If Illmatic is supposed to be the entrance to the sea of Hip-Hop, it's well worth the jump.
To be honest, I am on the same boat as Hukuna. I don't understand much of the lyrics, but that's bs. I'm also the guy that doesn't speak Japanese and hear songs in japanese.
tbh, I have no idea why I shyed away from Hip-Hop/Rap, especially since my older brother listens to it A LOT. That's how I recognized "The World is Yours" and "One Time 4 Your Mind", even though I didn't knew 'Nas' name. Hearing the entire album made me interested enough to pay more attention to Hip-Hop.
I didn't really find any songs that "spoke to me" (Perhaps a few lyrics), but then again, I'll never really understand the kind of shit Nas went through in his life, I guess.
I plan on listening the other two albums later, but I hope you'll keep up this topic. One of the problems I've had with Hip-Hop is that I can't remember names, since I wasn't paying attention before.
Let me ask you something Erick:
- What exactly drew you to this genre? Is it because the lyrics speak with you, you grew up hearing it, a combination or something else?
- Would you listen to Hip-Hop that you don't understand? I mean, at least I'm assuming you don't speak portuguese~