people can weigh in, specifically on "Illmatic"-related questions-- but it feels like because the climate in hip-hop has changed

So we have mics on both sides if you guys want to throw out some Illmatic-esque relevant

Would Pete Rock basically come up with a beat and then-- I'm just asking because "Illmatic" is 40 minutes of incredibly tight lyrics to beats.

so much and that intelligence is actually valued, it feels like that's why Nas' work, why "Illmatic"

And basically looking at "Illmatic" today, and seeing how it's such an important album when

Nas, a big fan, and I think that you guys spoke about "Illmatic" is timeless music, whether it's 1994 or 2014.