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Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Name: Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Genre: documentary, history
Duration: 74 min

2014 · 74 min

IMDb3,458 votes7.1 / 10 Rotten Tomatoes Audience43 votes82%Rotten Tomatoes Critics41 reviews98%Metacritic14 reviews72 / 100

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Synopsis

Music icons chime in, as rapper Nas recalls his early life in city housing projects, his parents, and the formation of his groundbreaking debut album.

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Released: 2014
Runtime: 74 minutes
Genres: documentary, history

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Cast & crew

Cast

Nas
Alicia Keys
Busta Rhymes
Q-Tip
Pete Rock
Fab 5 Freddy
MC Serch

Director

One9

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