He was telling the world exactly what life in the hood is like. He made songs that actually meant something. There cannot be any argument against that. I loved that solo and it just came from Nas telling his dad to do whatever he felt like playing. Finding out that Nas' dad did the sax solo for 'Life's A Bitch' really took me aback. Hearing the stories behind the songs is probably my favourite part about the documentary. It knew exactly when to sync music and stop it. The editing (both sound and visually) is amazing. I loved the use of each track, and how they all fit in. As someone who LOVES 'Illmatic', I was bound to love this. This is one of those documentaries that only hits this hard when you have a big interest in the source material. When Jungle is looking at the picture of the hood group and going through where they all are, I just knew that everything here was just so apt and perfect. It was really profound hearing about Ill Will, and everything that happened to Nas and his friends. These songs aren't soulless cash-ins, they're authentic stories on life in the hood, and what has happened to these people. The stories of the inspirations for these songs are just perfect. It frequently contains sections about the relevance of those tracks, and the inspirations Nas found when writing them. That is exactly what the documentary encapsulates as well. It's a perfect inside into that lifestyle. They're all diverse and all contain various messages and social commentaries. Sure there are better and worse ones, but they're all better than great. It's the only hip-hop album where I like every song on it. 'Illmatic' is probably my favourite hip-hop album. I want this review to be the longest one I've ever written but it's one of those films that I have so much that I want to say that I'm too overcome to be able to do justice to my feelings and rating. (Taken from my letterboxd account: ) Damn.
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