Nas- Illmatic (Vinyl) taylorswift EMI Publishing employee Shell White

EMI Publishing employee Shell White heard her performing at a jazz brunch and arranged a meeting with Blue Note President Bruce Lundvall

1 All I Really Want

one of the most influential

all three recordings shine a light onto the group’s early

Nas- Illmatic (Vinyl) taylorswift EMI Publishing employee Shell WhiteImport Nas burst right out of the box with a classic: his 1994 Columbia debut, which teamed him with Q Tip, DJ Premier, Large Professor and Pete Rock. The absolutely killer beats they contributed back Nas's swaggering, street tough rhymes; this album was the epicenter of NYC rap in '94 and it sounds every bit as raw and powerful today: "N. Y. State of Mind," "Halftime," "It Ain't Hard to Tell," "Represent," "One Time 4 Your Mind," "One Love," "Life's