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"Time Is Illmatic" is a documentary about one of the greatest hip hop lyricists of all time, none other then Queensbridges own, Nas.
On April 16th, Nas premiered his documentary for the first time, as he opened up the TriBeCa Film Fesitval at the Beacon Theatre, in New York City. I happened to be there for this SOLD OUT show, and it was an absoulte STAR STUDDED event! Legendary producers and artists were in attendance for this event such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, 50 Cent, Fabolous, and much much more! Robert DeNiro & Jane Rosenthal opened up the TriBeCa Film Festival, prasing Nas on his album, and introducing the documentary. The documentary was about an hour, followed by Alicia Keys introducing Nas to the stage, playing the piano melody of "New York State Of Mind." Nas then went on to perform the ENTIRE Illmatic album!
Earlier this year, Nas announced he would commemorate the 20th anniversary of Illmatic, with a few different activities including a tour, and a documentary about the making of his "Illmatic" album.
The tour is set to start on October 2nd, in Rochester New York. However, the documentary "Time Is Illmatic" will be released on October 1st, and will be released on iTunes and on demand, on October 3rd.
Here is a list of the tour dates. If you are a true hip hop fan, I would definitely recommend checking this out, and it was a GREAT show!
09-07 Boston, MA - Boston Calling
09-13 Atlanta, GA - One Music Fest
10-02 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
10-03 Albany, NY - Palace Theatre *
10-04 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre *
10-05 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre *
10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
10-09 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit *
10-10 Hammond, IN - Horseshoe *
10-11 Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
10-12 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre *
10-15 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre *
10-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre *
10-17 Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre *
10-19 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *
11-08 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival
* with screening of Nas: Time is Illmatic
09-13 Atlanta, GA - One Music Fest
10-02 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
10-03 Albany, NY - Palace Theatre *
10-04 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre *
10-05 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre *
10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
10-09 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit *
10-10 Hammond, IN - Horseshoe *
10-11 Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
10-12 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre *
10-15 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre *
10-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre *
10-17 Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre *
10-19 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *
11-08 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival
* with screening of Nas: Time is Illmatic
by: Dana Pelotta
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Twitter: @princessdanaox
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