Nas Illmatic Orchestra Live Album
Stream: Two decades after the album's critically-acclaimed release, hip-hop icon Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra to stage a symphonic rendition of illmatic, one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. Shop Nas merch bundles at shop.massappeal.com Genre Contains tracks by published on 2018-04-11T23:00:39Z by published on 2018-04-11T23:00:36Z by published on 2018-04-11T23:00:34Z by published on 2018-04-11T23:00:31Z by published on 2018-04-11T23:00:29Z • • • • License: all-rights-reserved.
• • • • • When was just 19 years old living in the projects of Queens, he composed what would become one of hip-hop’s defining masterpieces,. To mark the album’s 20th anniversary, the MC re-envisioned it for one of the most venerable stages in the country, performing it alongside the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center. The once-in-a-lifetime concert went down four years back, but PBS debuted footage of the show just this past weekend. Now, the entirety of Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop has come online for fans everywhere to enjoy.
With conductor Steven Reineke taking the orchestra through arrangements of beats by DJ Premier and Large Professor, Nas delivered impassioned renditions of tracks like “N.Y. State of Mind”, “The World Is Yours”, and “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park)”. Between songs, the program cut away to both archival and new interview footage to document Nas’ rise from Queensbridge upstart to influential rap icon. Directed by Jason Goldwatch, the entire hour-long special is available to watch down below. More info is at the.
Nas Illmatic Orchestra Live Album Download
Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra for a live performance of his album “Illmatic” back in 2014, but only those present in the Washington D.C. Venue were lucky enough to see it. Nas performs Illmatic with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center: Watch. He composed what would become one of hip-hop’s defining masterpieces, Illmatic. To mark the album’s. Nas, on stage at the Kennedy Center (13th Witness) 'Great Performances' gives us Nas' Illmatic, orchestrated 'Nas Live From the Kennedy Center' shows the magic that happens when classical music.
Nas Illmatic Orchestra Live Album
Watch Nas' Full 'Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop' PBS Special. Nas performs his debut album 'Illmatic' with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Four years ago, Nas celebrated the 20th anniversary of his magnum opus Illmatic by giving the album the classical treatment and performing it.